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Brian Lavoie

@libranomics.bsky.social

OCLC Research. Collective collections, university research enterprise, organization of library capacities. Intersection between libraries and economics. Occasional unsolicited coffee roaster recommendations.

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Q: What is the most cited paper in the scientific literature?

A: "Protein measurement with the folin phenol reagent" (1951)

I never would have guessed 😊

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

15.04.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's so important for libraries to update the story they tell about themselves as their roles & responsibilities evolve. A central tenet of our "library beyond the library" concept:
hangingtogether.org/the-library-...

07.04.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The Research Alliance exemplifies how libraries are adapting to new operational structures and communicating an evolving value proposition." New post from @rabryant.bsky.social:
hangingtogether.org/lessons-lear...

07.04.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting read about partnerships between @sdsulibrary.bsky.social & other campus units to support the univ. research enterprise:
www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/02...
Nice example of OCLC Research's "the library beyond the library" concept:
hangingtogether.org/the-library-...
www.oclc.org/research/are...

03.03.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Royal Flamingo Coffee | Columbus Coffee Roaster | Boutique Coffee Royal Flamingo Coffee is a single origin award-winning local Columbus Ohio coffee roaster delivering or mailing coffee.

My previous roaster recommendation was in Louisville KY - this one's right here in Columbus OH. Royal Flamingo (love the name) is relatively new; I've tried a couple of their coffees (a blend and a single origin) and both were really good.
www.royalflamingocoffee.com

19.02.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For example:
Collective collections: www.oclc.org/research/pub...
RDM: www.oclc.org/research/pub...
Collaboration: www.oclc.org/research/pub...
RIM systems: www.oclc.org/research/pub...

17.02.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One last thought on the blog post linked below ... OCLC Research collects, synthesizes, and shares collective wisdom through the publication of case studies on a variety of library interests: collective collections, RDM, and more. Check them out.
hangingtogether.org/collective-c...

17.02.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunergos Coffee - Drink Exceptional Coffee Sunergos is a coffee shop, roaster and subscription service with locations across Louisville Kentucky. Bringing exceptional coffee to the world since 2003!

A coffee roaster to try - if you find yourself in Louisville KY, visit Sunergos Coffee. They offer a variety of single origins & blends, but you might start with Blend B. Of course you don't have to go to Louisville: order beans here:
www.sunergoscoffee.com

07.02.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my nearly 30 years of research, the idea that has probably changed my thinking about libraries the most is collective collections - that the scale of collection stewardship can extend beyond the local level, creating value for libraries & users alike.
hangingtogether.org/collective-c...

05.02.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Collective collections through collective wisdomΒ  - Hanging Together Collective collections are strengthened through aggregated data and shared practitioner knowledge.

Collective wisdom drives collective collections. It's all about shared knowledge and data aggregation. I have some thoughts here:
hangingtogether.org/collective-c...

03.02.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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