Librarian, community builder, geek girl, dog owner, food explorer. Opinions are my own, not of my organization.
Washington, D.C
Joined June 2007
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When Chobe blogs, pay attention! Love the @OCLC quilters work.
Humans attending #ALAAC23 - join @OCLC fundraiser for the Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship by bidding on A “world of cats” hangingtogether.org/a-world-…
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Pleased that our project, Reimagine Descriptive Workflows, is included in the 2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | #HorizonReportTL . Along with technology, the report acknowledges the need for more humanity at the center of everything we do. #HigherEd #edi buff.ly/42DqBH0
We were JUST talking about this, @thomasgpadilla . We were so grateful to have you as part of the @oclc research team as a Researcher in Residence!
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I work with some amazing, creative, smart people - this report is evidence of their generous thinking and community focus. Great work @partly_cloudy @SHARESGuy and @libranomics!
oclc.org/research/publicatio…
Recommended reading - this great blog post about library leadership and how it impacts critical decisions libraries are making about budgets, organizational structure, and priorities.
#EFSForum keynote speaker Karen Estlund @estlundkm recently co-authored a post with @lorcanD about technology leaders in libraries. buff.ly/3ZQlORp
Free Coffee and Great Conversation with @libranomics ?
Totally worth getting up early for!
Are you attending #ACRL2023? Join OCLC experts on Thursday, 16 March at 8 a.m. for breakfast and a panel discussion that explores the topic of library collaboration and recent #OCLCresearch reports.
➡️ Click here to register for this session and more: oc.lc/3kQNaYu
Another great work by colleagues @partly_cloudy @SHARESGuy and @libranomics. Big Thanks to @oclc RLP partners and @KressFdn for making it happen!
Findings in #OCLCresearch's #SustainingArtResearch include:
🔵 Insights into collective collections and resource sharing patterns
🟢 Highlights of the value of partnerships
🟠 Possible future collaborative efforts around collections
⤵️ Read more. oc.lc/3SnVDPc
A thoughtful blogpost from our newest @oclc RLP team member @musebrarian : "one way to mitigate the impact of job vacancies is a good professional development strategy for existing staff"
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Re-sharing the Call for Applications: 2023 Virtual LEADING Fellowship (#LIS Education And #DataScience Integrated Network Group). Open to early-to-mid career library professionals and PhD students. Apply by Feb. 28 at:
mrc.cci.drexel.edu/leading/a…
#LEADINGDataSci
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Know a great cataloger who deserves recognition? Nominate them for the Core/@OCLC Margaret Mann Citation for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification! They get an award & the library school of their choice gets scholarship $ - alacore.org/go/to/tw-mann-ap…
ALT Margaret Mann Citation - the best of both worlds. Give one person an award & a second person a scholarship! Sponsored by OCLC. Image includes a photo of a diverse group of people clapping.
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Research shows many people living with dementia can still read and benefit from using a wide variety of library materials. Join @WebJunction today at 3 p.m. EST for simple ways to create more dementia-friendly libraries.
⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar oc.lc/3Pg5mW7
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Recommendations from @WHOSTP for updating public access policies for federally funded research put #metadata at the center. Join #OCLCresearch on 30 Nov. for a Transforming Metadata webinar on preparing libraries for policy changes now.
⤵️ Register here. oc.lc/3EuQgY1
I work with amazing @OCLC metadata colleagues who work tirelessly on data quality, just last year they "improved 26 million more records. That work provided the basis for systematic enhancements to an additional 100 million records" To read more:
blog.oclc.org/next/imagine-a…
Recommended read, just for the last para: "useful to bear stitching costs in mind when there is discussion of approaches based on federation and interoperability...they are very real."
This is still a useful concept, I think > Stitching costs buff.ly/3TwdzGO [from some years ago]
The concept frame of "next generation metadata" is a powerful and exciting one - Thanks you @KarenS_Y !
"Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata" report available from OCLC at: oclc.org/research/publicatio… alongside further research publications and evidence around Reimagining Descriptive Workflows, Linked Data and the digital shift. oclc.org/research/publicatio…
#MDGWebinars22
Hiring 2 positions to support metadata / data science research @OCLC - Come join a great team!
oclc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/e…
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Meet the Physicist Who Has Created 1600+ Wikipedia Entries for Important Female & Minority Scientists openculture.com/2022/10/meet… via @openculture
Right back at ya @MarianTheLibra2 ! We love our @oclc RLP members!
So excited to Welcome @Musebrarian to @oclc!
Great to have him on our Metadata Engagement Team.
hangingtogether.org/welcome-…
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Learn more in this #HangingTogether blog post: hangingtogether.org/oclcs-me…