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.

Redefining the library experience: Findings from the 2023 OCLC Global Council Survey

29 August 2023

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Joanne Cantrell, Peggy Gallagher, Lesley A. Langa, Christina Rodriques

This report presents findings from a global survey of libraries that explored themes such as community engagement, collaboration, and innovative programs that meet library users’ continually evolving needs and expectations.

Summary of Research: Findings from the Building a National Archival Finding Aid Network Project 

31 May 2023

Chela Scott Weber, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Brooke Doyle, Lesley A. Langa, Merrilee Proffitt, Bruce Washburn, Itza A. Carbajal

Synthesizes OCLC’s findings for the Building a National Finding Aid Network project. The research investigated end user and contributor needs for finding aid aggregations and evaluated EAD encoded finding aid data quality and consistency from existing regional archival aggregators.

 

EAD Analysis: Findings from the Building a National Archival Finding Aid Network Project 

30 May 2023

Bruce Washburn, Merrilee Proffitt, Chela Scott Weber

Analyzes a corpus of EAD encoded collection descriptions provided by regional finding aid aggregators in the US to assess existing EAD data as raw material for building a national finding aid aggregation. 

 

Focus Group Interviews: Findings from the Building a National Archival Finding Aid Network Project  

30 May 2023

Chela Scott Weber, Merrilee Proffitt, Lesley A. Langa, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Brittany Brannon, Brooke Doyle

Investigates the needs of archivists and others who might contribute to a national archival aggregator through focus group interviews with archivists and archives administrators from across the United States. 

 

Pop-up Survey: Findings from the Building a National Archival Finding Aid Network Project 

30 May 2023

Lesley A. Langa, Chela Scott Weber, Lynn Silipigni Connaway

Summarizes OCLC’s findings from a national survey of more than 3300 end users searching for archival materials online for the Building a National Finding Aid Project.

 

User Interviews: Findings from the Building a National Archival Finding Aid Network Project

30 May 2023

Chela Scott Weber, Itza A. Carbajal, Lesley A. Langa, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Brooke Doyle, Brittany Brannon, Merrilee Proffitt

Details methods and summarizes findings from semi-structured individual interviews with end users of archival aggregation.

 

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

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.

Libraries model sustainability: The results of an OCLC survey on library contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals

8 February 2023

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Brooke Doyle, Christopher Cyr, Peggy Gallagher, Joanne Cantrell

This author accepted manuscript presents findings from a global survey of libraries that investigated if and how libraries are incorporating the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals into strategic planning. 

Students’ Perceptions of Preprints Discovered in Google: A Window into Recognition And Evaluation

1 January 2023

Tara Tobin Cataldo, Ixchel M. Faniel, Amy G. Buhler, Brittany Brannon, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Samuel Putnam

Preprints play an important role in scholarly conversation. This paper examines perceptions of preprints through the lens of students using a simulated Google environment.