2013 OCLC Research Publications List
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Tiers for Fears: Sensible, Streamlined Sharing of Special Collections
8 July 2013
Dennis Massie
This report presents strategies for providing efficient and affordable interlending of actual physical items from special collections for research purposes, as well as advice on determining if a loan is the most appropriate way to fulfill a particular request.
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Walk This Way: Detailed Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from Media You Can Read In-house
1 June 2013
Julianna Barrera-Gomez, Ricky Erway
This report collects the assembled wisdom of experienced practitioners to help those with less experience make appropriate choices in gaining control of born-digital content. It contains discrete steps with objectives, links to available tools and software, references and resources for further research and paths to engagement with the digital archives community.
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Meeting the Expectations of the Community: The Engagement-Centered Library
23 May 2013
Lynn Silipigni Connaway
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The Relationship between BIBFRAME and OCLC’s Linked-Data Model of Bibliographic Description: A Working Paper
15 May 2013
Jean Godby
This report describes a proposed alignment between BIBFRAME and a model being explored by OCLC with extensions proposed by the Schema Bib Extend project, a W3Csponsored community group tasked with enhancing Schema.org to the description of library resources.
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Preservation Metadata (2nd Edition) DPT Technology Watch Report
3 May 2013
Brian Lavoie, Richard Gartner
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Visitors and Residents: What Motivates Engagement with the Digital Information Environment?
1 March 2013
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, David White, Donna Lanclos, Alison Le Cornu
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Survey of Special Collections and Archives in the United Kingdom and Ireland
13 February 2013
Jackie M. Dooley, Rachel Beckett, Alison Cullingford, Katie Sambrook, Chris Sheppard, Sue Worrall
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The Challenges of Digging Data: A Study of Context in Archaeological Data Reuse
1 February 2013
Ixchel Faniel, Eric Kansa, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Julianna Barrera-Gomez, Elizabeth Yakel