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    Building Research Data Management Capacity: Case Studies in Strategic Library Collaboration

    Building Research Data Management Capacity: Case Studies in Strategic Library Collaboration

    11 December 2023

    Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Amanda K. Rinehart

    Provides recommendations about collaborating to acquire RDM capacity based on three case studies of existing partnerships that empower libraries to build successful and sustainable collaborations.

    Sustaining Art Research Collections: Case Studies in Collaboration

    Sustaining Art Research Collections: Case Studies in Collaboration

    18 April 2023

    Dennis Massie, Chela Scott Weber, Mercy Procaccini, Brian Lavoie

    This report shares recommendations for building successful collaborations and identifies typical challenges library partnerships navigate based on case study research of current art library collaborations.

    Sustaining Art Research Collections: Using Data to Explore Collaboration

    Sustaining Art Research Collections: Using Data to Explore Collaboration

    15 February 2023

    Brian Lavoie, Dennis Massie, Chela Scott Weber

    This report explores collaboration opportunities between art, academic, and independent research libraries by analyzing WorldCat bibliographic and holdings data and WorldShare interlibrary loan transaction data.

    Library Collaboration as a Strategic Choice: Evaluating Options for Acquiring Capacity

    Library Collaboration as a Strategic Choice: Evaluating Options for Acquiring Capacity

    11 August 2022

    Brian Lavoie

    This report delivers tools and insights to support academic libraries in making strategic decisions about cross-institutional collaboration opportunities to acquire capacity.

     

    New Model Library: Pandemic Effects and Library Directions

    New Model Library: Pandemic Effects and Library Directions

    28 October 2021

    Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ixchel M. Faniel, Brittany Brannon, Joanne Cantrell, Christopher Cyr, Brooke Doyle, Peggy Gallagher, Kem Lang, Brian Lavoie, Janet Mason, and Titia van der Werf

    The COVID-19 pandemic impacted libraries of all types around the world, requiring library leaders to respond to rapidly shifting community and institutional needs. This briefing shares how leaders adapted during the pandemic and what they envision moving forward to help libraries plan strategically.

     

    Social Interoperability in Research Support: Cross-campus Partnerships and the University Research Enterprise

    Social Interoperability in Research Support: Cross-campus Partnerships and the University Research Enterprise

    20 August 2020

    Rebecca Bryant, Annette Dortmund, Brian Lavoie

    The report defines social interoperability and describes the network of campus units involved in major areas of university research support services. It concludes by offering recommendations for cultivating successful cross-campus relationships.

    The US and Canadian Collective Print Book Collection: A 2019 Snapshot

    The US and Canadian Collective Print Book Collection: A 2019 Snapshot

    26 September 2019

    Brian Lavoie

    In this position paper, Lavoie traces the contours of the US and Canadian collective print book collection—the collective print book holdings of all libraries in the US and Canada whose collections are registered in WorldCat. The paper examines the US/Canadian collective print book collection for insight and trends and includes a new rendering of the mega-regional map of US/Canadian Collective Print Book Collections.

    Maple Leaves: Discovering Canada through the Published Record

    Maple Leaves: Discovering Canada through the Published Record

    21 May 2019

    Brian Lavoie

    OCLC Research identified 10.9 million Canadian publications using WorldCat and mapped this information with Wikidata to trace shifting cultural patterns over time. This report analyzes distinctive features of Canadian publications to examine the Canadian influence on the collective public record.

    The Realities of Research Data Management Part Four: Sourcing and Scaling University RDM Services

    The Realities of Research Data Management Part Four: Sourcing and Scaling University RDM Services

    26 April 2018

    Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas

    This report series explores how research universities are managing research data throughout the research lifecycle. This fourth report in this series examines the sourcing and scaling choices made by four research universities in their acquisition of research data management (RDM) capacity.

    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.