We are excited to announce the launch of the Open Divide Lecture Series 2025/2026, beginning on April 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM CEST.

We will kick off the series with the talk:
“Libraries Supporting Open Research: International Perspectives”
by Rebecca Bryant, Senior Program Officer at OCLC Research Library Partnership / Online Computer Library Center, USA.
👉 Abstract:
Open research is increasingly a strategic priority for research institutions, frequently driven by a range of institutional, national, and regional policies, contributing to significant regional differences. This presentation will share insights from a recent leadership roundtable discussion hosted by the transnational OCLC Research Library Partnership, with perspectives from approximately 35 research libraries in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. With a focus on the role of the library, this presentation will examine how institutions are supporting open research, addressing strategic priorities, services, collaborations, and even the formation of new campus units. It will explore regional differences and also consider how external factors like national security, cybersecurity, AI, and growing scrutiny of international collaborations may be impacting open research goals and activities.
👉 About Rebecca: Rebecca Bryant, PhD, serves as Senior Program Officer at OCLC Research where she leads and develops areas for the OCLC Research Library Partnership and for OCLC Research related to research information management (RIM), research data management (RDM), and institutional scholarly communications practices. Her OCLC publications include Research Information Management: Defining RIM and the Library’s Role, Convenience and Compliance: Case Studies on Persistent Identifiers in European Research Information Management, and The Realities of Research Data Management. Prior to joining OCLC in 2016, Rebecca served in previous roles at the University of Illinois, including as Project Manager for Researcher Information Services in the University Library, Assistant Dean in the Graduate College, and Project Leader on the system-wide UI-Integrate ERP implementation project. She has also served as Director of Community at ORCID where she led outreach initiatives to encourage the adoption of ORCID identifiers throughout the scholarly communications community, particularly promoting adoption and integration within universities worldwide. Rebecca earned a bachelor’s degree at Butler University, a master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a PhD in historical musicology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
👉 Registration link: https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r21e4a4713e93f01d98a9e4bc873f14c4
👉 Please see also the full overview of all upcoming talks in the series.
We’re very much looking forward to her contribution and the opportunity to welcome participants from around the globe.
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Ulrich Herb (April 9, 2025). Libraries Supporting Open Research: International Perspectives. Open Divide. Retrieved June 18, 2025 from https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/369