Research

International dollar (Geary-Khamis dollar) is a currency unit used by economists and international businesses to compare values of different currencies.

supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the IMF

Virtual economy

MMORPG video game

fake currency

local currency issued by the Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation and used in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

private currency produced in the United States

Bohemian silver coin (1519-1672)

CatExpress is a simple-to-use copy cataloging solution that enables you to get materials in your catalog faster with WorldCat MARC records at a cost-effective price.

The OCLC RLP hosted a discussion on research analytics attended by 41 librarians from 29 institutions. Read more. . . .

Feline blogger Chobe is back to share about a purr-fect quilt made by OCLC quilters--just in time for ALA

WorldCat consists of three components: a bibliographic catalog, a knowledge base and a registry for library information. The WorldCat bibliographic catalog includes millions of records covering everything that is available to users in the library. The WorldCat knowledge base combines data about electronic library holdings with access links so users can find and access content. The WorldCat registry uses information about library locations and services to connect information seekers with their local libraries.

What do we know about personal interest researchers in the archives? Research from the NAFAN project gives us insights!

Posts related to the Building a National Finding Aid Network (NAFAN) project. From HangingTogether

Connecting EAD headings for people, places, subjects, and other entities to controlled vocabularies improves discovery and interoperability.

The VIAF® (Virtual International Authority File) combines multiple name authority files into a single OCLC-hosted name authority service.

encodes the proper noun to identify a group of persons closely related by blood or forming a household. This could be a single family unit, or an extended family.... Read the Rest »

encodes the proper noun designation for an individual. This need not include all the individual’s names and titles, but may. Not all names in the finding aid need to... Read the Rest »

How participants in focus groups with archivists were selected and how that process aligns with project values and principles of inclusivity.