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UPDATE: Michael Kelley at Library Journal has written an in-depth profile of Jack Blount. infoDOCKET helped with a bit of research. — From OCLC: Jack B. Blount, an executive with experience leading several technology organizations in a career spanning 35 years, has been named OCLC President and CEO. Mr. Blount was most recently President and […]
Industry Briefs: News from OCLC, Summon, and EBSCO
| EBSCO, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing
More libraries Join the OCLC WorldShare Management Services Community Serials Solutions Appoints Paul Brennan to Head Content Operations EBSCO Publishing Brings Associated Press Images Collection to Library Customers
New from OCLC (May 2012) Why Review the Bulletin: To learn about changes to OCLC-MARC records, many of which are related to Resource Description and Access (RDA), the proposed successor to AACR2. Direct to OCLC Technical Bulletin 261 (28 pages; PDF)
Results from Two OCLC Member Surveys About U.S. Academic and Community College Libraries Now Online
| Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Public Libraries, Reports, Resources
Two new reports with results from surveys of librarians are now available. Both are loaded with statistics and charts. U.S. Academic Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives (4 pages; PDF) U.S. Community College Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities & Perspectives (4 pages; PDF) Key Findings (via OCLC): Most academic and community college library staff: […]
New: OCLC Print Archives Disclosure Pilot Final Report
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Resources
Direct to Full Text (via California Digital Library) From the Executive Summary: Beginning in late 2010, an ad hoc Coordinating Committee consisting of several individuals who were active in the shared print (print archiving) community began to explore ways in which libraries could use OCLC features and services to disclose retention commitments and support resource sharing […]
Semantic Web/Linked Data Expert Richard Wallis Joins OCLC as Technology Evangelist
| Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Podcasts
From an OCLC Announcement: Richard Wallis, a consultant and distinguished thought leader in Semantic Web and Linked Data technology, has joined the OCLC staff as Technology Evangelist. He will be based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. [Clip] He will collaborate with members and facilitate projects with OCLC teams as libraries and the cooperative continue their efforts […]
Roundup: News from OCLC, Washington University Libraries, EBSCO, & PLOS
| EBSCO, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Publishing, Roundup
Gene Oliver promoted to Vice President, OCLC Global Systems and Information Technology Washington University Libraries introduce Open Scholarship repository EBSCO Discovery Service Expands German Content with WTI – Frankfurt Agreement Announcing PLoS Currents: Disasters
Very interesting to read the importance that listservs and e-discussions continue to have in the public library community. Direct to Report (4 pages; PDF) Numerous charts. via OCLC: This new report details findings from a study OCLC conducted with libraries in mid-2011 to learn about their priorities, initiatives, thoughts on the future of their service […]
Direct to OCLC Research Quarterly (Issue 3 : Second Quarter : October–December 2011) Included in this issue: Lorcan Dempsey discusses the three roles of OCLC Research Roundup of recent publications from OCLC Research Members Direct links to presentations and webcasts from OCLC Research Roundup of recent OCLC Research News Intro/Update About Four OCLC Research Prototypes […]
G. Sayeed Choudhury Named Recipient of 2012 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library Technology
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Preservation
From an OCLC Announcement: The award is given for research relevant to the development of information technologies, especially work which shows promise of having positive and substantive impact on any aspect(s) of the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information, or the processes by which information and data is manipulated and managed. OCLC and the […]
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