Registration for the 12th ACM/IEEE-Computer Society Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2012) is Now Open
OCLC Research has officially endorsed JCDL 2012.
Read MoreThe Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time
HBR Blog Network
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March 14, 2012
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Find the off switch. Most of us already know this, but it’s worth repeating: multitasking lowers productivity. Check out Energy Project CEO T…
Read MoreBehind the Research: Interview with OCLC Research Scientist Jean Godby Inaugurates new Series on OCLC Cooperative Blog
This series takes the opportunity to get to know a bit about the researchers themselves–what motivated them to get into the profession, what drives their curiosity, what inspires them.
Read MoreVIAF (Virtual International Authority File) Transitions from OCLC Research Prototype to OCLC Service
OCLC will continue to make VIAF openly accessible and will also work to incorporate VIAF into various OCLC services.
Read MoreSearch Engine Optimization (SEO) for Institutional Repositories Webinar Recording Now Available
This webinar provided SEO techniques for improving the indexing ratios of institutional repositories in Google Scholar.
Read MoreShenghui Wang Named OCLC Research Scientist
OCLC Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Shenghui Wang, Ph.D., as a Research Scientist effective 1 May 2012. Dr. Wang will work from the OCLC European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters office in Leiden, Netherlands.
Read MoreInnovation, Abundance and the Lesson of Aluminum
Innovation Tools
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March 14, 2012
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Compared to what. Check out this excerpt from Peter H. Diamandis’ and Steven Kotler’s Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think < htt…
Read MoreDo E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read?
Time Magazine
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March 14, 2012
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Un-stickiness. Anecdotal evidence points to the troubling possibility that information read on a screen just doesn’t register the same way it woul…
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