Erica
@ericamelko.bsky.social
I'm interested in research and learning resources for all library, museum, and archive types. I support content creation for OCLC, primarily in support of OCLC Research, Research Library Partnership, and WebJunction programs.
Can someone please explain maternity cardigans to me? I don't understand what need they're filling.
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Can someone please explain maternity cardigans to me? I don't understand what need they're filling.
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Whenever I’m about to join something I’ve registered for (and want to attend) I always feel this big of regret-for the time I won’t have to get on with things. And then, nearly always, it is so worth it to take time to learn and discuss.
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Whenever I’m about to join something I’ve registered for (and want to attend) I always feel this big of regret-for the time I won’t have to get on with things. And then, nearly always, it is so worth it to take time to learn and discuss.
I had my toddler help "bake" cookies for Thanksgiving by getting the take-and-break kind from the store so he could break them apart, put them on the tray, and watch them bake in the oven. And you know what, they were a hit. Why do I bake my own cookies when store bought cookie dough is delicious?
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I had my toddler help "bake" cookies for Thanksgiving by getting the take-and-break kind from the store so he could break them apart, put them on the tray, and watch them bake in the oven. And you know what, they were a hit. Why do I bake my own cookies when store bought cookie dough is delicious?
This was actually the biggest adjustment I had to parenthood. Again, it seems so obvious, but I remember sitting in a rocker holding my newborn, staring off into the void, going, "Oh..... " And there was just know way to mentally prepare for that until it happened.
For me it was realizing they would be my responsibility all the time except for short stretches of time, but during those times they could theoretically come back to me at any moment. Like obviously I knew this, but in reality it’s like oh wait, but I wanted to binge watch TV all day???
Before you have kids, you intellectually understand they need to eat dinner every day. But you do not understand what this means. You can't. They need to eat dinner EVERY day
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This was actually the biggest adjustment I had to parenthood. Again, it seems so obvious, but I remember sitting in a rocker holding my newborn, staring off into the void, going, "Oh..... " And there was just know way to mentally prepare for that until it happened.
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The #WebJunction course catalog is a free, online learning environment of library-related on-demand courses and webinar recordings.
⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere.
⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere.
Increase your community impact with WebJunction | OCLC
OCLC’s WebJunction offers free, on-demand professional development and continuing education resources that build the knowledge, skills, and confidence library staff need to deliver transformational se...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The #WebJunction course catalog is a free, online learning environment of library-related on-demand courses and webinar recordings.
⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere.
⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere.
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Happy Halloween! 🎃🐺 If you enjoy a good werewolf story, these resources — all available on WorldCat.org — will leave you howling for more.
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
Werewolves in WorldCat - Hanging Together
If you enjoy a good werewolf story, read on for a description of some resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
hangingtogether.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃🐺 If you enjoy a good werewolf story, these resources — all available on WorldCat.org — will leave you howling for more.
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
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Happy Halloween!
Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.
hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...
#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.
hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...
#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
Werewolves in WorldCat - Hanging Together
If you enjoy a good werewolf story, read on for a description of some resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
hangingtogether.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy Halloween!
Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.
hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...
#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.
hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...
#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
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OCLC’s publisher relations team works to strengthen collaboration between libraries and publishers.
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Claire Holloway explores how together they can improve #OpenAccess discoverability. #OCLCresearch #OAweek
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Claire Holloway explores how together they can improve #OpenAccess discoverability. #OCLCresearch #OAweek
Building connections with publishers to bridge the OA discovery gap - Hanging Together
Explore how libraries and publishers can collaborate to improve Open Access discoverability, breaking down barriers with better metadata, seamless access, and trust.
hangingtogether.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
OCLC’s publisher relations team works to strengthen collaboration between libraries and publishers.
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Claire Holloway explores how together they can improve #OpenAccess discoverability. #OCLCresearch #OAweek
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Claire Holloway explores how together they can improve #OpenAccess discoverability. #OCLCresearch #OAweek
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It may be #OAWeek but let's not forget the print monographs that make up research collections in scholarly libraries - joining the official launch of the UK PBC, a joint initiative to secure access to print monographs in UK libraries for current and future use. #UKPBC #collectivecollections ukpbc.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It may be #OAWeek but let's not forget the print monographs that make up research collections in scholarly libraries - joining the official launch of the UK PBC, a joint initiative to secure access to print monographs in UK libraries for current and future use. #UKPBC #collectivecollections ukpbc.uk
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Proud to have been part of this effort, together with @rabryant.bsky.social and others.
Relevant far beyond just metadata and the library community.
hangingtogether.org/striking-the...
Relevant far beyond just metadata and the library community.
hangingtogether.org/striking-the...
Striking the right balance: Opportunities and challenges of AI in metadata workflows - Hanging Together
AI can enhance metadata work—but only with care. Learn how libraries can balance innovation with quality and ethical practice.
hangingtogether.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Proud to have been part of this effort, together with @rabryant.bsky.social and others.
Relevant far beyond just metadata and the library community.
hangingtogether.org/striking-the...
Relevant far beyond just metadata and the library community.
hangingtogether.org/striking-the...
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The third blog post in our AI and metadata workflows series is here.
Read and find out -- can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.
Read and find out -- can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.
Examining the role of AI in institutional repository workflows - Hanging Together
Can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.
hangingtogether.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The third blog post in our AI and metadata workflows series is here.
Read and find out -- can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.
Read and find out -- can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.
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Public Library Fundamentals, the newest addition to the Library Foundational Training (LiFT) program from OCLC's #WebJunction, introduces the core principles and values that shape public libraries.
⤵️ Learn more and enroll today. 🧵 1/2
⤵️ Learn more and enroll today. 🧵 1/2
New Public Library Fundamentals course: Building confidence from the ground up
Public Library Fundamentals is an on-demand course in the Library Foundational Training (LiFT) program. It introduces core principles of public libraries, examining what makes them unique, how they se...
www.webjunction.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Public Library Fundamentals, the newest addition to the Library Foundational Training (LiFT) program from OCLC's #WebJunction, introduces the core principles and values that shape public libraries.
⤵️ Learn more and enroll today. 🧵 1/2
⤵️ Learn more and enroll today. 🧵 1/2
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A recording of this Reimaging Descriptive Workflows webinar is now available at: oclc.wistia.com/medias/u1ues...
Next up: Transformative Practices at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social & @tcddublin.bsky.social
15:00 (BST) on Wed 22nd Oct
connect.oclc.org/en/uki-reima...
#metadata #cataloguing #ethics
Next up: Transformative Practices at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social & @tcddublin.bsky.social
15:00 (BST) on Wed 22nd Oct
connect.oclc.org/en/uki-reima...
#metadata #cataloguing #ethics
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A recording of this Reimaging Descriptive Workflows webinar is now available at: oclc.wistia.com/medias/u1ues...
Next up: Transformative Practices at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social & @tcddublin.bsky.social
15:00 (BST) on Wed 22nd Oct
connect.oclc.org/en/uki-reima...
#metadata #cataloguing #ethics
Next up: Transformative Practices at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social & @tcddublin.bsky.social
15:00 (BST) on Wed 22nd Oct
connect.oclc.org/en/uki-reima...
#metadata #cataloguing #ethics
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"Backlogs and beyond: #AI in primary cataloging workflows" discusses how libraries are addressing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges by exploring the practical support AI can provide, while keeping human expertise central. hangingtogether.org/backlogs-and...
Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows - Hanging Together
Facing backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.
hangingtogether.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Backlogs and beyond: #AI in primary cataloging workflows" discusses how libraries are addressing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges by exploring the practical support AI can provide, while keeping human expertise central. hangingtogether.org/backlogs-and...
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Amazing recap of today's webinar. Two more sessions upcoming in this series! Thanks to all our presenters and to @emmabooth.bsky.social for the reportage in real time!
Joining an @oclc.org RLP webinar on "Reimagining Descriptive Workflows: building institutional capacity through collaborative approaches" - Kathryn Sullivan @kats23.bsky.social of @uomlibrary.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk & Elly Cope @ellycope.bsky.social of @universityofleeds.bsky.social #metadata
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Amazing recap of today's webinar. Two more sessions upcoming in this series! Thanks to all our presenters and to @emmabooth.bsky.social for the reportage in real time!
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This is the first in a series of 3 @oclc.org webinars about practical applications of "Reimagine Descriptive Workflows" www.oclc.org/research/pub... presenting case studies of reparative and inclusive descriptive practices.
Here's the 🧵...
Here's the 🧵...
Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice
The Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project convened a group of experts, practitioners, and community members to determine ways of improving descriptive practices, tools, infrastructure, and workflows...
www.oclc.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is the first in a series of 3 @oclc.org webinars about practical applications of "Reimagine Descriptive Workflows" www.oclc.org/research/pub... presenting case studies of reparative and inclusive descriptive practices.
Here's the 🧵...
Here's the 🧵...
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Uncertainty over global shipping operations in August 2025 led to various pauses that affected interlibrary loan into the US. In this #HangingTogether blog, #OCLCresearch's Dennis Massie highlights how the SHARES community responded.
⤵️ Read more.
⤵️ Read more.
Rising to the challenge: How the SHARES resource sharing community navigated a global disruption to international shipping - Hanging Together
When international ILL shipping faced an unprecedented disruption, the OCLC RLP SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving acros...
hangingtogether.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Uncertainty over global shipping operations in August 2025 led to various pauses that affected interlibrary loan into the US. In this #HangingTogether blog, #OCLCresearch's Dennis Massie highlights how the SHARES community responded.
⤵️ Read more.
⤵️ Read more.
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Social media can feel like running on a hamster wheel, always chasing what’s new and trendy. 📲 Join OCLC's #WebJunction on 14 October to learn what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck.
⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar
@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar
@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
Lower the Stress and Increase the Effectiveness of Your Social Media
This webinar will focus on identifying what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck. Learn practical tips so that you can leave the stress behind and start having fun...
www.webjunction.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Social media can feel like running on a hamster wheel, always chasing what’s new and trendy. 📲 Join OCLC's #WebJunction on 14 October to learn what types of posts break through the algorithm and which ones are a time suck.
⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar
@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar
@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social
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De-duplication has always been essential to maintaining the quality of #OCLCworldcat.
⤵️ OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how OCLC is leveraging both AI and the expertise of catalogers and experienced OCLC staff to innovate the process. #OCLCnext
⤵️ OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how OCLC is leveraging both AI and the expertise of catalogers and experienced OCLC staff to innovate the process. #OCLCnext
Scaling de-duplication in WorldCat: Balancing AI innovation with cataloging care | OCLC
Discover how OCLC uses AI to accelerate WorldCat de-duplication while preserving catalogers’ care and expertise.
blog.oclc.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
De-duplication has always been essential to maintaining the quality of #OCLCworldcat.
⤵️ OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how OCLC is leveraging both AI and the expertise of catalogers and experienced OCLC staff to innovate the process. #OCLCnext
⤵️ OCLC's Bemal Rajapatirana shares how OCLC is leveraging both AI and the expertise of catalogers and experienced OCLC staff to innovate the process. #OCLCnext
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The #OCLCleaderscouncil has elected Keith Webster, Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, to the OCLC Board of Trustees.
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/2 #OCLCnews
@cmkeithw.bsky.social @library.cmu.edu @cmu.edu
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/2 #OCLCnews
@cmkeithw.bsky.social @library.cmu.edu @cmu.edu
OCLC Leaders Council elects Keith Webster to Board of Trustees | OCLC
The OCLC Leaders Council has elected Keith Webster, Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries at Carnegie Mellon University, to the OCLC Board of Trustees.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The #OCLCleaderscouncil has elected Keith Webster, Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, to the OCLC Board of Trustees.
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/2 #OCLCnews
@cmkeithw.bsky.social @library.cmu.edu @cmu.edu
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/2 #OCLCnews
@cmkeithw.bsky.social @library.cmu.edu @cmu.edu
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Libraries host countless gatherings with each an opportunity to foster connection and curiosity. Join #WebJunction on 30 September to learn how intentional design can transform meetings and events into meaningful experiences.
⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
Meaningful library gatherings: Bringing purpose to every meeting and event
In this webinar, learn how intentional design can transform routine meetings and events into effective and meaningful experiences.
www.webjunction.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Libraries host countless gatherings with each an opportunity to foster connection and curiosity. Join #WebJunction on 30 September to learn how intentional design can transform meetings and events into meaningful experiences.
⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
⤵️ Register here. #WJwebinar
My toddler is really into the "Elmo Slide" song lately, and when it comes on, he gives off the energy of a college kid at a bar when "OMG IT'S OUR SONG" comes on and they rush out to the dance floor. He stumbles over his toys to get enough room to "flap" his arms and "hop" to his lil heart's content
September 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My toddler is really into the "Elmo Slide" song lately, and when it comes on, he gives off the energy of a college kid at a bar when "OMG IT'S OUR SONG" comes on and they rush out to the dance floor. He stumbles over his toys to get enough room to "flap" his arms and "hop" to his lil heart's content
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OCLC’s #WebJunction recently turned to its community to find out what they want most out of learning experiences.
⤵️ Learn how insights from more than 1,200 respondents are shaping resources to keep library staff inspired, informed, and supported.
⤵️ Learn how insights from more than 1,200 respondents are shaping resources to keep library staff inspired, informed, and supported.
2025 WebJunction experience survey results: Findings
Every two years, WebJunction surveys our users for feedback on what we offer to better understand library staff’s challenges, priorities, and interests. Here, we’ll share what we learned about what ou...
www.webjunction.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
OCLC’s #WebJunction recently turned to its community to find out what they want most out of learning experiences.
⤵️ Learn how insights from more than 1,200 respondents are shaping resources to keep library staff inspired, informed, and supported.
⤵️ Learn how insights from more than 1,200 respondents are shaping resources to keep library staff inspired, informed, and supported.
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Nicely said. This was a central theme of my course on collaboration and the value of consortia > Time and again, connections to trusted peers have proven to be every bit as essential as all the other types of infrastructure we depend upon to do our jobs. buff.ly/ru6fpPR
Rising to the challenge: How the SHARES resource sharing community navigated a global disruption to international shipping - Hanging Together
When international ILL shipping faced an unprecedented disruption, the OCLC RLP SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving…
hangingtogether.org
September 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Nicely said. This was a central theme of my course on collaboration and the value of consortia > Time and again, connections to trusted peers have proven to be every bit as essential as all the other types of infrastructure we depend upon to do our jobs. buff.ly/ru6fpPR
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Global shipping chaos? No problem. When international ILL faced an unprecedented disruption, the SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving across borders. 🌍📚
New blog post tells the tale! #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP
New blog post tells the tale! #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP
Rising to the challenge: How the SHARES resource sharing community navigated a global disruption to international shipping - Hanging Together
When international ILL shipping faced an unprecedented disruption, the OCLC RLP SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving acros...
hangingtogether.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Global shipping chaos? No problem. When international ILL faced an unprecedented disruption, the SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving across borders. 🌍📚
New blog post tells the tale! #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP
New blog post tells the tale! #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP