Dear Colleagues,
This week's updates include: . A link to the new OCLC Research: 2012 Activity Report, which highlights OCLC Research achievements and contributions in 2012 and early 2013 . A link to Walk This Way: Detailed Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from Media You Can Read In-house, the third installment in our born-digital report series . Details of how you can explore the world and find books or other library materials about places with mapFAST Mobile . An invitation to attend the OCLC Research Update on 1 July as well as our other meetings and presentations at ALA Annual in Chicago, IL from 28 June-1 July . A reminder to register to attend the first European MOOCs and Libraries Conference in London on 12 July Best regards, Melissa Melissa Renspie Senior Communications Officer <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] _____ OCLC Research Achievements and Contributions Highlighted in 2012 Activity Report OCLC Research: 2012 Activity Report <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2013/2012activityreport-o verview.html> provides highlights of our work in 2012 and early 2013 organized into three areas: . Shared community R&D . Advanced development and consultation within the OCLC enterprise, and . Member and Partner engagement It also provides an overview of the OCLC Research mission, a flavor of important themes in our work agenda, and examples of our outputs, including prototype systems or services, published reports, webinars, podcasts, videos and meetings. The report presents a story of achievement and contribution and represents the significant value that OCLC Research provides to the OCLC enterprise, OCLC members and the larger community. We encourage you to read the report and share it with others. _____ Walk This Way Report Details Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from Readable Media Written by OCLC Research Diversity Fellow Julianna Barrera-Gomez <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/barrera-gomez.html> and Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/erway.html> , Walk This Way: Detailed Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from Media You Can Read In-house <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2012/2012-06r.html#walkth isway> presents the assembled wisdom of experienced practitioners to help those with less experience make appropriate choices in gaining control of born-digital content. It contains discrete steps with objectives, links to available tools and software, references and resources for further research and paths to engagement with the digital archives community. This report is the third in a series of born-digital reports <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2012/2012-06r.html> and is a companion to the first report, You <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2012/2012-06r.html#firsts teps> 've Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content Received on Physical Media. The First Steps report simplifies the processes of inventorying born-digital materials and copying them from old media to a form that can be managed into the future. Walk This Way: Detailed Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from Media You Can Read In-house provides more thorough guidance and tips on approaches, tools, and other resources. The second report in this series, Swatting the Long Tail of Digital Media: A Call for Collaboration <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2012/2012-06r.html#longta il> , addresses transferring content from media that cannot be read in-house. For more information about the work related to these reports, see the Demystifying Born Digital <http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/borndigital.html> activity page. Contact Ricky Erway <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/erway.html> with questions or feedback. _____ Explore the world: find books or other library materials about places with mapFAST Mobile New from OCLC Research, mapFAST Mobile <http://experimental.worldcat.org/mapfast/mobile> lets you search WorldCat.org from your smartphone or mobile browser for materials related to any location and find them in the nearest library. Available on the web and now as an Android app in the Google Play <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.oclc.mapfast> store, mapFAST is a Google Maps mashup that allows users to identify a point of interest and see surrounding locations or events using mapFAST's Google Maps display with nearby FAST geographic headings (including location-based events), then jump to WorldCat.org <http://www.worldcat.org/> , the world's largest library catalog, to find specific items and the nearest holding library. WorldCat.org provides a variety of "facets" allowing users to narrow a search by type of item, year of publication, language and more. With mapFAST Mobile, smartphone and mobile browser users can do a search based on their current location, or an entered search. The user's location or search provides a center for the map, and nearby FAST subject headings are added as location pins. A "Search WorldCat" link then connects users to a list of records for materials about that location in WorldCat.org. For questions about mapFAST Mobile or to share feedback, contact Rick Bennett <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/bennett.html> , OCLC Consulting Software Engineer and lead developer on the project. _____ Join OCLC Research Staff at ALA Annual 28 June-2 July in Chicago, IL OCLC Research staff will attend, present at or host the meetings listed below at ALA Annual in Chicago, IL 27 June-1 July 2013. If you're attending ALA Annual, we encourage you to go to these sessions or get in touch with any of us to arrange a meeting. Friday, 28 June . 8:30-11:30 a.m. - Lorcan Dempsey <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/dempsey.html> will present at the Heads of Technical Services of Large Research Libraries <http://ala13.ala.org/node/10828> meeting at the Sheraton Chicago, Ballroom 1-2 . 1:30-2:30 p.m. - Karen Smith Yoshimura <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/smith-yoshimura.html> will host the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group (by invitation only) at the Palmer House Hilton Honore Ballroom Saturday, 29 June . 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Lynn Silipigni Connaway <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/connaway.html> will moderate the Library Research Round Table Data-Driven Research Forum <http://ala13.ala.org/node/10108> in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room S404bc . 1:00-2:30 p.m. - Lynn Silipigni Connaway <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/connaway.html> will moderate the Library Research Round Table Mentorship Program Forum <http://ala13.ala.org/node/10672> at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Regency Ballroom B . 4:00-5:30 p.m. - Dennis Massie <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/massie.html> with host the SHARES Roundtable in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room N131 . 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Eric Childress <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/childress.html> and Ed O <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/oneill.html> 'Neill will present at the Faceted Subject Access Interest Group <http://ala13.ala.org/node/10899> meeting in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room N137 Sunday, 30 June . 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Lynn Silipigni Connaway <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/connaway.html> will moderate the Research Round Table Creative Problem Solving Research Forum <http://ala13.ala.org/node/10109> in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room S102a . 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Jean Godby <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/godby.htm> will present at the BIBFRAME: Library of Congress Bibliographic Framework Initiative Update Forum <http://ala13.ala.org/node/11529> in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room E352 . 1:00-2:30 p.m. - Lorcan Dempsey <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/dempsey.html> will moderate a LITA technology experts panel at the Top Technology Trends <http://ala13.ala.org/node/10168> & LITA Awards Presentation in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room S105a-c Monday, 1 July . 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Lorcan Dempsey <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/dempsey.html> , Julianna Barrera-Gomez <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/barrera-gomez.html> , Dennis Massie <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/massie.html> and Roy Tennant <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/tennant.html> will present at the OCLC Research Update <http://ala13.ala.org/node/11963> in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room E350 . 12:30-2:00 p.m. - Roy Tennant <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/tennant.html> will host the OCLC Research Library Partnership Systems Meeting in the OCLC Red Suite . 1:30-2:30 p.m. - Lynn Silipigni Connaway <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/connaway.html> will chair the Library Research Round Table Committee Meeting <http://ala13.ala.org/node/11671> in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room N130 See our website <http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/07-28.html> for complete details. _____ Reminder: Register to Attend the First European MOOCs and Libraries Conference in London on 12 July Tweet: #mooclib OCLC Research and Jisc <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> are co-sponsoring MOOCs and Libraries: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly <http://www.open.ac.uk/library/training-and-events/moocs-and-libraries-event > , a one-day event hosted by the Open University Library <http://www.open.ac.uk/library/> at the Pullman Hotel in Central London. The event will focus on the challenges that MOOCs pose to the traditional delivery of library services, and the opportunities they offer for libraries to rethink and revitalize their proposition. Participants will be brought up to speed with the latest MOOC developments around the world, but with a particular emphasis on developments in the UK. Speakers, including OCCL Research Senior Program Officer Merrilee Proffitt <http://www.oclc.org/research/people/proffitt.html> , will share their experience of or thoughts about the impact MOOCs are having on library services across many sectors, on publishers, and on the higher education landscape. The event builds on the highly successful MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge? <http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/03-18.html> event held by OCLC Research and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in March, which staff from the Open University attended. See the full program <http://www.open.ac.uk/library/training-and-events/moocs-and-libraries-event > on the Open University website for complete details. For more information or to register to attend, e-mail [email protected]. _____
