Presentations
Using OCLC Work IDs for Discovery
In this webinar recording, the presenters review the history, mechanics, and the potential of a collaborative project with OCLC Research to leverage OCLC Work IDs and WorldCat control numbers to cluster works in their discovery system.
Topics: Works in Progress
Breaking Out of the Walled Garden: Lessons Learned in Moving Library Linked Data from Research to Production
St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)
In this presentation, Godby shares OCLC's research and participation in standards initiatives whose goal is to pave the way for the adoption of the linked data paradigm as a next-generation solution for the description of resources managed by libraries.
Topics: Linked Data
Research Information Management and the Role of the Library (video)
This webinar provides an overview of OCLC Research's position paper, Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library’s Role, and discusses the value proposition and role of libraries in research information management.
Topics: Research Information Management, Works in Progress
The Powers of Consortia: Scaling Capacity, Learning, Innovation and Influence
Hong Kong (China)
Dempsey discusses how working at the consortial level can scale capacity, learning, innovation, and influence, but requires balancing library and consortial roles.
Topics: Library Consortia, Sourcing and Scaling
OCLC–euroCRIS Strategic Partnership: Survey on Research Information Management Practices
Bratislava (Slovakia)
The presentation introduces OCLC Research's exploration of the roles research libraries play in research information management through a survey conducted in conjunction with euroCRIS.
Topics: Research Information Management
Scaling the Impact of Libraries Through Learning Networks
In this presentation, Streams discusses library learning in a networked setting, recent OCLC projects that utilize networked learning, and how WebJunction can support libraries' learning needs.
Topics: Sourcing and Scaling, WebJunction
For the Greater (Not) Good (Enough): Open Access and Information Privilege
Char Booth addressed the concept that open access has had a huge impact on publishing and scholarly communication, yet who you are, what you earn, and how you research still create serious barriers to information availability.
Topics: Distinguished Seminar Series
Libraries and the University Research Enterprise: An International Perspective
Charleston, South Carolina (USA)
This presentation is an outcome of collaborative research by librarians practicing on three continents through the OCLC Research Library Partnership, and is part of a growing body of research information management research to support libraries, researchers, and institutions.
Topics: Research Information Management
The Interoperability Imperative for Libraries: Supporting Scholarly Services and Workflows
A mix of presentations and exercises, this event of the OCLC Research Library Partnership explored the areas of research data management and research information management and the library's evolving role in these areas institutionally.
Topics: Research Information Management
On Shapes and Sizes: Measuring Diversity of Technological Engagement Through Digital Visitors and Residents Maps
Washington, D.C. (USA)
User Studies researchers share findings from the Digital Visitors and Residents project, including how students and faculty engage with technology and library resources online and in person.
Topics: Digital Visitors and Residents, User Research