OCLC’s REALM Project Director, Sharon Streams on “COVID-19 Research and REALM”
From an OCLC/Hanging Together Blog Post:
The REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) project has been in full motion since spring 2020. As the project charts the path forward into the new year and next phase of research, we are taking a moment to look back on the road we’ve traveled thus far. As REALM project director for OCLC, I’ve benefited from the guidance of the thoughtful, responsive, compassionate people who comprise the multi-organization project team, working groups, and executive project steering committee. The activities and results I describe in this article would not have been possible without their commitment to resilient archives, libraries, and museums; and to the safety of their staff and community members.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.