ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Not Scotch, but Rum: The Scope and Diffusion of the Scottish Presence in the Published Record
Author: Lavoie, Brian
Date: 2013-09-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Computational Linguistics,Bibliographies,Academic Libraries,Research Libraries,Foreign Countries,Research Methodology,Online Catalogs,Publications,Bibliographic Databases,Library Materials,Library Services,Data Analysis,Databases,Case Studies,Indo European Languages

Big data sets and powerful computing capacity have transformed scholarly inquiry across many disciplines. While the impact of data-intensive research methodologies is perhaps most distinct in the natural and social sciences, the humanities have also benefited from these new analytical tools. While full-text data is necessary to study topics such as lexicographical patterns or the distinctive features of certain literary genres, other types of analysis can be performed using only bibliographic descriptions of a corpus of works--i.e., metadata that includes the identity of the author, publication information, subject classifications, and so on. This report uses Scotland as a case study to illustrate the concept of a national presence in the published record. The concept of a national presence is defined and operationalized in WorldCat data through a methodology that emphasizes machine processing with minimal manual intervention. The Scottish national presence in the published record is extracted from the global library resource represented in WorldCat, and characterized along a variety of dimensions. In addition, library holdings data is used to track the international diffusion and impact of the Scottish national presence. Analysis of Scotland's impact on the published record illustrates how massive aggregations of bibliographic data can be used to conduct research on cultural patterns and trends. National libraries, as well as other memory institutions, would benefit from a view of national contributions to scholarship and culture reflected in the published record, given their mission to collect, make available, and preserve their country's cultural and intellectual heritage. In addition, scholars may find the corpus of materials comprising a national presence to be a fruitful area for research.
The Relationship between BIBFRAME and OCLC's Linked-Data Model of Bibliographic Description: A Working Paper
Author: Godby, Carol Jean
Date: 2013-06-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Academic Libraries,Consortia,Data Processing,Databases,Syntax,Library Services,Library Administration,Vocabulary,Vocabulary Development,Bibliographic Databases,Bibliographies,Library Materials,Books,Cataloging

This document describes a proposed alignment between BIBFRAME (Bibliographic Framework) and a model being explored by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) with extensions proposed by the Schema Bib Extend project, a Worldwide Web Consortium sponsored (W3C-sponsored) community group tasked with enhancing Schema.org to the description of library resources. The key result is that the two efforts are complementary except for some common vocabulary required for the most important entities and relationships. The analysis presented in this document was prompted by the call at the end of the December 2012 BIBFRAME Early Experimenters Meeting for a set of Point or Position papers that work out technical issues and make recommendations for a number of sketchy, difficult, or controversial aspects of the BIBFRAME model. The description is based on a small dataset presented in the entirety in the Appendix. However, the analysis is based on a larger dataset derived from the application of a mapping algorithm from MARC to BIBFRAME on all of WorldCat.org. This document is being released as an OCLC report, but it is intended to be read as a working paper for the BIBFRAME community. The following are appended: (1) Example 1: The OCLC Schema model: Turtle syntax and RDF/XML syntax; and (2) Example 2: BIBFRAME: Turtle syntax and RDF/XML Syntax.
Does Every Research Library Need a Digital Humanities Center?
Author: Schaffner, Jennifer
Date: 2014-02-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Research Libraries,Humanities,Technology Uses in Education,Librarians,Learning Resources Centers,Educational Media,Library Personnel,Scholarship,Information Technology,Library Role,Focus Groups,College Libraries,Higher Education,Institutional Cooperation

The digital humanities (DH) are attracting considerable attention and funding at the same time that this nascent field is striving for an identity. Some research libraries are making significant investments by creating digital humanities centers. However, questions about whether such investments are warranted persist across the cultural heritage community. To help directors confront these issues, Schaffner and Erway familiarized themselves with the DH scholars' point of view--about their processes, their issues, and their needs. Schaffner and Erway followed online discussions, attended scholarly conferences, read the literature, and took advantage of opportunities to talk to scholars about what they do, how they do it, and where they would like assistance. In this essay, Schaffner and Erway argue that library directors can engage with DH along a continuum of investment. Developments in DH generate demand for technical skills that are still rare among scholars and librarians alike. The needs and desires of digital humanists can be addressed in a nuanced way, and tailored to demand. Most institutions will find their appropriate solutions along a spectrum of possible investments in the digital humanities, and only rarely will a director need to sink resources into a DH center.
Social Media and Archives: A Survey of Archive Users
Author: Washburn, Bruce
Date: 2013-08-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Social Media,Archives,Use Studies,Surveys,Notetaking,College Faculty,Graduate Students,Genealogy,Information Transfer,Information Dissemination,Sharing Behavior,Foreign Countries,Information Seeking,Research Methodology,Research Utilization,Information Sources,Credibility,Expertise,Scholarship,Researchers,Web Sites,User Needs (Information),Users (Information)

In April and May of 2012, the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Research conducted a survey of users of archives to learn more about their habits and preferences. In particular, they focused on the roles that social media, recommendations, reviews, and other forms of user-contributed annotation play in archival research. OCLC surveyed faculty, graduate students, and genealogists across North America and a few in the United Kingdom. Data collected from 695 respondents who completed the survey broadened our knowledge of who uses archives and special collections for research. OCLC also learned how users communicate and share information about systems like OCLC Research's ArchiveGrid, and about the relative importance of social media tools in an archival discovery environment. The following are presented in this report: (1) Survey Methodology; (2) The Role of Social Media in Archival Research; and (3) Key Findings. The following are appended: (1) Survey Questions, Summary of Responses, and Notes; (2) Understanding Special Collections Survey Instrument; (3) About ArchiveGrid; and (4) Survey in Context: Prior User and Usability Studies.
Preservation Health Check: Monitoring Threats to Digital Repository Content
Author: Kool, Wouter
Date: 2014-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Information Storage,Metadata,Information Management,Computer Security,Program Evaluation,Preservation,Cost Effectiveness,Use Studies,Semantics,Dictionaries,Maps,Risk

The Preservation Health Check (PHC) project, undertaken as a joint effort by Open Planets Foundation (OPF) and OCLC Research, aims to evaluate the usefulness of the preservation metadata created and maintained by operational repositories for assessing basic preservation properties. The PHC project seeks to develop an implementable logic to support preservation health checks of this kind, and to test this logic against the store of preservation metadata maintained by an operational preservation repository. Preservation metadata is often viewed as &quot;contingency information&quot; that is stored and maintained in the event of future need. The project goal was to explore the opportunities for using preservation metadata to support threat assessment exercises. The scope of the analysis is confined to establishing a general approach for using preservation metadata to support threat assessment, and to evaluating the utility of PREMIS preservation metadata as an evidence base for such assessments. The remainder of this paper provides background on the problem addressed by the PHC project, the approach for operationalizing the concept of a preservation health check, some preliminary findings, and next steps.
Starting the Conversation: University-Wide Research Data Management Policy
Author: Erway, Ricky
Date: 2013-12-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Academic Libraries,Higher Education,Information Technology,Foreign Countries,Stakeholders,Information Systems,Information Management,Universities,Research Libraries,Technology Uses in Education,Policy Formation,Database Management Systems,Technology Integration,Researchers,Data,Research Projects

This call for action addresses the high-level benefits of adopting a university-wide policy regarding research data management. It identifies the various university stakeholders and suggests that the library initiate a conversation among them in order to get buy-in for a proactive, rather than reactive, high-level policy for responsible data planning and management that is supported and sustainable. The intended audience for this call for action is library directors, not because they alone can make this happen, but to encourage them to initiate the conversation. They are invested, because the library may be the recipient of data in need of curation and of requests for guidance, but more importantly, library staff have significant skills and experience to contribute to the discussion. This is an opportunity for the library director to play an entrepreneurial role in furthering the mission of the larger enterprise. Now that universities have a few years experience preparing data management plans required by grant funding agencies, desirable outcomes are beginning to become apparent. Universities in Australia, which have no funder mandates for data management plans, have been proactively creating them simply because it is good practice. Making datasets available can support validation of results and the reproducibility of research. Data can be repurposed in ways not foreseen by the originating researchers, inspiring collaborations and new areas of research. Planning for data management early on will make curation activities much easier throughout the data lifecycle. Efficiencies can be achieved when data curation activities are not treated as one-off occurrences.
Common Ground: Exploring Compatibilities between the Linked Data Models of the Library of Congress and OCLC
Author: Godby, Carol Jean
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Government Libraries,Nonprofit Organizations,Cooperatives,Metadata,Models,Internet,Search Engines,Library Materials,Comparative Analysis,Cataloging

Jointly released by OCLC and the Library of Congress, this white paper compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both institutions. It is an executive summary of a more detailed technical analysis that will be released later this year. The white paper summarizes the recent activity of the Bibliographic Framework Initiative at the Library of Congress which proposes a data model for future data interchange in the linked data environment that takes into account interactions with search engines and current developments in bibliographic description. It also provides an overview of OCLC's efforts to refine the technical infrastructure and data architecture for at-scale publication of linked data for library resources in the broader Web. In addition, it investigates the promise of Schema.org as a common ground between the language of the information-seeking public and professional stewards of bibliographic description.
OCLC Research: 2014 Highlights
Author: Dempsey, Lorcan
Date: 2015-04-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Library Research,Library Materials,Information Science,Research Libraries,Use Studies,Publications,Seminars,Internet

OCLC Research is one of the world's leading centers devoted exclusively to the challenges facing libraries and archives in a rapidly changing information technology environment. The mission of OCLC is to expand knowledge that advances OCLC's public purposes of advancing libraries and librarianship. The goal is to help libraries plan with confidence, position with effect, and make a greater impact by providing them with new knowledge, evidence and models. OCLC focuses on several areas which are described here. These are at the intersection between member interests, OCLC directions, and their particular competencies. The areas are: (1) Knowledge; (2) Evidence; and (3) Models. OCLC organizes work around four themes: (1) Research Collections and Support; (2) Data Science; (3) Understanding the System-wide Library, and (4) User Studies. This report presents highlights of OCLC's accomplishments in 2014 for each of these areas.
Right-Scaling Stewardship: A Multi-Scale Perspective on Cooperative Print Management
Author: Malpas, Constance
Date: 2014-03-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Library Materials,Books,Consortia,Cataloging,Shared Resources and Services,Institutional Cooperation,Access to Information,Library Services,Academic Libraries,State Universities

The goal of this report is to provide an empirically-based assessment, based on WorldCat bibliographic and holdings data, of the size, scope, and salient features of these collections, with special attention to identifying and characterizing segments consisting of relatively scarce and relatively widely-held materials. The analysis also employs a subject-based approach to identifying distinctive collecting strengths at both the local and consortial level, and examines network demand for the consortial print resource using WorldCat Resource Sharing inter-lending data. Insights and findings drawn from the analysis are discussed, which help map the territory of cooperative print strategies organized as a regionally-scaled collaboration. In particular, the findings highlight how scale shapes the scope and depth of the collective print resource; the degrees of redundancy and distinctiveness attached to that collective resource at both local and consortial level; and the scope of cooperation needed to achieve reasonable thresholds of coverage and access. The report also addresses how &quot;right-scaling&quot; stewardship of the collective print investment lies at the center of any shared print strategy, in the sense of determining which materials are best managed at the local level, which are best moved into some form of shared stewardship infrastructure, and the appropriate scale at which collective management should take place.
The Evolving Scholarly Record
Author: Lavoie, Brian
Date: 2014-06-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Scholarship,Communication (Thought Transfer),Models,Trend Analysis,Publications,Stakeholders,Role,Electronic Publishing

The ways and means of scholarly inquiry are experiencing fundamental change, with consequences for scholarly communication and ultimately, the scholarly record. The boundaries of the scholarly record are both expanding and blurring, driven by changes in research practices, as well as changing perceptions of the long-term value of certain forms of scholarly materials. Understanding the nature, scope, and evolutionary trends of the scholarly record is an important concern in many quarters--for libraries, for publishers, for funders, and of course for scholars themselves. Many issues are intrinsic to the scholarly record, such as preservation, citation, replicability, provenance, and data curation. The conceptualization of the scholarly record and its stakeholder ecosystem provided in the report can serve as a common point of reference in discussions within and across domains, and help cultivate the shared understanding and collaborative relationships needed to identify, collect, and make accessible the wide range of materials the scholarly record is evolving to include. This work is an output of our Changes in Scholarly Communication activity, the goal of which is to help libraries find new ways to support their institutions' research mission, contribute to scholarly communications, and align institutional collecting strategies with changes in the broader scholarly information landscape.
Kiwis in the Collection: The New Zealand Presence in the Published Record
Author: Lavoie, Brian
Date: 2014-10-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Publications,Reputation,Music,Films,Popular Culture,Libraries,Language Usage,Authors,Library Materials,Electronic Publishing,Databases,Records (Forms)

Despite its small size and relatively brief national history, New Zealand boasts a distinguished presence in the published record. Authors such as Margaret Mahy and Katherine Mansfield; the renowned soprano Kiri Te Kanawa; and contemporary film icons such as the actor Russell Crowe and producer Peter Jackson are just a few of the well-known names associated with New Zealand's creative tradition, along with internationally acclaimed works such as the Oscar-nominated film Whale Rider and the Booker Prize-winning novel The Bone People. New Zealand's presence in the published record includes many other individuals and works--some widely known, others less so--adding up to a significant contribution to the global corpus of published materials. Indeed, just as New Zealand's iconic kiwi birds lay the largest egg in proportion to their size of any bird species in the world, the New Zealand contribution to the published record too seems out-sized in comparison to the nation's small geography and population. This report characterizes the size and scope of the New Zealand presence in the published record, highlights some of its salient characteristics, and describes its diffusion around the world.
OCLC Research: 2012 Activity Report
Author: OCLC Research
Date: 2013-06-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Electronic Libraries,Access to Information,Community Resources,Technical Support,Research,Library Research,Metadata,Cooperation,Computer Software,Research Libraries,Library Personnel,International Cooperation,Foreign Countries

The mission of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Research is to expand knowledge that advances OCLC's public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. OCLC Research is dedicated to three roles: (1)To act as a community resource for shared research and development (R&amp;D); (2) To provide advanced development and technical support within OCLC itself; and (3) To enhance OCLC's engagement with members and to mobilize the community around shared concerns. This report pulls together recent work in those three areas, providing highlights of OCLC Research activities, focusing on 2012 and the first months of 2013. It provides a flavor of important themes in the internal work and the external shared work agenda. Outputs include prototype systems or services, published reports, webinars, podcasts, videos and meetings ranging from task group sessions to our influential symposium, &quot;Libraries Rebound.&quot; OCLC feel that this report presents a story of achievement and contribution, representing significant value provided to OCLC, the membership, and the larger community. Contents include: (1) Shared community R&amp;D--the OCLC Research work agenda; (2) Advanced development and consultation within the OCLC enterprise; (3) Member and Partner engagement; and (4) OCLC Research staff.
Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities
Author: Connaway, Lynn Silipigni
Date: 2014-06-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Library Science,Library Materials,Library Services,Librarians,Libraries,Behavior,Information Scientists,Library Research,Researchers,Books,Time,Internet,Electronic Publishing

This report suggests that Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan's &quot;Five Laws of Library Science&quot; can be reordered and reinterpreted to reflect today's library resources and services, as well as the behaviors that people demonstrate when engaging with them. Although authors Senior Research Scientist Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Associate Research Scientist Ixchel Faniel believe Ranganathan's five laws are still relevant today, their intent is to help evolve both the work done by librarians and the perceptions of libraries and librarians. By changing how one thinks about the five laws in terms of interpretation and order of importance, Connaway and Faniel hope to reflect the current resources and services available for use and the behaviors that people demonstrate when engaging with them. Their objective is to provide a timely and relevant context for Ranganathan's laws that today's librarians, library researchers and information scientists can refer to as they think about making changes in practice and developing agendas for future research. This work is an output of the OCLC Research User Behavior Studies &amp; Synthesis theme, which centers on how users engage with technology and content.
Discover the NICHD. NIH Publication No. 13-7976
Author: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
Date: 2013-12-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Child Health,Public Agencies,Public Health,Research,Health Education,Wellness,Health Promotion,Pregnancy,Well Being,Prenatal Influences,Perinatal Influences,Infant Mortality,Outreach Programs

This four-page document provides an overview of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a health research agency within the federal government. NICHD is a part of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. This brief report describes the mission of NICHD, its research and the impact of that research on improving health, how NICHD research is performed, and how NICHD supports health education and outreach.