Presenter

Helen K. R. Williams, Metadata Manager, London School of Economics and Political Science

Description

Research libraries continue to change rapidly, with greater connection to the broader network, engagement with non-library campus stakeholders, and new responsibilities to support an array of “inside out” collections.” This creates new challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities for library leaders at all levels of the organizations, to support adaptation. Join the RLP to discuss these challenges. 

In this session, we will first hear a short presentation by Helen Williams, who will share about efforts to support development and “future-proofing” of the London School of Economics (LSE) metadata team. Helen will elaborate on how the LSE metadata team has adapted to an environment with future traditional metadata tasks, through the development of collaborative partnerships and support for a shared vision and strategy in alignment with broader institutional goals.

We will then shift into discussion, where participants will be asked to reflect upon their local conditions and share, based upon the following prompts: 

1. How are roles in your library changing? What are the significant challenges that require adaptation—by the library and by its staff?
2. How is your library adapting? Are your teams adapting in ways similar to LSE? Do you have examples to share?

This informal discussion will follow Chatham House Rules, and an event recording will not be distributed. However, a synthesis will be provided afterwards on the OCLC Research blog Hanging Together.

We invite leaders at all levels of their libraries in OCLC Research Library Partnership organizations to participate.

Registration is required and seats are limited. This session will only be offered at one time.