Building a National Finding Aid Network
OCLC Research was a partner on the California Digital Library-led, IMLS-funded project NAFAN to build the foundations for a national finding aid discovery infrastructure in the United States. OCLC led research efforts that would inform project outcomes.
Presentations and Events
OCLC Hosted Presentations & Events
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—Archivist focus group interviews and EAD analysis
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—End user survey and interviews
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—Introduction and project recommendations
NAFAN Building a National Finding Aid Network Research Update
Understanding Factors that Shape Archivists’ Needs for a New National Finding Aid Platform
Imagining a Shared Future for Archival Discovery
Works in Progress: Research to advance the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project
External Presentations & Events
Who Searches Archives Online? Results From a User Survey from 12 State and Regional Archival Finding Aid Aggregators (NAFAN)
By Lesley A. Langa, PhD and Chris Cyr, PhD
Presented at the SAA Research Forum 2021, July 21, 2021
Langa and Cyr provide an overview of the NAFAN pop-up survey users.
Observing changes in EAD Tag Usage to Support Discovery, 2013-2021
By Bruce Washburn and Merrilee Proffitt
Presented at the SAA Research Forum 2021, July 28, 2021
Washburn and Proffitt describe the comparative analysis of EAD tags and next steps for analysis of finding aids for the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project.