
Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management
7 December 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Annette Dortmund, Constance Malpas
This report offers university and research library leaders insights into emerging practices and infrastructures in European research information management (RIM). It examines the role of persistent person and organization identifiers and explores incentives and barriers to their adoption in Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands. By analyzing these national contexts, the report aims to enhance understanding of decision-making dynamics in RIM. The findings help stakeholders navigate evolving infrastructures, address challenges, and leverage opportunities for improved research information management and collaboration across institutions and countries.
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research
1 December 2017
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, Stephanie Mikitish
How well can academic library administrators and staff demonstrate that the academic library is useful to students? Do these administrators and staff have metrics that show how their programs, collections, and spaces impact student learning outcomes and institutional goals? Can they illustrate to provosts* the library’s value to support increased spending?

The Many Faces of Digital Visitors and Residents: Facets of Online Engagement
21 November 2017
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Vanessa Kitzie, Erin M. Hood, William Harvey

Research and Learning Agenda for Archives, Special, and Distinctive Collections in Research Libraries
31 October 2017
Chela Scott Weber

Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library's Role
19 October 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Anna Clements, Carol Feltes, David Groenewegen, Simon Huggard, Holly Mercer, +

The Realities of Research Data Management Part Two: Scoping the University RDM Service Bundle
28 September 2017
Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas

The Transformation of Academic Library Collecting: A Synthesis of the Harvard Library’s Hazen Memorial Symposium
2 August 2017