[Yulcat-l] FW: RLG Partnership Weekly Updates: 5 August 2010

Thu Aug 5 20:44:17 EDT 2010

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From: RLG Announcements to Partners [RLG-ANNOUNCE-L at OCLC.ORG] On Behalf Of RLG [rlg at OCLC.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:56 PM
To: RLG-ANNOUNCE-L at OCLC.ORG
Subject: RLG Partnership Weekly Updates: 5 August 2010

Dear Colleagues,

This week’s update contains:

•         Notice that registration is now open for the rescheduled 2010 RLG Partnership European Partner Meeting, 12-13 October at Oxford University

•         Details of where to find OCLC Research staff at next week’s ARCHIVES*RECORDS / DC 2010 meeting

•         Links to recordings of Paul Courant’s 8 July Distinguished Seminar Series presentation, Economic Perspectives on Academic Libraries

•         Links to recordings of recent OCLC Research webinars

•         A reminder to register to attend or host a local viewing party of Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration Forum, 20-21 September

Best regards,
Melissa

Melissa Renspie
Senior Communications Officer
melissa_renspie at oclc.org
<mailto:melissa_renspie at oclc.org>
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Registration Now Open for the Rescheduled 2010 RLG Partnership European Partner Meeting, 12-13 October at Oxford University

Registration is now open for the 2010 RLG Partnership European Partner Meeting<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-04-22.htm>, Moving the Past into the Future: Special Collections in a Digital Age, that has been rescheduled from April due to travel restrictions caused by Icelandic volcanic ash.  The meeting will now take place on 12-13 October at St Anne’s College in Oxford. We expect this will be a hugely stimulating and enjoyable event, as well as a fantastic networking opportunity, so please register now<http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=2010europeanpartnermeeting> to secure your spot.

Complete meeting details, including the agenda, hotel accommodations and transportation, are available online<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-10-12.htm>.

Contact Merrilee Proffitt<mailto:proffitm at oclc.org> or John MacColl<mailto:maccollj at oclc.org> with questions.

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Look For OCLC Research Staff at ARCHIVES*RECORDS / DC 2010, 11-14 August in Washington, D.C.

If you’re attending next week’s ARCHIVES*RECORDS / DC 2010 Meeting—the joint Annual Meeting of CoSA, NAGARA, and SAA—be sure to look for the following OCLC Research staff on the program:

•         RLG Partnership Roundtable (SAA Roundtable Meetings III)
Wednesday, Aug 11, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

-       Announcements and distribution of ballots

-       Economics of Digital Preservation: Anne Van Camp and Brian Lavoie

-       Scan on Demand: Jennifer Schaffner

-       Updates on WorldCat Local Issues for Special Collections/Archives—John Chapman

-       ArchivesGrid: Merrilee Proffitt

-       Election results

•         SESSION 102 - Structured Data Is Essential for Effective Archival Description and Discovery: True or False?
Thursday, Aug 12, 8:30 - 10:00 AM

-       Jackie Dooley will chair the panel discussion

•         SESSION 206 - Is EAD Too Complex? Breaking Down Barriers to EAD Implementation
Thursday, Aug 12, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

-       Merrilee Proffitt will speak

•         SESSION 702 - The Archivist Is STILL the Interface: The Ongoing Role of Mediation in Archives
Saturday, Aug 14, 2:00 - 3:30 PM

-       Jennifer Schaffner will chair the panel discussion

Complete details are available the SAA Web site<http://www2.archivists.org/conference/2010/washington>.

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Recordings of Paul Courant’s Distinguished Seminar Series Presentation, Economic Perspectives on Academic Libraries, Now Available

Paul N. Courant is University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Economics and Professor of Information at the University of Michigan.

In his Distinguished Seminar Series<http://www.oclc.org/research/dss/default.htm> presentation at OCLC on 8 July, he discussed how changes in information technology are radically altering the sustainability of the library and other industries associated with the production and distribution of scholarship. His presentation concluded with some thoughts on the properties of collective institutions requisite to the effective and efficient functioning of academic libraries.

Streaming webcast files are available of his presentation<http://vidego.multicastmedia.com/player.php?p=vi151eg0> and the discussion<http://vidego.multicastmedia.com/player.php?p=huducg5u> that followed.  Individual files of the audio and slides from his presentation as well as audio from the discussion are also available online<http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-08-05.htm>.

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Recordings of Recent OCLC Research Webinars Available Online and in iTunes

The three most recent webinar recordings are:

•         From 17 June: RLG Partnership ALA Update Webinar<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm#rlgu>, in which OCLC Research program officers and research scientists gave reports on relevant projects recently completed or underway to enable RLG Parnters to learn about our current work and discover ways to become more engaged in the RLG Partnership.

•         From 1 July: OCLC Research Technical Advances for Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions Webinar Series: Linked Data Part 2<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/taichi.htm#ld2>, in which OCLC senior research scientist Ralph LeVan followed up on his first Linked Data webinar<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/taichi.htm#ld> to dive deeper beneath the surface and describe the open source technologies he uses to expose records in text databases as Linked Data. He also talked about Java, Servlet Filters, XSLT, and SRU, plus explained how anyone can use his framework to make their database content available as Linked Data.

•         From 15 July: OCLC Research Technical Advances for Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions Webinar Series: OCLC Web Services<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/taichi.htm#ws>, in which OCLC developer network product manager Karen Coombs provided an overview of the Web services offered by OCLC, such as the WorldCat Search API, xISBN, WorldCat Registry and Identities, and demonstrated their real world applications in libraries.

There are now a total of 42 OCLC Research podcasts and webinars available online. A complete list of webinar recordings is available on the OCLC Research Webinars page<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm> and the Technical Advances for Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions (TAI CHI) Webinar Series page<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/taichi.htm>, as well as in iTunes<http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284764834>.

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REMINDER: Register to Attend in Person or Host a Local Viewing Party of Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration Forum, 20-21 September

Register to attend in person or host a local viewing party at your institution to learn more about the benefits and challenges of collaboration within and across institutions.

OCLC Research and an RLG Partnership planning committee have created a two-day event on strategies for effective collaboration that will be hosted by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, 20-21 September. Because travel budgets are limited, and because we are short on physical space at the event venue, we’ve arranged to make this event viewable via webcast.

We’d like to invite you to host a local viewing party for those in your area who may be interested in attending the event with a group of like-minded individuals. You may host an event and invite those from your institution to participate, but we encourage you to consider including those from other institutions, as well. After all, our collaboration forum focuses on the benefits and challenges of collaboration within and across institutions. Your party can view the entire two-day event or you can leverage the event as a catalyst for change and watch a particular segment of interest and then discuss the local implications with those in the room.

It’s easy to host a local viewing party!  There is no charge to do so and no special software is required. All you need is a computer with speakers and a Web browser, although you may want to have a projector as well if you’ll be broadcasting it to more than a handful of people.  We’ll send you the URL for the live event stream so the video will display online through your Web browser and the audio will be transmitted through your computer speakers.

•         View<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-09-20.htm> the complete event program online.

•         Read<http://hangingtogether.org/?p=799> Günter Waibels’ blog posts to for more insight into the event.

•         Sign up<http://www.meetup.com/Yours-Mine-Ours-Leadership-through-Collaboration/> to host a local viewing party.

•         Register<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CollaborationForum> to attend the event in person.

•         Contact<mailto:proffitm at oclc.org> Merrilee Proffitt with questions.

Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration is . . .
Hosted by the Smithsonian Institution
Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Endorsed by the Joint SAA, ALA and AAM Committee on Archives, Libraries & Museums (CALM)

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