Annette Dortmund
Senior Program Officer
Dr. Annette Dortmund serves as a Senior Program Officer at OCLC Research, where she coordinates and supports research and engagement programs in Europe for the Research Library Partnership related to next-generation metadata, including persistent identifiers in scholarly communication and library linked data. She has co-authored a number of OCLC publications, including Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management and Social Interoperability in Research Support: Cross-Campus Partnerships and the University Research Enterprise.
In recent years, she has examined the adoption and integration of persistent identifiers in scholarly communication and their important role in the transition of library data to linked data. Currently, Annette focuses on the challenges and needs associated with implementing next-generation metadata workflows in libraries and other cultural heritage institutions
Annette graduated with a Magister Artium in Book Studies, Latin Philology, and Comparative Literature from the University of Mainz, receiving her doctorate from there in 1998. She has been working for OCLC in a variety of roles since 2001.
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Hanging Together
Annette is a frequent contributor to the OCLC Research blog, Hanging Together
OCLC Publications
Envisaging the Future of Metadata
6 February 2025
Annette Dortmund
Explores the evolving landscape of metadata, highlighting the importance of balancing innovation with stability. It discusses the role of AI, the shift towards context-driven metadata, and the need for openness, accessibility, sustainability, and persistence in metadata management.
Social Interoperability in Research Support: Cross-campus Partnerships and the University Research Enterprise
20 August 2020
Rebecca Bryant, Annette Dortmund, Brian Lavoie
The report defines social interoperability and describes the network of campus units involved in major areas of university research support services. It concludes by offering recommendations for cultivating successful cross-campus relationships.
Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey
3 December 2018
Rebecca Bryant, Anna Clements, Pablo de Castro, Joanne Cantrell, Annette Dortmund, Jan Fransen, Peggy Gallagher, Michele Mennielli
OCLC and eruoCRIS partnered to conduct an international survey of research information management (RIM) practices to examine the broad global RIM ecosystem. This report details the complexity of RIM practices and the growing need for improved system-to-system interoperability.