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  • An Exploration of the Irish Presence in the Published Record

    An Exploration of the Irish Presence in the Published Record

    20 February 2018

    Brian Lavoie, Lorcan Dempsey

    OCLC Research identified more than 1.6 million distinct Irish publications using library collections data in WorldCat and mapped this information with DBpedia to trace shifting cultural patterns over time. This report analyzes distinctive features of Irish publications to examine the Irish influence on the collective public record.

  • Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Literature Review of User Needs

    Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Literature Review of User Needs

    7 February 2018

    Jessica Ventlet, Karen Stoll Farrell, Tammy Kim, Allison Jai O’Dell, Jackie Dooley

    The OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group (WAM) has created recommendations for descriptive metadata best practices for archived web content to meet end-user needs, enhance discovery, and improve metadata consistency. This literature review considers both end user and metadata practitioner needs for web archives.

  • Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Recommendations of the OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group

    Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Recommendations of the OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group

    7 February 2018

    Jackie Dooley, Kate Bowers

    The OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group (WAM) developed recommended practices for creating consistent metadata that addresses the unique characteristics of websites and collections for web archiving. These practices can be used by anyone who needs to describe web content.

  • Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Review of Harvesting Tools

    Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Review of Harvesting Tools

    7 February 2018

    Jackie Dooley, Mary Samouelian

    In this report, the OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group (WAM) reviews 11 web harvesting tools to determine their descriptive metadata functionalities.

  • Toward a New Understanding of American Higher Education Institutions: Focus of Educational Offer, Mode of Provision

    Toward a New Understanding of American Higher Education Institutions: Focus of Educational Offer, Mode of Provision

    19 January 2018

    Rona Stein, PhD, Constance Malpas

    This literature review preview of Toward a New Understanding of American Higher Education Institutions: Focus of Educational Offer, Mode of Provision provides context for the US higher education institution typology that OCLC has developed to support the University Futures, Library Futures project.

  • Librarians' Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Research Data Management Programs

    Librarians' Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Research Data Management Programs

    9 January 2018

    Ixchel Faniel, Lynn Silipigni Connaway

    This study contextualizes librarians’ roles in campus research data management (RDM) programs at US academic libraries through their RDM experiences supporting research needs. Interviews with academic librarians surfaced five factors of influence that facilitate or constrain academic library RDM activity.

  • The Realities of Research Data Management Part Three: Incentives for Building University RDM Services

    The Realities of Research Data Management Part Three: Incentives for Building University RDM Services

    4 January 2018

    Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas

    The Realities of Research Data Management series explores the research data management (RDM) capacity acquisition incentives motivating research universities. The third report creates four categories of RDM capacity incentives: compliance, evolving scholarly norms, institutional strategy, and researcher demand.

  • Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management

    Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management

    7 December 2017

    Rebecca Bryant, Annette Dortmund, Constance Malpas

    This report offers university and research library leaders insights into emerging practices and infrastructures in European research information management (RIM). It examines the role of persistent person and organization identifiers and explores incentives and barriers to their adoption in Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands. By analyzing these national contexts, the report aims to enhance understanding of decision-making dynamics in RIM. The findings help stakeholders navigate evolving infrastructures, address challenges, and leverage opportunities for improved research information management and collaboration across institutions and countries.

  • Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research

    Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research

    1 December 2017

    Lynn Silipigni Connaway, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, Stephanie Mikitish

    How well can academic library administrators and staff demonstrate that the academic library is useful to students? Do these administrators and staff have metrics that show how their programs, collections, and spaces impact student learning outcomes and institutional goals? Can they illustrate to provosts* the library’s value to support increased spending?

  • The Many Faces of Digital Visitors and Residents: Facets of Online Engagement

    The Many Faces of Digital Visitors and Residents: Facets of Online Engagement

    21 November 2017

    Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Vanessa Kitzie, Erin M. Hood, William Harvey