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SCELC at 35: planning for a post-COVID landscapeDrawing on recent OCLC research and an analysis of broader market trends, Constance’s presentation will explore the role of the consortium in advancing library leadership. What can the composition of the SCELC membership tell us about the mix of cooperative programs and services that are likely to be needed? How can SCELC libraries position themselves for the future, individually and collectively? The session will incorporate interactive polls to encourage engagement and dialogue, framing key themes and questions about the benefits and tradeoffs of library cooperation.
Speaker BioConstance Malpas, Manager, Strategic Programs at OCLC
Constance leads strategic initiatives across OCLC’s Membership and Research, Global Product Management, and Business Development divisions. She manages cross-functional teams evaluating product/program opportunities and internal processes to improve strategic alignment and scale success across the enterprise. Constance serves as a practice and thought leader in service design and strategy both internally and externally.
Previously, she served as Strategic Intelligence Manager and Research Scientist at OCLC, providing environmental intelligence on library service directions and leading a program of research on the evolving service requirements of academic libraries. Constance is a frequent public speaker and has published widely (
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-8294) on topics ranging from the evolution of US higher education, to the changing academic collections environment, to library support for emerging research, teaching and learning workflows. Constance holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MA from Princeton University, both degrees in history of science. She lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She tweets @ConstanceM and blogs at
Hanging Together.
