Mixed methods data collection using simulated Google results: reflections on the methods of a point-of-selection behaviour study

16 December 2020

Tara Tobin Cataldo, Amy G. Buhler, Ixchel M. Faniel, Brittany Brannon, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Christopher Cyr, Kailey Langer, Erin M. Hood, Joyce Kasman Valenza, Rachael Elrod, Randy A. Graff, Samuel R. Putnam, and Summer Howland

A multi-institutional, grant-funded project employed mixed methods to study 175 fourth-grade through graduate school students’ point-of-selection behaviour. The method features the use of simulated search engine results pages to facilitate data collection.

Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata

29 September 2020

Karen Smith-Yoshimura

This report synthesizes six years (2015-2020) of OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group discussions to trace how metadata services is transitioning into the “next generation of metadata” and its impact on future metadata services and staffing requirements.

Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata - Annotated Bibliography

29 September 2020

Karen Smith-Yoshimura

An annotated bibliography that provides details on blog posts from Hanging Together: The OCLC Research Blog referenced in the Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata report.

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.

Archives and Special Collections Linked Data: Navigating between Notes and Nodes

21 July 2020

OCLC Research Archives and Special Collections Linked Data Review Group

This publication shares the findings from the Archives and Special Collections Linked Data Review Group, which explored key areas of concern and opportunities for archives and special collections in transitioning to a linked data environment.

Utilisation des données liées dans les bibliothèques : de la désillusion à la productivité

9 July 2020

Andrew K. Pace

OCLC has been researching the use of linked data within libraries for more than a decade. It is sometimes difficult to know exactly where the value of linked data lies and what benefits we can derive from it. It is wise, therefore, to consider their usefulness from the point of view of library staff. What does "linked data productivity" mean? What would cataloging linked data change for library staff and end users? This article responds to these questions and provides some perspective on the linked data landscape for libraries. 

Open Content Activities in Libraries: Same Direction, Different Trajectories — Findings from the 2018 OCLC Global Council Survey

1 July 2020

Titia van der Werf

This report synthesizes findings from the 2018-19 Global Council survey on current and future planned open content activities for a global cohort of research and university libraries.

Library Discovery Directions

29 June 2020

Lorcan Dempsey

In this foreword to the edited collection Resource Discovery for the Twenty-First Century Library (2020), Lorcan Dempsey traces shifting trends in the library discovery environment contributing to the diversified scope of resource discovery.

Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with Their Communities: Research Findings

7 June 2020

Michele Coleman, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Kendra Morgan

This article is the follow-up to Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis in Collaboration with Their Communities: An Introduction, and identifies, synthesizes, and shares knowledge and resources that will help public libraries and their community partners develop effective strategies to work together to address the opioid epidemic in the US.

La facilitated collection: una riflessione sulle collezioni come servizio

21 April 2020

Lorcan Dempsey

The post considers how the contract termination between the University of California and Elsevier has signaled a change for our scholarly communication models.