OCLC Research Overview
Some general remarks –Selection and balance of projects Programs Software Projects
Knowledge organization Knowledge organization Metadata management Metadata management Content management Content management Management intelligence Management intelligence Interop- erability Systems and Interaction design Systems and Interaction design
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 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
Interoperability Priority: Continue to make a leading contribution to standards, architectural and interoperability initiatives. DCMI ZIG/SRU/SRW IMS OAI NACO
Management 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 … Communication –Publication –Presentation –Website –… Collaboration –Strategic partnership
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