Stay current! Get together with the OCLC cooperative online and in person to keep up with trends and developments in the library world with our meetings, events and programs for the global library community. Our events calendar contains a master list of all our activities worldwide. We also issue announcements and news releases to our members and the media, and publish reports, regional newsletters and a member magazine.
Upcoming events
28 May 2013
ELAG 2013 Conference
ELAG is the annual conference of the European Libraries Automation Group in Belgium.
Time: –
04 June 2013
7. OCLC Informationstag
The OCLC Information Day, Frankfurt. A Forum in the library sector.
Time: –
04 June 2013
Meet the new WorldShare ILL
WorldShare Interlibrary Loan, the new service that will replace WorldCat Resource Sharing, is now available.
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
Recent news
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OCLC partnership with MatchWare offers high quality citation data in a mind mapping software tool
OCLC is pleased to add MatchWare to its growing list of WorldCat.org traffic partners in Europe and
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Skip Prichard named OCLC President and CEO
Skip Prichard, an experienced senior executive in the information services market, has been named the next OCLC President and CEO.
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WorldCat database reaches 2 billion holdings
WorldCat, the most comprehensive online database of resources available through libraries around the world, has reached another major milestone with the addition of its 2 billionth holding.

JUST RELEASED!
Libraries: A Snapshot of Priorities and Perspectives
These reports examine librarians' top priorities, key current initiatives, thoughts on service and top methods for keeping current on happenings in the library field.
NextSpace
Issue No. 19
Act Think global, Act local
OCLC Abstracts
22 October 2012
The latest news about OCLC services, programs and events
OCLC eNews
Issue 30
Newsletter for Europe, Middle East and Africa
OCLC Symposiums: Platform for Innovation
Anaheim, California, 22 June 2012
This Americas Regional Council (ARC) Member Meeting and OCLC Symposium featured Phil Simon, technology consultant and author of The Age of the Platform, who discussed how today’s platforms help organizations embrace partnerships and empower innovation.
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WorldShare Metadata collection management overview
20 September 2012
David Whitehair, OCLC provides an overview of the new WorldShare Metadata collection management functionality along with details to get started using the new tool.







