OCLC ResearchOCLC ResearchOverview

• Some general remarks– Selection and balance of projects

• Programs www.oclc.org/research/programs/• Software www.oclc.org/research/software/• Projects www.oclc.org/research/projects/

Knowledge organization

Knowledge organization

Metadatamanagement

Metadatamanagement

Contentmanagement

Contentmanagement

Managementintelligence

Managementintelligence

Interop-erabilityInterop-erability

Systems and Interaction design

Systems and Interaction design

Metadata management and knowledge org.Metadata management and knowledge org.

• Priority: Build prototype services which show how OCLC can add value to metadata wherever it is created.

• Priority: Make knowledge organization services more accessible and usable by a wider range of users.

• Metadata switch– Terminology services– Schema transformation– Names– Harvest (NDLTD)

• FRBR• FAST• VIAF• Classification research

Content managementContent management

• Priority: Make a leading contribution to the economic and engineering issues facing the digital preservation community.

• Longer term priority: develop projects which enhance services provided on content.

• OCLC/RLG group • White paper on

economics of digital preservation

• Future technical research work

InteroperabilityInteroperability

• Priority: Continue to make a leading contribution to standards, architectural and interoperability initiatives.

• DCMI• ZIG/SRU/SRW• IMS• OAI• NACO

Management intelligenceManagement intelligence

• Priority: Explore how to support management decisions by making better use of available data.

• Comparative collection assessment

• Analysis of ILL data

• Collection analysis using index information

• OSU/OCLC IMLS grant application?

• Special collections

A renewed emphasis on …A renewed emphasis on …

• Communication– Publication– Presentation– Website– …

• Collaboration– Strategic partnership

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