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Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management. OCLC Research Report
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Bryant, Rebecca; Dortmund, Annette; Malpas, Constance – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2017
This report provides university and research library leaders with useful insights on emerging practices and infrastructures in European research information management (RIM), on the current and future role of persistent person and organization identifiers, and, more specifically, on incentives and barriers to adoption in three different national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Management, Research Administration, Research Libraries
Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey. OCLC Research Report
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Bryant, Rebecca; Clements, Anna; de Castro, Pablo; Cantrell, Joanne; Dortmund, Annette; Fransen, Jan; Gallagher, Peggy; Mennielli, Michele – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2018
In order to examine how research institutions worldwide are applying research information management (RIM) practices, OCLC Research partnered with euroCRIS to conduct a web-based survey that was administered from October 2017 through February 2018, yielding 381 responses from 44 countries, demonstrating the global nature of research information…
Descriptors: Information Management, Online Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, Specialists
Metadata for Web Resources: How Metadata Works on the Web.
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Dillon, Martin – 2000
This paper discusses bibliographic control of knowledge resources on the World Wide Web. The first section sets the context of the inquiry. The second section covers the following topics related to metadata: (1) definitions of metadata, including metadata as tags and as descriptors; (2) metadata on the Web, including general metadata systems,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Knowledge Representation, Library Role
Extending MARC for Bibliographic Control in the Web Environment: Challenges and Alternatives.
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McCallum, Sally – 2000
This paper looks at three avenues of exploration related to bibliographic records that the World Wide Web environment invites--sorting out the level of control for Web material, reevaluating aspects of descriptive content requirements for these materials, and experimenting with new format structures. Part I discusses extending MARC for Web…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Library Role
Libraries, Global Change Data, and Information Management.
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Watts, Carol; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1995
This series of articles reviews the management of global change data and the role of librarians and information professionals. Topics include the Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) thesaurus project, ConQuest Software, the Assisted Search for Knowledge (ASK) project, metadata, standards, and Directory Interchange Format and USMARC.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Computer Software, Federal Government, Information Management
Missing Pieces that Fill In the Academic Library Puzzle: Cutting-Edge Technology Can Assure Our Place in the Big Picture.
Baruth, Barbara – American Libraries, 2002
Considers the changing nature of academic libraries in light of new technology and offers suggestions for libraries to keep patron use and interest. Highlights include metadata and MARC formats as opposed to commercial standards; OPAC marginalization; digitization; distance education; institutional allegiance; ethics and competition; and the need…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Agents, Competition, Distance Education