[Yulcat-l] FW: RLG Partnership Weekly Updates: 27 August 2010

Fri Aug 27 16:55:09 EDT 2010

From: RLG Announcements to Partners [mailto:RLG-ANNOUNCE-L at OCLC.ORG] On Behalf Of RLG
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 4:51 PM
To: RLG-ANNOUNCE-L at OCLC.ORG
Subject: RLG Partnership Weekly Updates: 27 August 2010

Dear Colleagues,

This week's update contains:

·         Notice of a new report, Collaboration Contexts: Framing Local, Group and Global Solutions

·         Invitations to attend two upcoming OCLC Research webinars:

1.     Managing Collections in the Networked Environment: New Analytic Approaches on 9 September at 2 p.m. EDT (UTC 18:00)

2.     Global Books webinar on 16 September at 12 p.m. EDT (UTC 16:00)

·         A link to a recording of Brian Lavoie's keynote LBER LIBER 2010 Annual Conference

·         Notice that a guide to principles and applications of the Faceted Application of Subject Terminology schema that Edward T. O'Neill co-authored is now available

Best regards,
Melissa

Melissa Renspie
Senior Communications Officer
melissa_renspie at oclc.org
<mailto:melissa_renspie at oclc.org>
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New Report, Collaboration Contexts: Framing Local, Group and Global Solutions

This short report<http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2010/2010-09.pdf> [pdf] provides the scaffolding for the agenda of the upcoming "Yours, Mine, Ours: Leadership Through Collaboration<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2010-09-20.htm>" forum (20-21 September 2010 at the Smithsonian Institution) that will explore local, group and global collaboration contexts in greater depth.

In addition to sketching out the benefits and limitations inherent in each of these settings as a high-level guide to the trajectory of the event, the report serves as a resource in its own right for assessing collaborative activities.

All are invited to learn more about the benefits and challenges of collaboration within and across institutions by attending the "Leadership Through Collaboration" forum in person or hosting a local viewing party to watch a live stream of the event. The forum is hosted by the Smithsonian Institution; supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation; and endorsed by the Joint SAA, ALA and AAM Committee on Archives, Libraries & Museums (CALM).

·         Read<http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2010/2010-09.pdf> the report [pdf].

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

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

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

·         Contact<mailto:waibelg at oclc.org> Günter Waibel with comments or questions.

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Register to Attend the OCLC Research Webinar on Managing Collections in the Networked Environment: New Analytic Approaches, 9 September 2010 at 2 p.m. EDT (UTC 18:00)

Attend this free webinar to learn how staff from leading research institutions are putting aggregated library data to work in their daily operations. Join Program Officer Constance Malpas<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/malpas.htm> and a panel of young library leaders for a lively discussion about the role of data analysis in library collection management. Staff from three RLG Partner institutions will share insights from research that is reshaping preservation, access and management practices at Columbia University, the University of Michigan and the University of California.  Featured projects include a longitudinal analysis of circulation trends at Columbia that is informing off-site storage transfers; a study of post-digitization use of print collections at the University of Michigan; and a project to streamline preservation workflows at UCLA by automating selected aspects of risk assessment.  Zack Lane (Columbia), Helen Look (Michigan) and Jake Nadal (UCLA) will describe how these projects were designed and executed, and share their experiences in developing new institutional capacity for data-driven analyses.  This 90 minute session will include ample time for an open discussion about the opportunities and challenges of implementing data-driven management strategies and retooling the library workforce.

Register here<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=143068467&RG=1&UID=1156661522&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D>* to attend this webinar via WebEx on 9 September 2010 from 2-3:30 p.m. EDT (UTC 18:00-19:30).

Webinar participation is free but advanced registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and made available on our Web site<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm> and in iTunes<http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284764834>.

*After you register, you will receive an e-mail message that contains instructions for logging on to WebEx, where you will view the meeting slides online through your Web browser (please note that WebEx recommends using Internet Explorer or Firefox, as Chrome and Safari are not supported). When you log in to the webinar, the presentation audio will be available through your computer headset or phone.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call WebEx technical support directly by phone at US/Canada Toll-Free: 1 (866) 229-3239 or International Toll: +1 (408) 435-7088.

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REMINDER: Register to Attend the OCLC Research Global Books Webinar, 16 September at 12 p.m. EDT (UTC 16:00)

Globally and nationally, book publishing represents a central kind of cultural heritage. In this webinar, OCLC Research Post-Doctoral Researcher Timothy J. Dickey<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/dickey.htm> will provide an overview of an OCLC Research data mining project that looked at books as expressions of global cultural diversity<http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/globalbooks/default.htm> to provide a global overview of the publishing arts. In this project, researchers considered the overall annual publishing for every country of the world, the libraries that collect and even import a country's works, the "foreign" monographs their libraries import, and the proportion of publications in various official and native languages. These efforts produced a rich data portrait of the global literary arts (as reflected library records in the WorldCat database), with emphasis on cultural literary heritage by country and region and includes a wealth of case studies in single countries' practices in both literary publishing and the preservation of their literary heritage.

Register here<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=142859022&RG=1&UID=1155742127&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D>* to attend this webinar via WebEx on 16 September 2010 from 12-1 p.m. EDT (UTC 16:00-17:00).

Webinar participation is free but advanced registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and made available on our Web site<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm> and in iTunes<http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=284764834>.

We're finalizing the details of several other upcoming webinars, as well, and will share them with you in the next Weekly Update.

*After you register, you will receive an e-mail message that contains instructions for logging on to WebEx, where you will view the meeting slides online through your Web browser (please note that WebEx recommends using Internet Explorer or Firefox, as Chrome and Safari are not supported). When you log in to the webinar, the presentation audio will be available through your computer headset or phone.

If you have questions or need assistance, please call WebEx technical support directly by phone at US/Canada Toll-Free: 1 (866) 229-3239 or International Toll: +1 (408) 435-7088.

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Recording of Brian Lavoie's LIBER Keynote Presentation Now Available

A video<http://asbcast.dk/cast/liber-2010-conference-brian-lavoie/> of OCLC Research Scientist Brian Lavoie<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/lavoie.htm>'s keynote presentation, "Sustainable Economics for a Digital Planet: Ensuring Long-term Access to Digital Information," from the LIBER 2010<http://www.statsbiblioteket.dk/liber2010> Annual Conference at Aarhus University in Denmark is now available.  In it, Brian speaks about the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access<http://brtf.sdsc.edu/> and its final report<http://brtf.sdsc.edu/biblio/BRTF_Final_Report.pdf>.

The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access (BRTF) was created in late 2007 with the support of the National Science Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in partnership with the Library of Congress, the Joint Information Systems Committee of the United Kingdom, the Council on Library and Information Resources, and the National Archives and Records Administration. It issued its final report in early 2010.

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FAST Guide Book and Map-based Demo Interface Now Available

FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology, by Lois Mai Chan and  OCLC Senior Research Scientist Edward T. O'Neill<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/oneill.htm>, a guide to principles and applications of the FAST metadata schema, is now available from the publisher and other outlets. It will also be available as an eBook.

Complete details are available online<http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2010-08-09.htm>.

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