Dear Colleagues,
This week's update contains:
·Notice that registration has been extended through the end of the day
today for Monday's Partnership Briefing in Washington, D.C.
·A save-the-date notice for our 5-6 June distinctive services event in
Philadelphia, PA, plus an invitation to get involved
·A link to Ricky Erway's "Increasing Access to Special Collections"
article in LIBER Quarterly
·Reminders about our two meetings in Birmingham, UK next week: the OCLC
Research Library Partnership session at the EMEA Regional Council
Meeting on 28 February and the SHARES meeting on 1 March
Best regards,
Melissa
Melissa Renspie
Senior Communications Officer
[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
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*Reminder: Join Us for the OCLC Research Library Partnership Briefing in
Washington, D.C., *
*Monday, 27 February from 10:30 a.m.--noon at the Natural History Museum*
/Open to OCLC Research Library Partners and Special Invitees Only/
Given the general austerity measures being taken by most institutions,
we are experimenting with the notion of holding frequent regional update
sessions. These will typically be scheduled around our staff travel, and
other events where we expect at least some of our Partners will be
gathering; in this way, we hope that our Partner staff will be able to
stretch their travel budgets a little further and still be able to stay
informed about current activities and participation opportunities within
the Partnership.
Our next Partnership Briefing will take place this Monday, 27 February
in Washington, D.C. from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Natural History
Museum on 10th Street & Constitution Avenue in Library Training Rooms
CE-107 & CE-108. The Library is located on the 1st Floor (East Court).
Attendees should use the Constitution Avenue entrance to the museum. We
are grateful to the Smithsonian Institution Libraries for graciously
offering these meeting rooms.
We'll use the time together to take a look at some new projects and
initiatives that have recently launched (or will be started in the next
few months). Each of these projects represent opportunities for your
institutions to get involved, and in many cases we are looking for your
input, so we'll also have time for group discussion.
·*Registration has been extended through the end of the day today,
Friday, 24 February*. Please RSVP to Jeanette McNicol
<mailto:[email protected]?subject=RVSP%20Washington%20DC%20briefing>
today with the names, job titles and e-mail addresses of everyone from
your institution who will attend.
Senior Program Officer Merrilee Proffitt
<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/proffitt.htm> will facilitate the
session and looks forward to meeting staff from many of our old and
established as well as new Partner Institutions in the Washington, D.C.
area. Do you have questions about your affiliation? About a project or
activity? Feel free to get in touch at any time with any of us
<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/default.htm>---we're always happy
to hear directly from our Partners!
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Save the Date and Get Involved! "Libraries Rebound: Embracing Mission
and Maximizing Impact"
5--6 June 2012 in Philadelphia, PA USA
/For OCLC Research Library Partners Only/
Based on input from the OCLC Research Library Partnership, this
colloquium will focus on the implementation of distinctive services that
better align the library with the mission of its parent institution. In
order to ensure effective impact, proactive research libraries are
beginning to:
* redirect staff and reconfigure services to provide direct support
for the research mission of their parent institution,
* seek to align special collections with the mission of the parent
institution, going beyond tradition and prestige, and
* recognize library space and its uses as a powerful way to project
value and enter into new partnerships.
---All three involve forging new alliances, creating community, and
releasing new value from our assets.
*The plenary sessions at this event will be based on the following themes:*
*Theme 1: Directly supporting researchers *
A Subject-Specific Research Information Liaison possesses information
management skills and subject expertise, and works directly with
researchers on their information needs as they plan, carry out, and
disseminate their research. In this theme we will explore how to develop
a team of research liaisons who are committed to working with
researchers in a particular discipline throughout the research workflow.
*Theme 2: Aligning special collections with the institutional mission*
With an emphasis on engaging directly with the mission of their parent
institution, custodians of rare and unique materials are being
challenged in many ways. In this theme we will explore how special
collections are coping with the challenges and how they are initiating a
broad range of activities on campus and beyond to sustain and redirect
the future of their collections.
*Theme 3: Exploiting space as a distinctive asset*
Libraries have moved beyond thinking that "coffee and comfort" represent
the optimal reconfiguration of library space. In this theme we'll go
beyond moving furniture and explore opportunities to develop space in
ways that support partnerships with other campus units, transforming
perceptions of the library and making direct connections to the teaching
or research goals of the university.
This colloquium will feature OCLC Research Library Partners and other
distinguished individuals who have demonstrated leadership in these
areas. The presentations will offer guidance on assessing
appropriateness, dealing with staffing practicalities, launching a
program, and sustaining a successful program. Participants will have
adequate time to discuss the difficulties and opportunities associated
with each of these change areas. We will aim to come away from the
meeting with a refreshed view of what partners are doing to lead in
these areas, and to chart a common course to success.
We'll meet for a full day on 5 June and adjourn at noon on 6 June. An
OCLC Research Library Partnership Briefing will follow from noon--2:30
on 6 June. Registration information along with a complete schedule will
be coming soon. For now, mark your calendar and plan to join us in
Philadelphia!
*Staff from all OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions are
invited to attend this meeting.**We also invite you to GET INVOLVED!*
Each theme will have three speakers and a reactor panel. Are you in the
midst of planning for change in one or more of these areas? We would
love to incorporate you into one of our reactor panels! For more
information or to make a suggestion, contact Senior Program Officer
Ricky Erway <http://review.oa.oclc.org/OCLCwww/research/people/erway.htm>.
This information is also available online
<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2012-06-05.htm>.
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*"Increasing Access to Special Collections" Article Featured in LIBER
Quarterly, Volume 21 (2012), No. 2*
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Written by Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway, the article distills
recommendations from nine OCLC Research reports about digitization of
and access to special collections. The article is based on a
presentation that Ricky gave at the LIBER Annual Conference 2011
<http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/LIBER2011/> in Barcelona, Spain on 29 June
2011. Both the article and the presentation should be of interest to
everyone who provides access to special collections.
·Read the news announcement
<http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2012-02-24.htm> about this article
for complete details
·Read the article in .html format
<http://liber.library.uu.nl/publish/issues/2011-2/index.html?000546>
·Read the article in .pdf format
<http://liber.library.uu.nl/publish/articles/000546/article.pdf>
·Watch the video of Ricky Erway's presentation
<http://upcommons.upc.edu/video/handle/2099.2/2482> at the LIBER Annual
Conference 2011
·Contact Ricky Erway
<http://review.oa.oclc.org/OCLCwww/research/people/erway.htm> with
questions or feedback
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*Reminder of next week's meetings in Birmingham, UK: *
*OCLC Research Library Partnership Session at the EMEA Regional Council
Meeting on 28 February *
*& SHARES Meeting on Thursday, 1 March*
If you're attending the 2012 EMEA Regional Council Meeting
<http://www.oclc.org/councils/emea/meetings/2012annual/default.htm> in
Birmingham, UK we hope you will join the *OCLC Research Library
Partnership session* from 9:30-11:15 a.m. on 28 February. This session
offers a special opportunity to hear from staff of three Partner
institutions about what drew them to the Partnership, how they are
engaging with other institutions both nearby and far away, and their
specific ideas about value accruing to those who are active participants.
Led by OCLC Research Senior Program Officer Titia van der Werf
<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/vanderwerf.htm>, this session will:
·Provide a baseline understanding of the purpose and scope of the OCLC
Research Library Partnership;
·Share three distinct points of view on the value of collaborative work
undertaken by the Partnership; and
·Respond to general questions about Partnership, affiliation, costs and
returns on investment.
The complete meeting agenda is available online
<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2012-02-28.htm>.
In addition, all OCLC Research Library Partners are invited to attend
our *SHARES meeting on 1 March* at OCLC's Birmingham, UK office
<http://www.oclc.org/uk/en/contacts/default.htm>, regardless if you are
currently participating in SHARES or not.
The agenda will include:
·10:30-11:00 a.m. -- Coffee and mingling
·11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. -- Main program, presentations and discussion
about resource sharing led by OCLC Research Program Officer Dennis
Massie and OCLC Portfolio Director of Delivery Services Katie Birch
·3:00-4:00 p.m. -- Round-robin discussion and reports from attendees
Lunch will be provided. Learn more about SHARES
<http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/shares/default.htm> or contact
Program Officer Dennis Massie
<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/massie.htm> for more information.
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