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.

Slides and Audio

• "Update: OCLC Americas Regional Council" - Anne Prestamo, Oklahoma State University, Chair, Americas Regional Council [PDF, 25 slides]
• "The Power of Cooperative Problem Solving is Enhanced by Many Voices" - Jennifer Younger, Catholic Research Resources Alliance, President, OCLC Global Council [PDF, 10 slides]
• "OCLC Update" - Jay Jordan, OCLC President and CEO [PDF, 29 slides]
• "WorldCat Quality" - Karen Calhoun, OCLC Vice President, Metadata Applications [PDF, 41 slides]

  Listen to the audio [MP3, 34:17]

• OCLC Global Council Cost Sharing Models Task Force" - John Helmer, Orbis Cascade Alliance, Chair, Cost Sharing Models Task Force [PDF, 12 slides]

  Listen to the audio [MP3, 22:07]

• Open forum [Streaming video, 46 minutes]

  Listen to the audio  [MP3, 46:45]