This update includes:
* Partnership meeting inspires Keio University to encourage access to special collections * OCLC Research at ALA * Evolving Scholarly Record - discussions at upcoming EMEA Regional Council 2015 meeting Plus Joe Janes interviews Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Ixchel Faniel on Reordering Ranganathan Best regards, Merrilee Highlights for the OCLC Research Library Partnership Partnership meeting inspires Keio University to encourage access to special collections We've very pleased to share this story with you, because we always love to hear how our work makes a difference. After attending a 2013 OCLC Research Library Partnership meeting at Yale University, librarians from <http://www.lib.keio.ac.jp/en/> Keio University Library in Tokyo changed the way they handle special collections as a result of what they learned. Keio University's Mita Media Center Manager Hideyuki Seki, Chief Executive Shigehiko Kazama and University Librarian Shunsaku Tamura attended <http://oc.lc/pastforward> Past Forward! Meeting Stakeholder Needs in 21st Century Special Collections, which focused on new ways to provide researchers with access to special collections. Before attending the meeting, staff at Keio University Library were very protective of their rare books, focusing primarily on preservation and limiting access to them. But throughout the Past Forward! meeting, they heard other librarians talk about the benefits they experienced from providing their students and faculty access their special collections, and they saw firsthand how Yale University's Beinecke Library provides access to and beautifully displays its books. This led to a profound change in the way Keio University Library thinks about its special collections. As a result, Keio implemented changes to strike a balance between outreach and preservation. The library now encourage access to its rare books and special collections, which not only gives students and faculty a positive experience but directly contributes to the university's scholarly mission. Hideyuki Seki shared his story with Program Officer Jennifer Schaffner; you can <http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2015/01-16a.html> read more and watch the video. And if you have a story to share about out the Partnership has impacted you or your institution, please get in touch! OCLC Research at ALA If you're attending ALA Midwinter 2015 in Chicago, be sure to attend the OCLC Research Update on Monday, 2 February from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room W183c. The agenda includes a number of updates that will be of interest to those in the Partnership, including * The Shared Print Advisory Council-Research Scientist Constance Malpas will describe the work of this council, which was convened in 2014 to provide community guidance on emerging infrastructure and service requirements for building and managing shared print collections. * Is ILL Dying Off? Some Clues From the Borrow Direct Consortium-Program Officer Dennis Massie will give an overview of how OCLC Research analyzed a five years' worth of collection-sharing activity by the eleven members of the Borrow Direct consortium to confirm if the proliferation of e-resources in libraries is actually making interlibrary loan obsolete. * Data Designed for Discovery-Senior Program Officer Roy Tennant will describe some current problems that libraries have with OCLC's bibliographic data and how new techniques are being used to solve those problems. <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-mw-registration.en.html> Register to attend this and other OCLC sessions at ALA Midwinter 2015. Evolving Scholarly Record - discussions at upcoming EMEA Regional Council 2015 meeting At the upcoming <http://www.oclc.org/en-europe/events/2015/EMEARC2015.html> EMEA Regional Council 2015 meeting (Florence, Italy, 10-11 February) join Senior Program Officer, Titia van der Werf for an introduction to the report, <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2014/oclcresearch-evolvin g-scholarly-record-2014-overview.html> The Evolving Scholarly Record. The report proposes a framework to help drive the discussion about the reconfiguration of roles associated with creation, management and use of the scholarly record in a fast changing research communication environment. As you know, we are convening our OCLC Research Library Partners and inviting stakeholders to workshops to test the framework and identify stewardship issues that merit further exploration. Come learn about the outcomes of the workshops that have been held to date - in Amsterdam (June 2014) and Washington (December 2014). Brian Schottlaender (University Librarian at UC San Diego) and John MacColl (University Librarian at St Andrews) will join us and share their library's effort in reconceiving roles and forging alliances in the evolving stewardship ecosystem. Listen to their experiences and join the conversation! Of note from OCLC Research Joe Janes interviews Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Ixchel Faniel on Reordering Ranganathan Joe Janes (from the University of Washington Information School) interviewed Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Ixchel Faniel about their report, <http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2014/oclcresearch-reorder ing-ranganathan-2014-overview.html> Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities, as well as other aspects of their research. <http://www.oclc.org/research/news/2014/12-19.html> Watch the video! Merrilee Proffitt, Senior Program Officer OCLC Research 777 Mariners Island Blvd Suite 550 San Mateo, CA 94404 USA +1-650-287-2136 Merrilee blogs at <http://hangingtogether.org/> hangingtogether.org Follow me on Twitter @merrileeiam
