OCLC Research Libraries Partnership: Three Easy PiecesOCLC Research Libraries Partnership: Three Easy Pieces
Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program OfficerOCLC Research
RoadmapRoadmap
[OCLC Research]
• Special Collectionswith an emphasis on digitization
• Scottish collections and defining a global library resourceas an example of slicing and dicing WorldCat
• Research Information Managementwhat are library services beyond collections?
OCLC Research: what we do OCLC Research: what we do
Special focus on libraries in research institutions:
in US, libraries supporting doctoral-level education account for <20% of academic libraries;>70% of library spending
changes in this sector impact library system as a whole; collective preservation and access goals, shared infrastructure, &c.
Supports global cooperative by providing internal data and process analyses to inform enterprise service development (R&D) and deploying collective research capacity to deepen public understanding of the evolving library system
OCLC Research and the OCLC Research Library PartnershipOCLC Research and the OCLC Research Library Partnership
How do research libraries redefine their role as the nature of access to information shifts?
• Shift in emphasis on print in collections
• Shift from collections to services
OCLC Research: who we areOCLC Research: who we are
• ~45 FTE with offices in Ohio, California and (soon) Leiden
• Sponsored by OCLC and a partnership of research libraries around the world that share:
• A strong motivation to effect system-wide change
• A commitment to collaboration as a means of achieving collective gains
• A desire to engage internationally
• Senior management ready to provide leadership within the transnational research library community
• Deep and rich collections and a mandate to make them accessible
• The capacity and the will to contribute
Unique materialsUnique materials
Mobilizing Unique Materials: Big issuesMobilizing Unique Materials: Big issues
• Ensuring accessibility and discoverability
• Digitization of content
• Born-digital content
Shared Uncertainties Community Solutions
Taking Our PulseSurvey
Well-IntentionedPractices
Good Terms
Capture and Release
Sharing SpecialCollections
Rapid Capture
Shifting Gears
Scan and Deliver
Making Special Collections Less Special and More Accessible
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OCLC Research: Mobilizing Unique MaterialsOCLC Research: Mobilizing Unique Materials
Well-intentioned practicesWell-intentioned practices
• Recognition that strict adherence to copyright inhibits broad and democratic access to collections
• Promotes a risk management approach to digitization
• Reliance on fair use, good take down policies
• Cameron: Review panel focused on “Intellectual Property and Growth”how will this impact the HFE sector?
Rapid Capture:Faster Throughput in Digitization of Special CollectionsRapid Capture:Faster Throughput in Digitization of Special Collections
Coming soon!
OCLC Research: current portfoliosOCLC Research: current portfolios
Characterizing a national presence in theglobal library resource
Characterizing a national presence in theglobal library resource
Global Library
Resource(GLR)
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Some questions …• How does the national research collection align with GLR?• What is the national contribution to/presence in GLR?• How is contribution/presence diffused through GLR?
OCLC Research: using Scotland as case study to explore these questions
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Collective collection of
libraries around the
world
National research collectionNational research collection
• Participating institutions: Universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St. Andrews; National Library of Scotland
• Collective collection: ~6.6 million distinct materials
• Analysis:• Characterized and compared institutional and
collective holdings (e.g., size, age, number of languages, etc.)
• Characterized cross-institutional holdings overlap• Compared collective holdings to peer institutions &
groups (British Library, ARLs), and global library resource (WorldCat)
• Paper forthcoming soon
Coming soon!
National contribution/presenceNational contribution/presence
Characterize Scottish presence in GLR …… from Scottish presence in WorldCat
Publishedin Scotland
AboutScotland
Createdby Scots
Including materials …
DiffusionDiffusion
• How has the Scottish presence diffused throughout the global library resource?• Where are the largest concentrations of Scottish materials outside Scotland?
• How has the global diffusion of Scottish works tracked patterns of Scottish diaspora?• What are the “core” Scottish works (i.e., heavily collected outside Scotland)?
GoalsGoals
• From Scottish case study, develop generalized methodologies that can be applied to any country
• Identify patterns of analysis that can:
• Inform collection development strategies
• Aid digitization decision-making
• Provide “gap analysis” for national library collections
• Assess “collection strength” in regard to materials related to particular countries
• Highlight opportunities for cross-institutional collaboration
Research Information ManagementResearch Information Management
Research Information ManagementResearch Information Management
The support that researchers need to meet their goals is not currently provided by the typical research library, --- and the gap between what they need and what is provided is growing wider
Scholar; Scopus; WoK; WorldCat; Oaister; CiteSeer; Google Books; datasets; databases; EEBO/ECCO; VREs; repositories; etc
Self-assessment (Netherlands; Nordic)Funding-based (UK, Australia)Tenure based (US)PR and institutional reputation (all)
Comfort zone, but withcompetition issues
Large research-oriented (tend toward STEM)Smaller research-oriented (tend toward humanities)Tenure issuesFunding issues
JISC NamesISNIResearcherIDPeople AustraliaDAICooperative ID Hub?
The Research Information Management UniverseThe Research Information Management Universe
User
Domain
Institution
Data Environment
Assessment Regime
RLG Research Information Management ActivityRLG Research Information Management Activity
• Report on Scholarly Information Practices
• WRAP consultancy
• Joint investigation with RIN
• Supporting Research Dissemination
accessingassessingchaining
disseminatingnetworking
Interdisciplinaryprobing
translating
Humanities Sciences direct searching scanningco-authoring coordinating monitoring data-sharing
browsing collecting
re-reading assembling
consulting note-taking
Patterns of Convergence in Scholarly PracticePatterns of Convergence in Scholarly Practice
Adapted from C. Palmer, L. Teffau, C. Pirmann (2009)
Workflows in Research Assessment Program (WRAP) ConsultancyWorkflows in Research Assessment Program (WRAP) Consultancy
• Survey library roles in research assessment data-gathering regimes within research universities in:
• UK
• Netherlands
• Denmark
• Republic of Ireland
• Australia
• Describes the assessment regimes, placing them on a spectrum from high- to low-intervention, noting national characteristics.
Joint project with UK Research Information NetworkJoint project with UK Research Information Network
Investigate methods of managing places of intersection around research support on campus
Coming soon!