Publications
OCLC Research Reports
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.
Creating Library Linked Data with Wikibase: Lessons Learned from Project Passage
5 August 2019
Jean Godby, Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Bruce Washburn, Kalan Knudson Davis, Karen Detling, Christine Fernsebner Eslao, Steven Folsom, Xiaoli Li, Marc McGee, Karen Miller, Honor Moody, Craig Thomas, Holly Tomren
“Project Passage” is an OCLC Research Wikibase prototype that explores using linked data in library cataloging workflows. The report overviews the prototype’s development, its adaptation for library use, and eight librarians’ experiences with the editing interface to create metadata for resources.
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.
Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey
3 December 2018
Rebecca Bryant, Anna Clements, Pablo de Castro, Joanne Cantrell, Annette Dortmund, Jan Fransen, Peggy Gallagher, Michele Mennielli
University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning library strategies with institutional directions
18 October 2018
Constance Malpas, Roger Schonfeld, Rona Stein, Lorcan Dempsey, Deanna Marcum
The Realities of Research Data Management Part Four: Sourcing and Scaling University RDM Services
26 April 2018
Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas
From Awareness to Funding: Voter Perceptions and Support of Public Libraries in 2018
21 March 2018
OCLC, ALA
An Exploration of the Irish Presence in the Published Record
20 February 2018
Brian Lavoie, Lorcan Dempsey
Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Literature Review of User Needs
7 February 2018
Jessica Ventlet, Karen Stoll Farrell, Tammy Kim, Allison Jai O’Dell, Jackie Dooley
Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Recommendations of the OCLC Research Library Partnership Web Archiving Metadata Working Group
7 February 2018
Jackie Dooley, Kate Bowers
Descriptive Metadata for Web Archiving: Review of Harvesting Tools
7 February 2018
Jackie Dooley, Mary Samouelian
The Realities of Research Data Management Part Three: Incentives for Building University RDM Services
4 January 2018
Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas
Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management
7 December 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Annette Dortmund, Constance Malpas
The Many Faces of Digital Visitors and Residents: Facets of Online Engagement
21 November 2017
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Vanessa Kitzie, Erin M. Hood, William Harvey
Research and Learning Agenda for Archives, Special, and Distinctive Collections in Research Libraries
31 October 2017
Chela Scott Weber
Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library's Role
19 October 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Anna Clements, Carol Feltes, David Groenewegen, Simon Huggard, Holly Mercer, +
The Realities of Research Data Management Part Two: Scoping the University RDM Service Bundle
28 September 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas
The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting: A Synthesis of the Harvard Library’s Hazen Memorial Symposium
2 August 2017
Constance Malpas, Merrilee Proffitt
Shifting Gears: Gearing Up to Get into the Flow, Second Edition
8 June 2017
Ricky Erway, Jennifer Schaffner, Merrilee Proffitt
Demystifying IT: A Framework for Shared Understanding between Archivists and IT Professionals
27 April 2017
Seth Shaw, Richard C. Adler, Jackie Dooley
The Realities of Research Data Management: A Tour of the Research Data Management (RDM) Service Space
30 March 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas
Advancing the National Digital Platform: The State of Digitization in US Public and State Libraries
23 January 2017
Kendra Morgan, Merrilee Proffitt
Integrating the Library in the Life of the User: An Annotated Bibliography of Practical Ideas
23 June 2016
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Erin M. Hood
Strength in Numbers: The Research Libraries UK (RLUK) Collective Collection
2 June 2016
Constance Malpas, Brian Lavoie
Addressing the Challenges with Organizational Identifiers and ISNI
3 May 2016
Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Janifer Gatenby, Grace Agnew, +
Building Blocks: Laying the Foundation for a Research Data Management Program
13 April 2016
Ricky Erway, Laurence Horton, Amy Nurnberger, +
If You Build It, Will They Fund? Making Research Data Management Sustainable
7 January 2016
Ricky Erway, Amanda Rinehart
Shaping the Library to the Life of the User: Adapting, Empowering, Partnering, Engaging
16 December 2015
Merrilee Proffitt, Jim Michalko, Melissa Renspie
Common Ground: Exploring Compatibilities Between the Linked Data Models of the Library of Congress and OCLC
3 December 2015
Carol Jean Godby, Ray Denenberg
The Library in the Life of the User: Engaging with People Where They Live and Learn
9 November 2015
Lynn Silipigni Connaway
The Archival Advantage: Integrating Archival Expertise into Management of Born-digital Library Materials
7 July 2015
Jackie Dooley
Stewardship of the Evolving Scholarly Record: From the Invisible Hand to Conscious Coordination
29 June 2015
Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas
Registering Researchers in Authority Files
27 October 2014
Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Micah Altman, Michael Conlon, Ana Lupe Cristán, Laura Dawson, Joanne Dunham, Thom Hickey, Daniel Hook, Wolfram Horstmann, rew MacEwan, Philip Schreur, Laura Smart, Melanie Wacker, Saskia Woutersen
Kiwis in the Collection: The New Zealand Presence in the Published Record
13 October 2014
Brian Lavoie
Agreement Elements for Outsourcing Transfer of Born Digital Content
14 August 2014
Ricky Erway, Ben Goldman, Matthew McKinley
Collection Directions: The Evolution of Library Collections and Collecting
8 July 2014
Lorcan Dempsey, Constance Malpas, Brian Lavoie
Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities
30 June 2014
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ixchel Faniel
Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities
30 June 2014
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ixchel Faniel
The Evolving Scholarly Record
5 June 2014
Brian Lavoie, Eric Childress, Ricky Erway, Ixchel Faniel, Constance Malpas, Jennifer Schaffner, +
Preservation Health Check: Monitoring Threats to Digital Repository Content
28 April 2014
Wouter Kool, Brian Lavoie, Titia van der Werf
Right-scaling Stewardship: A Multi-scale Perspective on Cooperative Print Management
25 March 2014
Constance Malpas, Brian Lavoie
Does Every Research Library Need a Digital Humanities Center?
6 February 2014
Jennifer Schaffner, Ricky Erway
Understanding the Collective Collection: Towards a System-wide Perspective on Library Print Collections
12 December 2013
Lorcan Dempsey, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas, Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Roger C. Schonfeld, JD Shipengrover, +
Not Scotch, but Rum: The Scope and Diffusion of the Scottish Presence in the Published Record
17 September 2013