The PREMIS Editorial Committee has released the PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, version 2.0

Together with its supportging documentation, the PREMIS Data Dictionary provides a comprehensive, practical resource for implementing preservation metadata in digital archiving systems.
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Jennifer Bowen and David Lindahl to speak about University of Rochester's eXtensible Catalog (XC) on 22 April at OCLC Dublin, Ohio (USA)

The XC is a suite of open-source applications that will provide libraries with an alternative way to reveal their collections to users.
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Researchers will do online presentation on importance of face-to-face reference skills in the virtual reference (VR) environment

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.
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OCLC Programs and Research Offers Online PARcasts

The first (and second) in a new series of podcasts and webinars from Programs and Research staff is now available on the OCLC Web site.
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OCLC Programs and Research sponsors JISC Conference 2008, 15 April at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England

The two organizations share a history of connections and collaboration, as well as interest in topics related to the conference theme of "Enabling Innovation."
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OCLC and ALISE Announce 2008 Research Grant Award Recipients

OCLC Programs and Research and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) announce research grant awards to Youngok Choi, of the Catholic University of America; Diane Kelly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Rong Tang and Sheila Denn, of Simmons College.
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Brian Lavoie and Fran Berman to co-Chair NSF Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access.

The group will develop actionable recommendations for the economic sustainability of preservation and persistent access to digital information for future generations.
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Happy Holidays from OCLC Programs and Research!

We've developed a little prototype for your holiday enjoyment.
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Deadline approaches for faculty research grant proposals

Proposals for the 2008 OCLC/ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program are due September 17, 2007.
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OCLC to work with Zepheira to redesign OCLC’s Persistent URL service

OCLC and Zepheira announced today that they will work together to rearchitect OCLC’s Persistent URL (PURL) service to more effectively support the management of resources in today’s dynamic Web environment.
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OCLC Research Technical Intern wins Student Writing Award

Timothy J. Dickey has won the 2007 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award, which will be presented on Sunday, 24 June, at the LITA Awards Reception at the ALA National Conference.
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OCLC Researchers Collaborate on Global Resources Network Report on Changes in Global Collection Patterns in ARL Libraries

Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Edward T. O'Neill joined Mary E. Jackson (Auto-Graphics, Inc.) and Eudora Loh (UCLA) to prepare the report, which analyzes Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member library cataloging data in the OCLC WorldCat database.
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