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LEADING Forum �May 19, 2023�Welcome

& Thank you

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Toward a national network

Sustainability

Diversity and inclusivity

Collaboration and Community Development

Extend the Education Pipeline

LEADING Goals

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LEADS and LEADING Fellows

Total Fellows: 89 (40+ mentors)

2018: 10 fellows (LEADS)

2019: 11 fellows (LEADS)

Summer 2020 extended fellows: 6 (LEADS)

2021: 24 fellows (LDNG)

2022: 26 fellows (LDNG)

2023: 18 fellows (LDNG)

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Outputs

Presentations

26

Works in progress/submitted/planning to submit

12

Posters

10

Conference Papers

8

Journal papers

5

Software repository/website

2

Dissertation proposal

2

Other contributions

2

Symposium Paper

1

White Papers/reports

1

Project briefing

1

Bulletin paper

1

AI tool deployment

1

Roundtable discussion

1

Datathon collaboration

1 (3 fellows)

Institution blog posts

1

Workshop

1

76 outputs reported. Full output spreadsheet: [LINK]

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Jane Greenberg, �Alice B. Kroeger Professor, Drexel CCI, and Director of the Metadata Research Center (MRC)

Il-Yeol Song, �Professor, Drexel CCI

Weimao Ke, �Associate Professor, Drexel CCI

Erjia Yan, �Associate Professor, Drexel CCI

Jake Williams, �Assistant Professor, Drexel CCI

Drexel PIs and Leadership

Lei Wang, �Teaching Professor, Drexel CCI

Mat Kelly, �Assistant Professor, Drexel CCI

Shadi Rezapour, �Assistant Professor, Drexel CCI.

Alex Poole, �Associate Professor, Drexel, CCI.

Sam Grabus, �LEADING Project Manager, PhD Candidate

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Rachel Frick, �Executive Director, OCLC Library Partnership (PI)

Erik Mitchell,Audrey Geisel University Librarian, UC San Diego Library (PI, mentor)

Richard Urban, Senior Program & Engagement Officer, OCLC Research, (OCLC Data Challenge Coordinator)

Jonathan Wheeler, Data Curation Librarian, University of New Mexico College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (PI, mentor)

Crystal Goldman, General Instruction Coordinator Librarian, UC San Diego Library (Community Engagement Lead, mentor)

Partner PIs and Leadership

Kenning Arlitsch, Dean, Montana State University Library, Professor (2021-2022 LEADING PI)

Andrew K. Pace, Executive Director for Technical Research, OCLC (2021 LEADING PI)

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Keynotes

Laurie Allen, Chief, Digital Innovation Lab (LC Labs), Library of Congress

Florence Hudson, Executive director, Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub at Columbia University

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Goals for today

  1. Recognize & celebrate accomplishments of the LEADING (LEADS and LEADING Fellows & supporting mentors)
  2. Share LEADING ’23/24 outreach plans
  3. Collectively discuss ideas for a next phase, version, or aspects of LEADING’s community of practice may continue or inspire

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