Presentations
Works in Progress Webinar: Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) research findings—Introduction and project recommendations
Members of the OCLC Research NAFAN team introduced the goals and methodologies used across this important research project. This session covered the overall recommendations based on the findings of the OCLC Research effort for the NAFAN project.
Topics: Works in Progress, User Research, Archives and Special Collections
Understanding Factors that Shape Archivists’ Needs for a New National Finding Aid Platform
Washington, DC
The authors identify and discuss the opportunities and challenges archivists experience when describing archival materials, sharing archival description on the web, and making decisions about whether or not to participate in current finding aid aggregations.
Topics: User Research, Archives and Special Collections
Works in Progress: Research to advance the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project
This webinar will be of interest to library and archive workers, and to those who manage or assess user needs for discovery systems for archival materials.
Topics: Works in Progress, User Research, Archives and Special Collections