Presentations

Towards diversifying collections—implementing strategies

Works in Progress Webinar: Towards diversifying collections—Implementing strategies

By Annette Day, Jennifer Culley, Amy Tureen

In this webinar, colleagues from University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) discuss their ongoing efforts to identify and implement sustainable practices for building diverse collections, including work at SPSCC to utilize reparations-informed practices.

Topics: Works in Progress, Collection Management, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion

Research Information Management in the US (RIMS): Three key observations. A Works in Progress Webinar.

Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons learned from implementing research information management systems (RIMS) in the US

By Jason Glenn, Brian Mathews, Laura Simon, Mark Zulauf

This webinar features examples of RIMS implementations at three US research universities. The presenters share project goals, drivers, products, and scope, as well as the significant and ongoing challenges of securing researcher and campus buy-in.

Topics: Research Information Management, Works in Progress

National finding aid network that is community-driven -sustained, and -governed

Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—End user survey and interviews

By Chela Scott Weber, Lesley A. Langa

Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) was an Institute of Museum and Library Services-funded research and demonstration project with the goal of providing inclusive, comprehensive, and persistent access to descriptions of archival collections, or "finding aids." Members of the OCLC Research NAFAN project shared our findings related to end users—those gleaned from survey data as well as from individual semi-structured interviews.

Topics: Works in Progress, User Research

NAFAN: A national finding aid network that is community-driven, -sustained, and -governed

Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—Introduction and project recommendations

By Chela Scott Weber, Lynn Silipigni Connaway

Members of the OCLC Research NAFAN team introduced the goals and methodologies used across this important research project. This session covered the overall recommendations based on the findings of the OCLC Research effort for the NAFAN project.

Topics: Works in Progress, User Research