OCLC
Guide
Call to action: public libraries and the opioid crisis
As the impact of the opioid epidemic is felt in communities across the U.S., public libraries are engaging in community responses. For many libraries, however, the new and urgent demand created by this public health crisis is paired with uncertainty on how best to address...
Position paper
Responsible operations: data science, machine learning, and AI in libraries
This paper presents an interdependent set of technical, organisational, and social challenges to be addressed en route to library operationalisation of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Case study
Public libraries respond to the opioid crisis with their communities: case studies
This report includes eight research-based case studies highlighting varying opioid response efforts across eight locations in the US.
Report
Public libraries respond to the opioid crisis with their communities: summary report
As the impact of the opioid epidemic is felt in communities across America, public libraries are choosing to be part of the community response. OCLC is sharing knowledge and resources that will help public libraries and their community partners develop effective strategies to address the...
Report
Creating library linked data with Wikibase: lessons learned from Project Passage
This report provides an overview of the context in which the Wikibase prototype was developed, how the platform was adapted for use by librarians, and eight use cases where pilot participants (co-authors of this report) describe their experience of creating metadata for resources in various...