Presentations from past meetings

OCLC Membership Matters  [PDF, 4 slide presentations]
A discussion on membership activities and opportunities in the Americas Regional Council and Global Council, and a view from OCLC Research

Americas Regional Council Member Meeting and OCLC Symposium  [9 streaming video segments, 2 PDF slide presentations]
The OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) met in New Orleans on June 24 at the start of the 2011 ALA Annual Meeting. More than 150 librarians attended in person, and even more participated virtually, to hear updates from the cooperative’s member leadership.  The meeting was followed by the OCLC Symposium on The Infinite Collection: Resources in the Digital Age.

OCLC Americas Regional Council Meeting and Symposium on "Transformational Literacy"  [2 videos, plus 5 PDFs of, slide presentaions]
Bill Maes, Dalhousie University, and Joseph Hafner, McGill University, led the Americas Regional Council meeting at the Canadian Library Association (CLA) Conference 2011. The OCLC Symposium on Transformational Literacy: life stages and libraries, museums and archives followed the ARC meeting and featured DeNel Rehberg Sedo, Mount Saint Vincent University, Tom Hickerson, University of Calgary, and David Pantalony, Curator of Physical Sciences and Medicine, Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Transformational literacy: Preparing users for life’s transitions 
Every day, libraries help people transform their lives. But nowhere is that role more apparent—and important—as when people move from one life stage to another. Whether the transition is from high school to college, student to worker, adult to parent or any other important life change, the need for information and preparation during these “between” states is more acute than at any other time in our users’ lives. A presentation by Dr. Mimi Ito was followed by a panel discussion on principles that all libraries can use to create an environment that encourages and facilitates lifelong learning.

ARC presentations at ALA Midwinter 2011  [3 audio files; 5 PDF slide presentations, Audio files total 103 minutes]
The OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) met in San Diego on January 7 at the start of the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting. More than 100 librarians attended in person, and a similar number attended virtually, to hear a variety of presentations from librarians and OCLC senior leadership. You are encouraged to view or listen to these ARC meeting presentations at your convenience.

2010 Americas Regional Council Annual Meeting 
The Americas Regional Council (ARC) held its inaugural annual meeting on June 24-25, 2010, in conjunction with ALA Annual in Washington, D.C. This meeting was also streamed live on the Web. Members throughout the Americas Region came together to discuss Member Engagement in the Cooperative and shared ideas and thoughts on the future directions and values of the cooperative. View the sessions, which include discussion and questions from both live and virtual participants of this meeting.  The meeting agenda is available in pdf format.