RLG Partnership 
Meeting 
2010
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Meeting
Risks and Challenges
Observations on 
RLG Partnership
and Future
Up Next
Risk Clusters
Value Proposition

Human Resources

Durable Goods

Legacy Technology

Intellectual Property
… a reduced  sense of library relevance from below, above, and within
 


… uncertainties about adequate preparation, adaptability, capacity for leadership in face of change 


… changing value of library collections and space; prices go up, value goes down – accounting doesn’t    acknowledge the change


… managing and maintaining legacy systems is a challenge; replacement parts are hard to find


… losing some traditional assets to commercial providers (e.g. Google Books) and failing to assume clear ownership stake in others (e.g. local scholarly outputs
Library Value
THEN
Library Value = Collections + Services
and
Collections ≈ Services
then
Services = Support for Quality and Quantity
  of Institutional outputs

Library Value α Institutional outputs
NOW
Collections ≠ Services
Library Value ≠ Institutional outputs                                                                              
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Library Value = Collections + Services
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Traditional 
Processes
Shape New
Services
Research Information Management

Mobilizing Unique Materials


Metadata Management


Infrastructure and Standards

System-Wide Organization
Inside/Out
Outside/In
Update sessions, Round 1
Role of Libraries in Data Curation • John MacColl • Renaissance South

Taking Our Pulse: Survey on Special Collections and Archives • Jackie Dooley and Alice Schreyer • Renaissance North

The Researcher of the Future • Lynn Silipigni Connaway • Sienna

Name Extraction and Disambiguation • Jean Godby • Location: Venetian
Libraries & OCLC
RLG Partnership 
& OCLC Research
Structure fixed for 5 years ; 1 year remaining
achievements, track record, influence
New arrangement as recommended by RLG 
Committee of OCLC Board to begin July 1, 2011
Recommendation:
Broad-based research library collaborative
Visible venue and primary conduit
Global
Share the cost
Significant commitment
Understanding of research library role
Confirmation of model - enhance & extend

Announce specifics and opportunity
September 2010
RLG Partnership 
& OCLC Research
Research Information Management

Mobilizing Unique Materials


Metadata Management


Infrastructure and Standards

System-Wide Organization
Plenary sessions
- Macro-view
Libraries and environment
Metadata Futures
Cloud Services and Libraries
Collections Futures

Breakout sessions
- Specific project work
3 x 4
seminar-like
lightning round
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     Thanks