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*Registration Now Open for Libraries Rebound: Embracing Mission,
Maximizing Impact*
5--6 June 2012 in Philadelphia, PA USA
/Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners/
The agenda for our June meeting is now available online
<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2012-06-05.htm> and registration
<http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=2012LibrariesReboundMeeting> is
open. All OCLC Research Library Partners are invited to attend this free
meeting that will focus on the implementation of distinctive services
that better align the library with the mission of its parent
institution. It will address the following themes:
·Theme 1: Directly supporting researchers
·Theme 2: Aligning special collections with the institutional mission
·Theme 3: Exploiting space as a distinctive asset
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'll meet for a full day on 5 June and adjourn at noon on 6 June. The
colloquium will be followed by an OCLC Research Library Partnership
Briefing from noon--2:30 on 6 June. We encourage you to view the agenda
online <http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2012-06-05.htm> and register
<http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=2012LibrariesReboundMeeting> to
attend!
Additional details will be posted online as they are finalized. Contact
Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway
<http://review.oa.oclc.org/OCLCwww/research/people/erway.htm> with
questions or comments.
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*Register to Attend the OCLC Research to Host TAI CHI Webinar on Search
Engine Optimization (SEO) *
*for Institutional Repositories with Kenning Arlitsch and Patrick OBrien
from the University of Utah,*
*16 March at 12 Noon MDT/2 p.m. EDT (UTC 18:00)*
/Follow or tweet this webinar with/*/#orseo/*
Attend this webinar to learn more about SEO techniques that can
significantly improve the indexing ratios of institutional repositories
in Google Scholar.
More emphasis is being placed on assessment and measurement of
university outputs. Institutional repositories have the potential to
increase citation rates of authors which, in turn, can affect university
rankings. However, the possibility of doing so may be seriously
diminished if institutional repository content is invisible to the large
and growing number of researchers who use Google Scholar.
Kenning Arlitsch and Patrick OBrien from the J. Willard Marriott Library
at the University of Utah have conducted research on search engine
optimization for digital repositories, with a special emphasis on
institutional repositories (IRs). Part of the "Getting Found: Search
Engine Optimization for Digital Repositories" project funded by IMLS,
this work has revealed technical and administrative reasons many
institutional repositories have a low indexing ratio in Google Scholar.
Working with OCLC and Google Scholar, Kenning and Patrick implemented
three pilot projects that led to the significant improvement of Google
Scholar indexing of a sample set from the University of Utah's
Institutional Repository, USpace <http://uspace.utah.edu/>.The resulting
research paper, /Invisible Institutional Repositories: Addressing the
Low Indexing Ratios of IRs in Google
<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/fwd.htm?id=aob&ini=aob&doi=10.1108/07378831211213210>/,
appears in the current issue of /Library Hi Tech
<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0737-8831&volume=30&issue=1>/.
In this webinar, Kenning and Patrick will provide an overview of their
research and recommendations on how to improve the indexing ratios of
institutional repositories in Google Scholar, including transforming
metadata to Google Scholar-preferred schemas, based on what they
accomplished with USpace <http://uspace.utah.edu/>.
Webinar participation is free and open to all but advanced registration
is required.
Register here
<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=172259142&RG=1&UID=1304608417&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D>*
to attend this free webinar via WebEx on 16 March 2012 at 12 Noon MDT/2
p.m. EDT (UTC 18:00).
This is the twelfth webinar in the OCLC Research Technical Advances for
Innovation in Cultural Heritage Institutions (TAI CHI) Webinar Series
<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/taichi.htm> developed to highlight
specific innovative applications, often locally developed, that
libraries, museums and archives may find effective in their own
environments, as well as to teach technical staff new technologies and
skills. Recordings of these webinars are made available on the OCLC
Research website <http://www.oclc.org/research/events/taichi.htm#seo>
and in iTunes
<http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/oclc-research-podcasts-webinars/id284764834>.
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*Reminder: Attend Today's Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives and
Museums Webinar for OCLC Research Library Partners, *
*9 March at 9 a.m. PST/12 Noon EST (UTC 17:00)*
/Follow or tweet this webinar with/*/#sm4LAMs/*
Metadata helps users locate resources that meet their specific needs.
But metadata also helps us to understand the data we find and helps us
to evaluate what we should spend our time on. Traditionally, staff at
libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) create metadata for the content
they manage. However, social metadata---content contributed by
users---is evolving as a way to both augment and recontexutalize the
content and metadata created by LAMs.
Cultural heritage organizations have been eager to expand their reach
into user communities and to take advantage of users' expertise to
enrich their descriptive metadata. In 2009-2010, a 21-member Social
Metadata Working Group
<http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/aggregating/group.htm> from
five countries reviewed 76 sites relevant to libraries, archives, and
museums that supported such social media features as tagging, comments,
reviews, images, videos, ratings, recommendations, lists, links to
related articles, etc. The working group analyzed the results of a
survey sent to site managers and discussed the factors that contribute
to successful---and not so successful---use of social metadata. We
conducted interviews and compiled an extensive resource list. All
informed our recommendations and are documented in three reports under
the common title, Social Metadata for Libraries, Archives, and Museums.
Join this 90-minute interactive WebEx session in which five members of
the Social Metadata Working Group will present highlights of our
research and personal observations:
·Observations on our research into social metadata---Marja Musson,
International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam
·Tagging, crowd-sourcing, and other uses of social metadata---Ken
Varnum, University of Michigan
·LAMs' use of third-party sites---Cyndi Shein, Getty Research Institute
·Key points from our survey---Cheryl Gowing, University of Miami
·Measuring successful use of social metadata---Elizabeth Yakel,
University of Michigan School of Information
Program Officer Karen Smith-Yoshimura
<http://www.oclc.org/research/people/smith-yoshimura.htm> will introduce
and facilitate the session. Ample time will be provided for you to ask
questions and discuss the working group's recommendations.
Register here
<https://oclc.webex.com/oclc/j.php?ED=170109042&RG=1&UID=1292781842&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D>*
to attend this WebEx session on 9 March at 9:00 PST/12:00 EST (UTC 17:00).
Although webinar attendance is limited to OCLC Research Library Partners
only, the webinar recording will be made freely available on our website
<http://www.oclc.org/research/events/webinars.htm#sm4lams> and in iTunes
<http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/oclc-research-podcasts-webinars/id284764834>.
*After you register, you will receive an e-mail message that contains
instructions for logging on to WebEx, where you will view the
presentation slides online through your Web browser (please note that
WebEx recommends using Internet Explorer or Firefox, as Chrome and
Safari are not supported). When you log in to the webinar, you may chose
to either listen to the presentation audio through your computer
speakers or headset, or dial in to listen by telephone.
<http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/oclc-research-podcasts-webinars/id284764834>
If you have questions or need assistance, please call WebEx technical
support directly by phone at US/Canada Toll-Free: 1 (866) 229-3239 or
International Toll: +1 (408) 435-7088.
<http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/oclc-research-podcasts-webinars/id284764834>
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