Listening to library leaders: Surveys capture real-time perspectives shaping decisions across the field | Hanging Together, the OCLC Research Blog Learn how OCLC Research is helping library leaders navigate rapid change through pulse surveys capturing real-time insights. Learn how these quick, actionable snapshots complement in-depth research, providing timely guidance on priorities like funding, technology, staffing, and community needs. Stay informed about leadership insights drawn from the collective wisdom and evolving strategies shaping the future of libraries.

#OCLCresearch is expanding its approach with a new series of pulse surveys focused on library leadership priorities.

⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, Constance Malpas shares how the surveys will complement our more in-depth research activities.

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Making Shared Print Work: Insights on Workflows, Data, and Tools Explore shared print workflows, data, and tools that support collective collections, along with gaps and opportunities to strengthen the future of shared print programs.

⤵️ The latest #OCLCresearch report, Making Shared Print Work, explores current workflows and tools for managing shared print, where these approaches fall short, and what’s needed to support coordinated stewardship across institutions and networks. 🧵 2/2

Making Shared Print Work: Insights on Workflows, Data, and Tools Explore shared print workflows, data, and tools that support collective collections, along with gaps and opportunities to strengthen the future of shared print programs.

⤵️ The latest #OCLCresearch report, Making Shared Print Work, explores current workflows and tools for managing shared print, where these approaches fall short, and what’s needed to support coordinated stewardship across institutions and networks. 🧵 2/2

From Marco Polo to Gladiator: Italy’s Influence on the Published Record Library collections globally are vast, and the collective collection of libraries around the world—the combined collecting activity of libraries everywhere—can help us understand the complete publishe...

➡️ Then, tap below to find more data insights in our latest #OCLCresearch study, From Marco Polo to Gladiator: Italy’s Influence on the Published Record, to learn which classic Italian works have stood the test of time for centuries.

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Scaling research support at Monash University Library | Hanging Together, the OCLC Research blog Learn from efforts at Monash University Library to reimagine operational structures and service models to scale research support and better align with institutional needs.

In this #HangingTogether blog, find insights from a recent #OCLCrlp webinar on how Monash University Library reimagined its operational and service models to align with institutional priorities without breaking their budget.

⤵️ Read more. #OCLCresearch

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Exploring AI uses in archives and special collections: Integration, entities, and addressing need - Hanging Together Learn how archives and special collections are exploring using AI responsibly to meet accessibility requirements and improve access to unique resources.

AI tools present new possibilities for providing access to archives and special collections.

⤵️ In this second in a series of four #HangingTogether blogs, OCLC's Kate James shares insights from an #OCLCrlp working group. #OCLCresearch

Werewolves in WorldCat - Hanging Together If you enjoy a good werewolf story, read on for a description of some resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!

Happy Halloween! 🎃🐺 If you enjoy a good werewolf story, these resources — all available on WorldCat.org — will leave you howling for more.

⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch

Building connections with publishers to bridge the OA discovery gap  - Hanging Together Explore how libraries and publishers can collaborate to improve Open Access discoverability, breaking down barriers with better metadata, seamless access, and trust.

OCLC’s publisher relations team works to strengthen collaboration between libraries and publishers.

⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Claire Holloway explores how together they can improve #OpenAccess discoverability. #OCLCresearch #OAweek

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Artificial intelligence to support metadata workflows: an OCLC RLP working group - Hanging Together Discover how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best pra...

Leuk nieuws vanuit het OCLC Research Library Partnership! Een nieuwe werkgroep onderzoekt hoe kunstmatige intelligentie (#AI) metadataworkflows in bibliotheken kan verbeteren. Lees meer ⤵️

#OCLCresearch #ResearchLibraryPartnership #Metadata #HangingTogether #Bibliotheek

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Op Hanging Together deelt #OCLCresearch interessante inzichten over hun werk, de unieke raakvlakken tussen diverse soorten #bibliotheken, en de opmerkelijke ontdekkingen die ze onderweg tegenkomen.

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How are academic libraries expanding their roles through strategic collaborations and innovative services? Delighted to be speaking at the UKSG Forum in Brighton in December. Representing the work of my colleagues @rabryant.bsky.social and @libranomics.bsky.social.
#UKSGForum2025 #OCLCResearch

The National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum joins the OCLC Research Library Partnership | OCLC The National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum (NAL) has joined the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP), bringing its renowned collections and expertise to the global network of research lib...

The National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum (🇬🇧) has joined the #OCLCrlp, bringing its renowned collections and expertise to the global network of research libraries.

⤵️ Read more. #OCLCresearch

Scaling de-duplication in WorldCat: Balancing AI innovation with cataloging care - Hanging Together Discover how OCLC uses AI to accelerate WorldCat de-duplication while preserving catalogers' care and expertise. Learn how a hybrid approach blends machine learning with human oversight to improve met...

Duplicate records have always been a challenge for libraries, requiring time, care, and human expertise.

⤵️ On #HangingTogether, OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how we are scaling de-duplication in WorldCat using a hybrid approach. #OCLCresearch

Reimagine Descriptive Workflows in the UK and Ireland: An OCLC RLP community-informed discussion - Hanging Together OCLC RLP convenings illuminate how UK and Irish libraries are reimagining descriptive workflows to create welcoming spaces for all users.

Libraries and archives in the UK and Ireland are working to improve descriptive practices, tools, and workflows to better contextualize collections.

⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, hear from #OCLCrlp professionals leading this effort. #OCLCresearch

What’s new at OCLC Research | OCLC OCLC Research exists to produce knowledge, evidence, and models that can accelerate and expand library learning, innovation, and collaboration. Find the latest research, projects, and resources here.

Our research and programming staff works with libraries to accelerate and expand learning, innovation, and collaboration.

⤵️ Explore the latest projects, join global conversations, and help your institution stay on top of what's new at #OCLCresearch.

Resource-sensitive collecting and Total Cost of Stewardship: Insights from the RLP Special Collections Leadership Roundtable - Hanging Together RLP leaders discuss how institutions are moving to more resource sensitive collecting practices in archives and special collections.

I recommend this recent blog post by Chela Weber on Resource-sensitive collecting and the Total Cost of Stewardship (TCOS), drawn from a recent @OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) Special Collections Leadership Roundtable. hangingtogether.org/total-cost-o... #oclcresearch

Open research as a strategic priority: Insights from an OCLC RLP leadership roundtable - Hanging Together Is open research a strategic priority for research libraries? For their parent institutions? Learn what we heard from library leaders in a recent RLP leadership roundtable.

Is open research a strategic priority for research libraries? For their parent institutions? Learn what we heard from 50 library leaders at 33 institutions in a recent @OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) leadership roundtable. #oclcresearch hangingtogether.org/open-researc...

What’s new at OCLC Research | OCLC OCLC Research exists to produce knowledge, evidence, and models that can accelerate and expand library learning, innovation, and collaboration. Find the latest research, projects, and resources here.

Our research and programming staff works with libraries to accelerate and expand learning, innovation, and collaboration.

⤵️ Explore the latest projects, join global conversations, and help your institution stay on top of what's new at #OCLCresearch.

Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 18 March 2025 - Hanging Together In this edition: Women's History Month; elders in libraries; research on diversity in librarianship; ALA President shares experience with autism.

The latest #AdvancingIDEAs—a series on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility—has been posted on #HangingTogether by #OCLCresearch.

⤵️ Learn about #WomensHistoryMonth, elders and elder justice in libraries, diversity in librarianship, and more.

Activating URIs in linky MARC: an OCLC RLP discussion summary - Hanging Together As libraries work to a linked data future there are challenges in activating URIs within MARC records due to time constraints, tool limitations, and uncertainty about user needs. In a recent OCLC RLP ...

Can efficiency and authority coexist? "How can we express our confidence in different linked data sources in a way that replicates catalogers’ professional judgments, especially if those judgements were made by an AI agent?
#linkeddata #metadata #AI #OCLCresearch
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Activating URIs in linky MARC: an OCLC RLP discussion summary - Hanging Together As libraries work to a linked data future there are challenges in activating URIs within MARC records due to time constraints, tool limitations, and uncertainty about user needs. In a recent OCLC RLP ...

I have an opinion, in comment. >> "lack of linked data integration with current systems, tools, and workflows is a barrier to adoption, as is the lack of trust in existing linked data features or sources."
#linkeddata #metadata #AI #OCLCresearch
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Activating URIs in linky MARC: an OCLC RLP discussion summary - Hanging Together As libraries work to a linked data future there are challenges in activating URIs within MARC records due to time constraints, tool limitations, and uncertainty about user needs. In a recent OCLC RLP ...

100%. I too want to see progress in this area >> "participants noted the need to provide linked data entities for institutional repositories, data repositories, and cultural collections"
#linkeddata #metadata #AI #OCLCresearch
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Activating URIs in linky MARC: an OCLC RLP discussion summary - Hanging Together As libraries work to a linked data future there are challenges in activating URIs within MARC records due to time constraints, tool limitations, and uncertainty about user needs. In a recent OCLC RLP ...

A hammer in my head. >> "Library Service Platform migrations leave little room for experimentation or even adoption (of linked data). Linked data is neither a driver for moving systems nor supporting the move in any way"
#linkeddata #metadata #AI #OCLCresearch
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Activating URIs in linky MARC: an OCLC RLP discussion summary - Hanging Together As libraries work to a linked data future there are challenges in activating URIs within MARC records due to time constraints, tool limitations, and uncertainty about user needs. In a recent OCLC RLP ...

Great analogy>> "building a graph structure is a bit like building an arch (...) we’ve also had to deploy scaffolding to temporarily support our transition."
#linkeddata #metadata #AI #OCLCresearch
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The new "Linky MARC" blogpost is really thought-provoking! I can hardly cite one sentence (unlike what I usually do😅) so I'll experiment repeated sharing with different highlight. #linkeddata #metadata #AI #OCLCresearch

Our research and programming staff works with libraries to accelerate and expand learning, innovation, and collaboration.

➡️ Explore the latest projects, join global conversations, and help your institution stay on top of what's new at #OCLCresearch: oc.lc/4i16c6G

As Kate writes, " Our metadata has been converted from catalog cards to online catalogs to linked data, but fundamentally the why doesn’t change. It’s all about the user."

#oclcresearch #specialcollections #linkeddata

Collective collections through collective wisdom  - Hanging Together Collective collections are strengthened through aggregated data and shared practitioner knowledge.

Read this recent post by @libranomics that discusses how #oclcresearch is examining how libraries steward collective collections, leveraging both data and human expertise. This research will inform future library practice. @oclc

Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 18 February 2025 - Hanging Together In this edition: Earliest known African American cookbook; WebJunction webinar on neuroinclusive library workplaces; documentaries focus on libraries.

The latest #AdvancingIDEAs—a series on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility—has been posted on #HangingTogether by #OCLCresearch.

⤵️ Learn about the earliest known African American cookbook, neuroinclusive library workplaces, and more.