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Keep up with all the trends and developments with OCLC meetings, events and programs for the global library community.

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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]

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Recent news

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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.

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Recent publications

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NextSpace
Issue No. 19

Act Think global, Act local

OCLC Abstracts newsletter

OCLC Abstracts
22 October 2012

The latest news about OCLC services, programs and events

OCLC eNews newsletter

OCLC eNews
Issue 30

Newsletter for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Featured video

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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Did you miss it?

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.

 

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