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# The network level
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/the-network-level/
- Published: 2008-04-07T16:38:01.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:25:57.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Books, Institutions, #MPOW, Systems

Jeremy Frumkin of Oregon State University talks to Merrilee Proffitt about library services and **moving to the network level** in the second Parcast \[[file is here](https://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/parcasts/frumkin.htm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]. This is in response to the question “what keeps you awake at night?”.  
What is a [Parcast](https://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/parcasts/default.htm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)?

> Welcome to the OCLC Programs and Research PARcast page. Here you’ll find links to our [podcasts](#podcasts)—the latest recorded interviews with industry thought leaders and up-and-comers—as well as recorded [webinars](#webinars), or online presentations, from Programs and Research staff. \[[PARcasts \[OCLC – Programs and Research\]](https://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/parcasts/default.htm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

Mark Dimunation of the Library of Congress spoke to Merrilee in the first Parcast. His topic:

> Special collections need to keep collecting and building collections of real things, but also need to be smart and be part of the digital conversation. How do libraries create a digital environment where researchers can derive the evidence they need to do their work? \[[PARcasts \[OCLC – Programs and Research\]](https://www.oclc.org/programsandresearch/parcasts/default.htm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]