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collective intelligence</a> </h2> <div class="meta-info"> <img data-del="avatar" src='https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/andy_breeding_author.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-90 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-90 photo ' height='90' width='90'/> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/author/andy-breeding/" title="Posts by Andy Breeding" rel="author">Andy Breeding</a></li> <li> 07 February 2023</li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/analytics/">Analytics</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/big-data/">Big data</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/cataloging/">Cataloging</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/metadata/">Metadata</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/technology/">Technology</a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="the-post-thumbnail"><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/collective-intelligence/"></a></div> <div class="post-body"> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5083" src="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/collective_intelligence.jpg" alt="Local decision support based on collective intelligence" width="1080" height="344" srcset="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/collective_intelligence.jpg 1080w, https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/collective_intelligence-300x96.jpg 300w, https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/collective_intelligence-1024x326.jpg 1024w, https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/collective_intelligence-768x245.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></p> <p>Is there anything more thrilling than finding unexpected, useful answers during an information treasure hunt? While working on a shared print program years ago, I got the chance to use a variety of data sets and programming skills to uncover hidden strengths within library collections. It was important work. That knowledge helped showcase how each library contributed and revealed new ways to leverage collective materials.</p> <p>The ability to use analytics tools to investigate relationships between the collections of many libraries and come away with actionable, local insights was exhilarating. If that sounds like your kind of treasure hunt, I have good news for you.</p> <h2></h2> <p><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/collective-intelligence/" class="btn btn-prime btn-read-more2 btn-read-more btn-small">Read More</a></p> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="blog-item post-3101 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-big-data category-research tag-collections tag-worldcat"> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/exploring-canadian-connections-to-the-published-record/">Exploring Canadian connections to the published record</a> </h2> <div class="meta-info"> <img data-del="avatar" src='https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/b_f_lavoie.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-90 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-90 photo ' height='90' width='90'/> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/author/brian-lavoie/" title="Posts by Brian Lavoie, Ph.D." rel="author">Brian Lavoie, Ph.D.</a></li> <li> 11 June 2019</li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/big-data/">Big data</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/research/">Research</a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="the-post-thumbnail"><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/exploring-canadian-connections-to-the-published-record/"></a></div> <div class="post-body"> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3102" src="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/canada.jpg" alt="canada" width="1160" height="370" /></p> <p>At OCLC, we emphasize the importance of connection. Connecting a reader to a book. Connecting a librarian to other librarians. Connecting all libraries, period. In our latest OCLC Research report, we illustrate another kind of connection: connecting creative works to nations.</p> <p><a href="https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2019/oclcresearch-maple-leaves-discovering-canada-through-published-record.html"><em>Maple Leaves: Discovering Canada through the Published Record</em></a> explores the presence of Canadiana in the collections of libraries around the world. This presence is significant—10.9 million distinct publications all told, rolling up to 6.9 million distinct works, and including materials published in Canada, by Canadians, and/or about Canada.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/exploring-canadian-connections-to-the-published-record/" class="btn btn-prime btn-read-more2 btn-read-more btn-small">Read More</a></p> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="blog-item post-1531 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-big-data tag-data tag-data-quality tag-library-management"> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/the-problem-with-data/">The problem with data</a> </h2> <div class="meta-info"> <img data-del="avatar" src='https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hamparian_blog.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-90 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-90 photo ' height='90' width='90'/> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/author/don-hamparian/" title="Posts by Don Hamparian" rel="author">Don Hamparian</a></li> <li> 14 June 2017</li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/big-data/">Big data</a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="the-post-thumbnail"><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/the-problem-with-data/"></a></div> <div class="post-body"> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1537 size-full" src="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-25-Trouble-With-Data.jpg" alt="2017-05-25 Trouble-With-Data" width="1160" height="370" /></p> <p>We’re being inundated with data. That’s what we’re told, right? We hear all the time how many exabytes of new data are being created every day. There’s just one problem: maybe none of it is the data we actually need.</p> <p>I recently had the opportunity, along with several of my OCLC colleagues, to attend the Electronic Resources and Libraries (<a href="https://www.electroniclibrarian.org/">ER&L</a>) Conference. I’ve been going to this great conference for the last two years, and each year it offers a really valuable look into how libraries manage e-resources. This year, several topics across multiple presentations led me to the conclusion that actionable data is actually pretty hard to find and even harder to wrangle successfully.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/the-problem-with-data/" class="btn btn-prime btn-read-more2 btn-read-more btn-small">Read More</a></p> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="blog-item post-1319 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-big-data tag-data"> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/with-big-data-answers-drive-questions/">With big data, answers drive questions</a> </h2> <div class="meta-info"> <img data-del="avatar" src='https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Schmidt_-Andreas.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-90 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-90 photo ' height='90' width='90'/> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/author/andreas-schmidt/" title="Posts by Andreas Schmidt" rel="author">Andreas Schmidt</a></li> <li> 29 March 2017</li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/big-data/">Big data</a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="the-post-thumbnail"><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/with-big-data-answers-drive-questions/"></a></div> <div class="post-body"> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1331 size-full" src="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-28-With-Big-Data-Answers-Drive-Questions.jpg" alt="2017-03-28-With-Big-Data-Answers-Drive-Questions" width="1160" height="370" /></p> <p>Usually, when we search for a solution, we start with a question and then seek out answers. According to <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/events/2017/emea-annual-2017/speakers.html#Viktor-Mayer-Schonberger">Viktor Mayer-Schönberger</a>, one of the plenary speakers at the <a href="https://www.oclc.org/en/events/2017/emea-annual-2017.html">2017 OCLC EMEA Regional Council Meeting in Berlin</a>, big data flips that equation on its head.</p> <p>Tying into the event’s theme, “Libraries at the Crossroads: Resolving Identities,” Viktor explained that big data is all about gaining new perspectives on the world. It is revolutionizing what we see and how we process information. And he explained that with big data, we start with answers—what the data tells us—and then go back to fill in appropriate questions and hypotheses.</p> <p>As a Professor at Oxford University’s Internet Institute and author of <em><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/big-data-a-revolution-that-will-transform-how-we-live-work-and-think/oclc/907622614&referer=brief_results">Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think</a></em>, Viktor also explained that every additional data point is an opportunity to boost customer services and find new synergies. He talked about the quantity of big data translating into a new capability to make sense of patterns.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/with-big-data-answers-drive-questions/" class="btn btn-prime btn-read-more2 btn-read-more btn-small">Read More</a></p> </div> </article> <hr> <article class="blog-item post-67 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-big-data tag-big-data tag-data"> <header> <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/transforming-data-into-impact/">Transforming data into impact</a> </h2> <div class="meta-info"> <img data-del="avatar" src='https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/skip_prichard.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-90 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-90 photo ' height='90' width='90'/> <ul> <li> <a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/author/skip-prichard/" title="Posts by Skip Prichard" rel="author">Skip Prichard</a></li> <li> 08 February 2016</li> <li><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/topic/big-data/">Big data</a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="the-post-thumbnail"><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/transforming-data-into-impact/"></a></div> <div class="post-body"> <p><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-02-03-Skip-intro-post-4.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-150"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-150" src="https://blog.oclc.org/next/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016-02-03-Skip-intro-post-4.jpg" alt="2016-02-03 Skip intro post 4" width="1160" height="370" /></a></p> <p>Last September, I found an <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2015/09/30/big-data-20-mind-boggling-facts-everyone-must-read/#2715e4857a0b6cecaf56c1d3">interesting <em>Forbes</em> article</a>, “20 Mind-Boggling Big Data Facts Everyone Must Read.” Most of them were of the “very big numbers” variety; how many billions of connected devices there are, how many photos we took on our smartphones last year, how much is being invested in big data projects, etc. I think we’ve gotten used to the idea that “big data” is really big.</p> <p>The only fact on the <em>Forbes</em> list I found really “mind-boggling” was the last one: that of all the data collected in the world, only about half a percent is ever analyzed.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.oclc.org/next/transforming-data-into-impact/" class="btn btn-prime btn-read-more2 btn-read-more btn-small">Read More</a></p> </div> </article> <hr>   </div> </div>   <div class="col-md-6 hidden-sm hidden-xs"> <aside class="right-sidebar"> <div class="widget widget_text" id="text-7"><h5 class="sr_w_title">Stay Connected</h5> <div class="textwidget"><p><strong><a href="https://oclc.org/email.html">Sign up</a></strong> to have OCLC <i>Next</i> updates sent directly to your inbox and to keep up with the latest news about the OCLC cooperative, products, and services.</p></div> </div><hr class="small"> <div class="widget 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