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IFLA Columbus • 13 – 19 August 2016
OCLC Research UpdateLynn Silipigni Connaway, PhDSenior Research Scientist and Director of User ResearchOCLC Research
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OCLC Research is committed to three roles1. To act as a community resource for shared Research
& Development (R&D),2. To provide advanced development & technical
support within OCLC itself, &3. To enhance OCLC's engagement with members & to
mobilize the community around shared concerns.
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Main Areas of Research
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1. Research Collections & Support
• Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible
• Addressing the Challenges with Organizational Indentifiers and ISNI
• Registering Researchers in Authority Files
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2. Understanding the System-wide Library
• Strength in Numbers: The Research Libraries UK (RLUK) Collective Collection
• Interlibrary Loan Cost Calculator
• Stewardship of the Evolving Scholarly Record: From the Invisible Hand to Conscious Coordination
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3. Data Science
• VIAF: Virtual International Authority File
• Multilingual Bibliographic Structure
• Cookbook Finder• OCLC Linked Data Research
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4. User Studies
• Shaping the Library to the Life of the User: Adapting, Empowering, Partnering, Engaging
• Digital Visitors and Residents: What Motivates Engagement with the Digital Information Environment?
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5. Scaling Learning
• WebJunction
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Questions & Discussions
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Thank you!Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhDSenior Research Scientist and Director of User Research OCLC [email protected]@LynnConnaway