An Essay by Laurie Arp and John Wilkin As one of his first member communications, John Wilkin, CEO of Lyrasis, shared his essay “Lyrasis in a Landscape of Radical Interdependence,” which introduced our areas of strategic focus and launched this essay series. In that essay, John wrote that “Lyrasis serves as the connective tissue, by … Read More
On September 19th, 2022, the ORCID US Community consortium welcomed the University of Georgia to speak on a case study implemented by their Graduate School to incite their graduate students to create professional profiles that would showcase their value as researchers. The university determined that they could use this opportunity to also promote ORCID iD … Read More
It’s been five years, and the ORCID US Community is still steadily growing, with plenty of exciting updates and important information from across the community below. Past newsletters can be found in the ORCID US Community Blog. To contribute to future newsletters, please email orcidus@lyrasis.org. Thank you! Community Snapshot Member institutions = 207 (as of … Read More
Building Connections: Community Engagement and Inclusion Trends in Cultural Institutions, the 2023 Lyrasis Research Report, explores the work of libraries, archives and museums to continue their outreach efforts and expand community inclusion during and after the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lyrasis Consulting staff members Tom Clareson and Leigh Grinstead worked with market research … Read More
Our December Instructor Spotlights are Andrea Baer and Dan Kipnis. Andrea and Dan are teaching Online Source Evaluation through “Lateral Reading”: A Workshop for Educators on Dec. 19, 2 – 3 p.m. EST. This interactive workshop will focus on the credibility of online sources. Traditional checklist approaches to evaluating websites (e.g., the CRAAP test) are … Read More
Our November Instructor Spotlight is Rachel Chandler. Rachel is teaching three classes this month: How to Read Scholarly Papers for Librarians on Nov. 7, 2 – 3 p.m. EST Data Visualization for Librarians 1: Getting Started on Nov. 8, 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST Data Visualization for Librarians 2: Beyond the Basics on Nov. 29, … Read More