2010 OCLC Research Publications List

Taking Our Pulse: The OCLC Research Survey of Special Collections and Archives

1 October 2020

Jackie M. Dooley, Katherine Luce

Special collections and archives are increasingly seen as elements of distinction that serve to differentiate an academic or research library from its peers. As this OCLC Research report reveals, however, much rare and unique material remains undiscoverable, and monetary resources are shrinking at the same time that user demand is growing. The balance sheet is both encouraging and sobering.

Mapping ONIX to MARC

1 April 2020

Jean Godby

These documents present an interpretation of a crosswalk from ONIX 2.1 to MARC 21 developed by OCLC and made publicly available from the OCLC Web site and EDItEUR. This work represented a major upgrade in the statement of how data for bibliographic description can be exchanged between two standards that are widely used in the library and publishing communities.

Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community

19 January 2011

Cathy De Rosa, Joanne Cantrell, Matthew Carlson, Peggy Gallagher, Janet Hawk, Charlotte Sturtz

In this new report, OCLC explores how changing contexts impact perceptions and behaviors concerning libraries and information sources. In 2005, OCLC published Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources, a report on how information consumers perceive of and use libraries, search engines, Web sites and other emerging information sources. Five years later, the technology and economic environments are vastly different, and the information consumer is even more empowered. Americans have made lifestyle changes during the recent recession. They are spending less in some areas while not sacrificing in others. And they are using libraries to help fill some of the gaps for items and services they can no longer afford.

Learn what has changed in the past five years and what perspectives and behaviors remain the same.