OCLC ResearchThe latest announcements from OCLC Research.The PREMIS Editorial Committee has released the PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, version 2.0- April 9, 2008 Together with its supportging documentation, the PREMIS Data Dictionary provides a comprehensive, practical resource for implementing preservation metadata in digital archiving systems.http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2008-04-09.htm Jennifer Bowen and David Lindahl to speak about University of Rochester's eXtensible Catalog (XC) on 22 April at OCLC Dublin, Ohio (USA)- April 7, 2008 The XC is a suite of open-source applications that will provide libraries with an alternative way to reveal their collections to users.http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2008-04-07.htm Researchers will do online presentation on importance of face-to-face reference skills in the virtual reference (VR) environment- April 4, 2008 Lynn Silipigni Connaway (OCLC) and Marie L. Radford (Rutgers) will present results from their IMLS-funded Seeking Synchronicity project in an online session at 2 p.m. EDT on 16 April 2008.http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2008-04-04.htm |