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2012

EventsDate

American Library Association Midwinter

Dallas, Texas USA
  • Americas Regional Council Member Meeting and OCLC Symposium  [5 Streaming video segments, 2 hours, 23 minutes]
    This Americas Regional Council Member Meeting and OCLC Symposium drew more than 200 individuals (plus more than 100 online), who learned about OCLC's strategy, which was presented by William Maes, Americas Regional Council Executive Committee Chair (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia). The meeting featured OCLC Symposium speaker Sarah Lacy, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PandoDaily, and author of Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky. Sarah discussed “Mining the Fault Lines: Big Collaboration on a Richter Web Scale,” and shared the stories of several entrepreneurs from around the world, who have overcome incredible circumstances to create new opportunities in their communities. Cathy De Rosa, OCLC Vice President for the Americas and Global Vice President of Marketing also gave an overview of OCLC's latest membership survey on communications. Rick Schwieterman, OCLC Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer closed the event with a brief summary of the recommendations, actions and outcomes from OCLC Global Council’s Cost Sharing Models Task Force.
  • Dewey update at ALA Midwinter 2012 [PowerPoint and PDF, 4 presentations]
    See presentations from the Dewey update meeting at ALA Midwinter 2012.
  • OCLC Update Breakfast at ALA Midwinter Conference 2012  [Streaming video, 45 minutes]

    Dallas, Texas, 22 January 2012. OCLC President and CEO Jay Jordan provides an update on OCLC's activities and strategic directions.

2011

EventsDate

Operating at Webscale: Transforming Library Workflows

University of California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Operating at Webscale: Transforming Library Workflows  [PDF, 3 Slideshows]
    Daphne Kouretas and Eric Forte, OCLC Member Services Consultants welcomed more than 75 participants at this event. Held on December 15, 2011, at UCLA's Library, this event featured Gary Strong, University Librarian at UCLA, Char Booth, Instruction Services Manager and E-Learning Librarian at Claremont Colleges, and Lynne Jacobsen, Associate University Librarian for Information Resources, Collections and Scholarly Communication at Pepperdine University. George Needham, Vice President of OCLC Global and Regional Councils, and Library Strategist and Consultant, provided the closing keynote on demonstrating value in a Web-scale world.

Cataloging Efficiencies – Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library, Boston, MA USA

  • Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference: Boston Public Library  [PDF, 5 slide presentations]

    Catherine Willis, Technical Services Manager, Boston Public Library, and Carole Myles, OCLC Member Services Consultant, welcomed more than 53 participants to Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference on December 1, 2011. The event featured Eric Childress, Consulting Project Manager, OCLC Research, who discussed, “More than a feeling: I see my MARC life walking away” in his opening keynote. The event also featured speakers from our member community, including Penny Baker, Collections Management Librarian, Clark Art Institute, Michael Colford, Director of Library Services, Boston Public Library, Christopher Geissler, Project Archivist, Brown University, Amy Hart, Head of Bibliographic Services at the Minuteman Library Network, and Mary Wilkins Jordan, Assistant Professor, Simmons College GSLIS, who discussed “Strategies for working in a changing environment.”

Cataloging Efficiencies – Harvard University

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA

  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [PDF, 6 slide presentations]

    Dr. John Collins, Librarian and Member of the Faculty, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Carole Myles, OCLC Member Services Consultant, welcomed more than 156 guests to Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference, generously co-hosted by Harvard University's Gutman Library on November 30, 2011. Eric Childress, Consulting Project Manager, OCLC Research, provided the opening keynote, where he discussed, “A success unexpected in common hours.” We also featured several speakers from our member community, including Diane Baden, Head of Monographic Services, Boston College, Hillary Corbett, Scholarly Communication Librarian, Northeastern University, and Christopher Cronin, Director of Metadata and Cataloging Services, University of Chicago.

Global Council Meeting

Dublin, Ohio USA
  • Global Council Meeting  [10 video segments, 8 PDF slide presentations]
    Slide presentations from the meeting held November 7 –9, 2011.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

DePaul University, Chicago, IL USA
  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [PDF, 4 slide presentations]

    Jim Galbraith, Associate Director for Collections and Scholarly Resources and Interim Library Director, DePaul University Libraries, Lori Murphy, Metadata and Digital Library Services Coordinator, DePaul University Libraries, and Eric Forte, OCLC Member Services Consultant kicked off this September 27 event by welcoming 142 participants. Ted Fons, Director, WorldCat Global Metadata Network, OCLC provided the opening presentation at this lively, interactive OCLC member event, generously hosted by the DePaul University Libraries. We also featured the following speakers from OCLC and our member community,  including Christopher Cronin, Director of Metadata & Cataloging Services, University of Chicago, Dennis Meissner, Head of Collections Management at the Minnesota Historical Society, and Mary Konkel, Head of Technical Services, College of DuPage.

Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL) meeting

Mobile, Alabama
  • Spring Hill College: The OCLC WMS Choice  [YouTube video, 22 minutes]
    The Library Director of Spring Hill College (Mobile, Alabama) describes their migration to OCLC Web-scale Management Services at the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL). 

77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 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
  • DDC 23 workshop at IFLA 2011 [PowerPoint, 6 presentations]
    See presentations made at the DDC 23 workshop.
  • Winds of Change: a taxonomy of clouds for libraries  [PDF, Report and slide presentation]
    Cloud computing is a new technology model for IT services which many
    businesses and organizations are adopting. It allows them to avoid locally hosting
    multiple servers and equipment and constantly dealing with hardware failure, software
    installs,  upgrades and compatibility issues. For many organizations, cloud
    computing can simplify processes and save time and money. This article defines cloud
    computing and shows how it is different from other types of computing. It also
    discusses how  cloud computing solutions could be beneficial to libraries in three
    basic areas: technology, data and community.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

University of Houston Libraries, Houston TX  USA
  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [PDF, 6 slideshows]

    Dana Rooks, Dean of University of Houston Libraries, welcomed more than 75 participants to this July 29 event. Generously hosted by the University of Houston Libraries, this event featured keynote speakers Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian, Texas A&M–San Antonio library and Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC.

    This event also featured speakers from our member community, including:

    • Dean James, Associate Director, Collection Development, Texas Medical Center Library
    • Amber Seely, Manager, Catalog and Metadata Services, Houston Public Library  
    • Keith Chapman, Music Catalog Librarian, Fondren Library, Rice University.

American Association of Law Libraries

Philadelphia, PA USA

American Library Association

New Orleans, LA USA

  • 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.
  • Dewey breakfast/update at ALA Annual 2011 [PowerPoint, 4 presentations]
    See presentations from the Dewey update meeting at ALA Annual 2011.
  • Join the Revolution: Library Management at Web Scale  [4 videos, 55 minutes]
    Listen as members of the user community share early experiences with Web-scale Management Services and how moving traditional ILS functions to the Web has positively impacted library services, improved the bottom line, and increased global library visibility and collaboration.
  • Data, Devices and Discovery: Bringing it All Together with WorldCat Local  [Streaming video, 1 hour, 7 minutes]
    Listen to how three different universities implemented WorldCat Local and learn from their experiences about what worked and what was challenging. You¹ll hear from Morag Boyd, Head of Special Collections Cataloging at The Ohio State University; Ben Hunter, Head of Cataloging and Collections at the University of Idaho and Elliot Polak, Head of Library Technology at Norwich University.
  • End-to-End E-resource Management: How OCLC Makes it Easier  [Streaming video, 46 minutes]
    New OCLC services let you centralize and simplify management of e-resources from selection and purchase to discovery, delivery and ongoing maintenance. Hear how the new, cooperative WorldCat knowledge base features and data help OCLC members connect users to e-resources in library collections through WorldCat Local, WorldCat Resource Sharing and OCLC’s Web-scale Management Services. Learn how the knowledge base integrates with the new OCLC License Manager to help gain control of all aspects of your license arrangements.
  • Jazzing up your library systems with the OCLC Platform  [4 Streaming video segments, 54 minutes]
    Speakers discussed new opportunities for libraries and their partners to enhance and extend their library management systems through community-developed applications.
  • CONTENTdm 6 and Louis (The Louisiana Library Network)  [YouTube video, 7 minutes]
    ALA Annual 2011, John Guillory, Library Consortium Analyst, describes LOUIS' plans to migrate their collections to OCLC's CONTENTdm 6.
  • CONTENTdm 6 at University of North Carolina, Charlotte  [YouTube video, 5 minutes]
    At ALA Annual 2011, Kristy L. Dixon, Digital Programs Archivist with the Atkins Library Special Collections talks about their transition to CONTENTdm version 6 from the end users' and an administrator's perspective, OCLC.
  • From Charles Cutter to Tim Berners-Lee: Data Quality in the 21st Century  [4 streaming video segments, 1 hour 46 minutes]
    Lars Svensson of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek discusses the DNB's work with linked data, Adam Schiff of the University of Washington and Michael Norman of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign talk about their libraries' participation in the Expert Community, and Glenn Patton from OCLC tells about collaborative initiatives involving WorldCat that improve data quality, collective metadata management and access to library resources.
  • OCLC Update Breakfast at ALA Annual Conference  [Streaming video, 37 minutes]
    New Orleans, Louisiana, 26 June 2011. OCLC President and CEO Jay Jordan provides an update on OCLC's activities and strategic directions.
  • Creating Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [Streaming video, 1 hour 8 minutes]

    Chris Martire, Director, Member Services, OCLC, welcomed 75 participants to a session during the ALA Annual conference. This meeting included a keynote speaker (below) and lively roundtable discussions.

    Bradford Lee Eden, Associate University Librarian for Technical Services & Scholarly Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, provided an informative keynote presentation,“Transforming Collection Management and Technical Services Operations: the Next-Generation Technical Services (NGTS) Initiative of the University of California Libraries.” 

  • Two-click Article Sharing through WorldCat Resource Sharing and the WorldCat Knowledge Base  [Streaming video, 51 minutes]
    The integration of WorldCat Resource Sharing and ILLiad with a knowledge base and license management tools saves time for library staff and delivers faster access to electronic resources. Hear about the impact of article sharing on OCLC member libraries and their users.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Detroit, MI

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI  USA

  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [PDF , 5 slide presentations ]

    Dr. Sandra Yee, Dean, University Library System, Wayne State University welcomed 88 participants to this June 17 event, generously hosted by the Wayne State University Libraries. Roy Tennant of OCLC Research and Steven Bowers, Executive Director of the Detroit Area Library Network, delivered the keynote presentations at this event, and OCLC's Member Services Consultant, Carole Myles, discussed ways to increase efficiencies using OCLC services.

    We also featured speakers from our member community, including:

    • Jody Harnish from Ann Arbor District Library
    • Beth Callahan from Wayne State University, who discussed workflow efficiencies and cataloging challenges.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT   USA
  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [PDF, 2 slide presentations]

    Randi Ashton-Pritting, Director of University Libraries at the University of Hartford welcomed 69 participants to this May 20 event. Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian, and David Whitehair, Senior Product Manager at OCLC, provided keynote presentations at this event, generously hosted by the University of Hartford Libraries. We also featured speakers from our member community, including:

    • Sally Grucan, Head of Cataloging at Wesleyan University
    • Joseph W. Scott, Music Catalog/Metadata Librarian at the University of Connecticut
    • Karen Ronald, Town Librarian, Fairfield Public Library

Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale

Denver, CO  USA
  • Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale: Denver Public Library  [PDF, 3 slide presentations]

    Everyone seems to be throwing around phrases like, "in the cloud," or "paradigm shifts of Web-scale proportion." But do you have the knowledge to formulate how you will elevate your library's critical services—including acquisition, circulation and license management—to the cooperative cloud? To help you get the knowledge you need, OCLC and LYRASIS partnered to present Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale. This event took place on May 18 at the Denver Public Library. Participants discovered how Web scale is revitalizing traditional services through shared workflows, activities and data.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX  USA
  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [7 streaming videos with slide presentations, 6 PDF files of presentation slides]

    Joan Heath, Associate Vice President, Texas State University–San Marcos, welcomed more than 65 participants to this May 6 event, which was also generously hosted by Albert B. Alkek Library, Texas State University–San Marcos. Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian at the brand new Texas A&M–San Antonio library, delivered the keynote, followed by several OCLC and member representatives, including Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC, Elaine Sanchez, Head Cataloging Librarian, and Paivi Rentz, Head Acquisitions Librarian, Texas State University–San Marcos, Richard Hasenyager, Director for Library Services, North East Independent School District, San Antonio, and Jee-Hyun Davis, Head Librarian, Cataloging & Metadata Services, University of Texas at Austin.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX  USA

  • Good Practices for Great Outcomes: Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [streaming videos, 6 presentations]

    Dr. Ellen Safley, Director of Libraries, University of Texas at Dallas kicked off this May 5 event by welcoming more than 60 participants. Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian at the brand new Texas A&M–San Antonio library, provided the opening keynote at this lively, interactive OCLC member event, generously hosted by the McDermott Library at the University of Texas at Dallas. We also featured the following speakers from OCLC and our member community, who discussed workflow efficiencies: Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC, Debbie Montgomery, Head of Cataloging Team, University of Texas at Dallas, Jennifer Gordon, Head of Electronic Resources Team, University of Texas at Dallas, and Beth Walters, Head of Cataloging, Fort Worth Library. Shawne Miksa, University of North Texas College of Information provided the closing keynote on training the cataloger of the future.

Florida Library Association

Orlando, FL USA

Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale:

  • Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale: Indiana State Library  [PDF, 2 slide presentations]

    Move from server serfdom to the cooperative cloud

    Everyone seems to be throwing around phrases like, "in the cloud," or "paradigm shifts of Web-scale proportion." But do you have the knowledge to formulate how you will elevate your library's critical services—including acquisition, circulation and license management—to the cooperative cloud?

    To help you get the knowledge you need, OCLC and LYRASIS partnered to present Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale. This event took place on April 13 at the Indiana State Library. Participants discovered how Web scale is revitalizing traditional services through shared workflows, activities and data.

    Resources from this presentation:

OCLC Global Council annual meeting

Dublin, OH USA

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA  USA
  • Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [5 streaming videos with slide presentations, 5 PDF files of slide presentations, ]
    David Zeidberg, Avery Director of the Library, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, opened the day’s activities for 117 participants. Roy Tennant, OCLC Research, presented the keynote address on bibliographic metadata infrastructure. Member panelists included: Laura Smart, Metadata Services Manager, Caltech Libraries, Helen Heinrich, Cataloging Coordinator, California State University, Northridge, and Sharon Benamou, Hebraica/Judaica and Music Catalog Librarian, UCLA. Holly Tomren, Head of Monograph, Electronic Resources & Metadata Cataloging, UC Irvine, provided the closing keynote address, encouraging everyone to use reactive (patron-driven) catalog maintenance.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL  USA
  • Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference   [3 slide presentations, 1 table, ]
    Randall MacDonald, Director of the Library and Senior Librarian at Florida Southern, welcomed 92 participants, and David Whitehair, Senior Product Manager, OCLC, talked about technical services workflows and the latest from recent conferences. Member panelists included:  Debbi Dinkins, Head of Technical Services, Stetson University; Karen Winkle, Catalog Management Librarian, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University; Jeanne Piascik, Cataloging Librarian, University of Central Florida.

ALA Midwinter Conference

San Diego, CA USA
  • 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.
  • Actions Speak Louder than Words: Usability Findings from OCLC  [5 streaming video segments, 1 hour 22 minutes]
    User input drives OCLC's design and enhancements to services like WorldCat Local and WorldCat.org. Learn about OCLC's recent studies of WorldCat Local and how they improve your users' experiences. Presenters from the WorldCat Local community are Jennifer Ward, Head, Web Services, Libraries Information Technology Services at the University of Washington and Carlos Melian, Associate University Librarian for Systems, Technical and Access Services at Northeastern Illinois University
  • Membership Report: Perceptions of Libraries 2010  [Streaming video, 1 hour, 22 minutes]
    Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community is a follow-up to the 2005 Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources. The new report provides updated information and new insights into information consumers and their online information habits, preferences and perceptions. Particular attention was paid to how the current economic downturn has affected information-seeking behaviors and how those changes are reflected in the use and perception of libraries.
  • Sharing Electronic Resources Just Got Easier: Two-click Article Sharing through WorldCat Resource Sharing   [2 streaming video segments, 54 minutes]
    Learn about how the integration of WorldCat Resource Sharing and ILLiad with a knowledge base and license management tools saves time for library staff and delivers faster access to electronic resources for the people who need them
  • Take Another Look: Introducing the New Face of CONTENTdm  [Streaming video, 29 minutes]
    At ALA Midwinter 2011, Kevin Miller, Digital Collections Coordinator at Pepperdine University Libraries, discussed the newly released CONTENTdm 6 and how CONTENTdm helps their library staff to easily manage their collections and make them discoverable to users.
  • Creating Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [2 streaming video segments, 55 minutes]
    Catriona Cannon of the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, talks about evolving cataloging and collection management workflows to boost efficiency. A question and answer session follows the presentation.
  • All About E: Management, Discovery and Delivery of Electronic Content with WorldCat  [5 Streaming video segments, 1 hour 55 minutes]

    Hear how the new, cooperative WorldCat knowledge base features and data help centralize the management, discovery and delivery of your electronic resources when you use OCLC services like WorldCat Local and WorldCat Resource Sharing. Use of the WorldCat knowledge base adds value to OCLC members’ existing subscriptions to OCLC Cataloging, WorldCat Local, WorldCat Resource Sharing and ILLiad.

  • Library Management Services in the Cloud: More Reality than Dream  [5 streaming video segments, 1 hour 19 minutes]
    Listen as early members of the user community explain why they chose OCLC Web-scale Management Services and share their progress to-date.
  • Transformational literacy: Preparing users for life’s transitions  [2 Streaming video segments, 2 hours, 4 minutes]
    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.

2010

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Good Practices for Great Outcomes

Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C  USA
  • Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [1 streaming video and 1 PDF slide presentation, 57 minutes, 53 slides]
    Ginnie Cooper, Chief Librarian, D.C. Public Libraries, and Eric Riley, Branch Manager, Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library welcomed 66 participants. Speakers included: Christopher Cole, Associate Director for Technical Services at the National Agricultural Library, provided his informed perspective on RDA and the latest status on this new standard; Mary Alice Robinson, Senior Training Coordinator, OCLC, provided the latest OCLC tips and tricks for cataloging efficiently.

Innovation Symposium

WebEx meeting
  • The ethics of innovation: Navigating privacy, policy and services issues  [WebEx recording, 1hour 56 minutes]
    Presented by OCLC and Library Journal. A discussion of ethics has been part of the professional landscape since 1903 when Mary Plummer, ALA President, presented the first code of ethics for librarians. Since then, the information services landscape has only become more challenging and complex. In our second OCLC and Library Journal “Virtual Symposium” we discussed the ways in which ethical considerations affect innovation, privacy issues and how libraries deliver services.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA  USA
  • Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference  [PDF, 4 slide presentations, 1 table]
    Betsy Wilson, Dean of University of Washington Libraries, welcomed 90 participants at both her library and those participating via video simulcast at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, OR.  Rick Newell, Senior Training Coordinator, OCLC provided the latest OCLC tips and tricks for cataloging efficiently. A panel discussion, moderated by Steven Shadle, Serials Access Librarian, University of Washington Libraries, followed. Member panelists included:  Joe Kiegel, Head, Monographic Services, University of Washington Libraries; Felicia Uhden, Manager, Technical Services, The Seattle Public Library; Peggy Firman, Associate Director for Resource Management Services, University of Puget Sound.

Making Partnerships Matter

London, Birmingham, Dublin, Manchester and Edinburgh
  • Making Partnerships Matter  [PDF, 5 slide presentations]
    If the adage two heads are better than one is to be believed, then what could be achieved when thousands come together to innovate? OCLC has worked for over forty years in the library sector, partnering with libraries around the world to deliver transformational services. This unique series of events explored OCLC’s next wave of innovation for libraries.

Moving Library Cooperation to Web Scale

Philadelphia, PA USA

  • OCLC Web-scale Management Services: Building the future  [PDF, 5 slide presentations]

    Cloud computing is a new technology model for IT services which many businesses and organizations are adopting. It allows them to avoid locally hosting multiple servers and equipment and constantly dealing with hardware failure, software installs, upgrades and compatibility issues. For many organizations, cloud computing can simplify processes and save time and money. Matt discussed how cloud computing solutions could be beneficial to libraries in three basic areas: technology, data and community going into some depth about OCLC's Web-scale Management Service.

Good Practices for Great Outcomes

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY USA
  • Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference: New York  [6 streaming video segments, 4 PDF files of slide presentations]
    Over 60 participants started their day listening to Ken Soehner, Chief Librarian, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library, as he kicked off our inaugural session of “Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference.” Karen Calhoun, Vice President, Metadata Services, OCLC, shared the latest perspectives on metadata and cataloging trends. Member panelists included: Daniel Starr, Associate Chief Librarian, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library; Andrea Puccio, Senior Library Associate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library; NJ Wolfe, Library Director, Fashion Institute of Technology Library.  Mary Alice Robinson, Senior Training Coordinator, OCLC, provided the latest tips and tricks for OCLC cataloging efficiencies.

13th Annual LITA Forum

Atlanta, GA USA
  • Cloudy with a Chance for Cooperation:  Cloud-based Library Management  [4 Streaming video segments, 39 minutes]
    Listen as panelists from four early adopter and pilot organizations describe their experiences with OCLC’s Web-scale Management Services, which will move library management to the cooperative cloud. These services also will help streamline routine library tasks such as acquisitions, license management and circulation.

76th IFLA Annual Conference

Gothenburg (Sweden)
  • Membership Matters: Working together for the benefit of all  [4 PDF Slide Presentations, ]
    Hear about the activities of EMEA Regional Council and Global Council and learn about the new membership protocols, record use policy and new OCLC Research projects. 
  • The future is web-scale  [PDF, 52 slides]
    Many business environments today provide Web-based management applications that host software and data ‘in the cloud’. Does it make sense for libraries to transfer their management functions and data to the Web? What are the advantages of ‘Web-scale’ to a management and end-user environment? What cooperation opportunities can be created between libraries? And does such a technology shift allow libraries to provide better services to their communities? Norbert Weinberger, Managing Director, OCLC Germany gives an overview of developments and thoughts on cloud computing for libraries, and what benefits libraries can expect to receive from this new generation of library management services.
  • Industry Symposium: Innovation and Mobile in Libraries  [PDF, 2 slide presentations]
    Historically, disruptions to the library industry have come from both inside and outside the sphere of the profession. No matter where changes originate, however, libraries must increase the pace at which they innovate to meet the ever accelerating demands of the public. Mike Teets discussed library user demographics and how commercial and consumer technology races have become a primary driver for library technologies. He also addressed the challenges and potential that mobile technologies bring to the table. Jay Jordan joined Mike to put OCLC's strategy and innovation efforts into perspective relative to the overall library landscape.

American Association of Law Libraries

Denver, CO USA

ALA Annual 2010

Washington, D.C. USA

  • 2010 Americas Regional Council Annual Meeting  [10 Streaming video segments, 4 hours 47 minutes]
    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.
  • ALA Annual Program:  24/7 Reference Cooperative Celebrates 10th Anniversary, with Nancy Huling and Marie L. Radford  [4 streaming video segments, 1 hour 50 minutes]

    QuestionPoint’s 24/7 Reference Cooperative looks back on the successes and challenges of 10 years of cooperative virtual reference. Susan McGlamery (24/7 Reference Cooperative manager) and Nancy Huling (University of Washington, QuestionPoint User Council chair and 2009 Mudge Award recipient for distinguished contributions to reference) review the state of the Cooperative from its start in July 200 with 3 libraries in Los Angeles to is current membership of nearly 1,500 libraries in the US and UK. Marie L. Radford (Rutgers University and 2010 Mudge Award recipient) leads a discussion of how trends such as mobile technology, social networking and scarce resources will shape the future of virtual reference services.

  • Redesigning Technical Services Workflows  [5 Streaming video segments, 1 hour, 45 minutes]

    Recorded at the ALA Annual 2010 conference.  Panelists discuss the discoverability, synchronization and syndication of library data and new ways of updating library holdings information.

    Speakers include Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Ksenija Mincic-Obradovic, The University of Auckland Library, and Ted Fons, OCLC.

  • Share special collections on the Web with easy-to-use CONTENTdm  [Two streaming video segments, 36 minutes]

    It’s easy to setup, manage and share digitized special collections worldwide using CONTENTdm and WorldCat.  Listen to presentations by Kevin Martin, Curator of Digital Collections at the Hagley Museum Library and Edward Iglesias, Systems Librarian, Electronic Resources and Information Systems at Central Connecticut State University.

  • Web-scale Management Services  [2 streaming video segments, 1 hour 53 minutes]
    Web-scale Management Services move crucial library services and associated data to the network-sometimes called the cloud-freeing library resources to focus on more public-facing services. This presentation focused on why this effort is game changing and how libraries will be able to use the services to reduce costs and focus more on other projects. Andrew provided an update on the development and testing of Web-scale Management Services, an overview of each component, and a general timeline for availability. This is an exciting opportunity to streamline operations and reduce costs as libraries move to truly next generation library management services.
  • Single Discovery and Delivery: It’s not just WorldCat anymore  [4 streaming video segments, 1 hour, 14 minutes]
    WorldCat Local librarians share their experiences with the WorldCat Local service and provide examples of how it has simplified user access to their libraries’ print, digital and electronic resources.  Presenters: Jan Ison, Executive Director, Lincoln Trail Libraries System; Mark Vargas, Library Director, Saint Xavier University; Cheryl Snowdon, WorldCat Local Product Manager, OCLC.
  • The Shortest Distance Between Two Clicks: From User to Article in No Time Flat.  ALA Annual conference 2010.   [Streaming video, 48 minutes]

    Direct Request for books through WorldCat Resource Sharing services and ILLiad has saved libraries millions of hours of time and, when combined with IFM – tens of millions of dollars. OCLC is now extending the Direct Request feature to apply that kind of cooperation and efficiency to the sharing of electronic articles.

    This presentation provides an update on the OCLC pilot program with IDS Project and Atlas Systems that provides unmediated access to both electronic and hard copy articles via data from WorldCat knowledge base and electronic rights management tools, with no additional charge to existing resource sharing subscriptions.

  • Cataloging Alchemy: Making Your Data Work Harder  [5 streaming video segments, 1 hour 28 minutes]
    OCLC staff provide a cataloging update and discuss tools that help WorldCat data work harder for you and lay a foundation for more effective use of bibliographic data on the web.
  • The Future of Publishing: Libraries and the changing role of consumers and creators  [4 Streaming video segments, 1 PDF document, 1 hour 53 minutes]
    From scholarly journals to eBooks to print-on-demand “vending” machines, publishing is more complicated than it once was. Thousands of individuals, companies, schools and businesses have taken the tools of literary and scholarly production into their own hands. How does the role of the library change when our users go from consumers of content to creators? What do these changes mean for academic activities such as peer-review, collection development and inventory management? How will new publishing platforms—from Amazon to the iPad—alter the public’s expectations for reading, writing and sharing?
  • Improving discovery of your digital materials  [2 streaming video segments, 1 hour, 12 minutes]
    With OCLC’s Gateway, you can upload metadata of digitized collections to WorldCat. Learn how library cooperation is creating a global union catalog of digitized materials.

Innovation Symposium

WebEx meeting
  • The future is mobile: is your library ready?  [WebEx recording, 2 hours 54 minutes]
    The future of information services and mobile technology is tightly intertwined. That’s why OCLC and Library Journal came together to present a free online symposium on the future of mobile. View the recording of our panel of mobile industry experts and librarians to find out how upcoming mobile trends will impact your library, your users and our culture.

2010 OCLC Global Council Annual Meeting

Dublin, Ohio

ILLiad International Conference

Exploring Trends in Resource Sharing
Virginia Beach, VA

PLA National Conference 2010

Portland, Oregon USA
  • GEEK the Library: Putting Theory into Practice  [Streaming media, 75 minutes]

    Geek the Library is a public awareness pilot campaign implemented in select communities in Iowa, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. After several months, the results of the pilot are in. Were we able to increase awareness of the need for public library funding? Listen in to find out.

  • Single Search and Delivery of All Your Library’s Resources: WorldCat Local, Metasearch and More from OCLC  [WebEx video, 1 hour 35 minutes]
    Jan Ison, Executive Director, Lincoln Trail Libraries System, and Pat Boze, Consultant for Lincoln Trail Libraries System, discuss how their system uses the single-search access provided by OCLC’s WorldCat Local service to simplify user access to their print, electronic and digital resources. 
  • Roving Roundtables: Resource Sharing Done Right  [Streaming media, 52 minutes]
    Longtime Portland based OCLC trainer Sam Sayre interviewed two local librarians about their innovative interlibrary loan workflows: Cassie Maringer from Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) and Rachael Short from Multnomah County Library.
  • Web-scale Management Services: What, When, How, Why?   [Streaming video, 55 minutes]

    Web-scale management components diagramLearn how adoption of OCLC’s Web-scale Management Services can help your library. Explore the potential to save money and create capacity to work on high-priority projects.

VALA2010

Melbourne, Australia
  • The Emergent Library: New Lands, New Eyes  [Blog post with link to slide presentation, ]
    Karen Calhoun presenting at VALA2010

    Karen Calhoun, Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services for OCLC, spoke at the VALA2010 conference in Melbourne.  The slides from her keynote presentation at the conference are linked from her blog, Metalogue. 

ALA Midwinter

Boston, Massachusetts USA
  • On the Radar: How libraries and other nonprofits can increase their influence  [Streaming video, 1 hour 13 minutes]

    Loretta Parham, CEO and Director of the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library, discusses the need to increase influence and maximize impact to meet todays challenges and critical needs. Michael Brown, CEO and Co-Founder of City Year, shares lessons learned about engaging the private and public sectors to inspire involvement and develop partnerships. 

  • Maximize Worldwide Visibility of your Digital Collections  [Streaming media, 29 minutes]
    Learn how the Curator of Special Collections & College Archives at Middlebury College, Andrew Wentink, has used the CONTENTdm software to fulfill Middlebury’s vision of providing the broadest possible access to all their unique primary source materials.
  • Reaching Consumers through Nontraditional Methods: What Can WorldCat Do for You?  [7 Streaming video segments , 1 hour 28 minutes]
    Librarians, library users and industry leaders share strategies of how WorldCat.org helps them reach consumers, researchers, developers and partner organizations through social tools, mobile apps, APIs and more.
  • Redesigning Technical Services Workflows  [Streaming media, 01:54:00]
    Leaders in the global technical services community share their perspectives on the theme, "Dollars and sense: paying for the collaborative national bibliographic framework." Karen Calhoun, Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services, Alasdair Ball, Head of Collection Acquisition and Description, British Library, Ruth Fischer, R2 Consulting LLC, and Brian E. C. Schottlaender, The Audrey Geisel University Librarian, UC San Diego, presented.
  • Web Scale for Libraries: A Sea-change for the 21st Century   [Streaming video, 1 hour 3 minutes]
    Web-scale Management Services will move crucial library services and associated data to the network—sometimes called "the cloud"—freeing library systems and staff to perform other high priority tasks.  New network-level functionality will include cooperative services for circulation and delivery, print and licensed acquisitions, and license management.  These will complement existing Web-scale services for cataloging (WorldCat) and discovery (WorldCat Local). Presented by Andrew K. Pace, Executive Director, Networked Library Services OCLC.
  • WorldCat Selection User Group Meeting  [Webex recording, 21 minutes]
    Joseph Hafner, Associate Director, Collection Services and Diane Koen, Associate Director, Planning and Resources, McGill University Library, describe McGill’s implementation of WorldCat Selection.
  • Best Practices in Virtual Reference: Making the Case for Virtual Reference  [5 Streaming video segments, 1 hour 19 minutes]
    Panelists share tips and best practices for communicating the value of virtual reference to stakeholders, whether they are grant funders or potential subscribing libraries.
  • Local Impact - Global Reach: WorldCat Local for Your Library   [Streaming video, 1 hour 17 minutes]
    Librarians from WorldCat Local libraries share their experiences with implementation and use of the new service.
  • WorldCat: New Dimensions in Growth and Quality  [Streaming media, 55 minutes]
    Ted Fons, OCLC, explains how OCLC is building and enriching WorldCat, including synchronizing local library collections and WorldCat, further enhancing metadata management and discoverability of library collections on the Web.

2009

EventsDate

OCLC Digital Forum East

Arlington, Virginia USA

OCLC Members Meeting - Web Scale or Bust

Washington, D.C.

OCLC Digital Forum West 2009

Los Angeles, California USA

75th IFLA General Conference and Council

Milan, Italy
  • Web Scale Management Services  [PDF, 28 slides]
    Matt Goldner, OCLC Product and Technology Advocate, provides an overview of OCLC’s strategy for Web-scale management services.
  • OCLC: a global cooperative  [PDF, 50 slides]
    Jay Jordan, OCLC President and Chief Executive Officer, provides an update of OCLC’s recent and upcoming initiatives.
  • End User Discovery Tools: OCLC Perspectives  [PDF, 56 slides]
    This program outlines how OCLC is enhancing the discovery-to-delivery experience for library users through services such as WorldCat.org, TouchPoint and WorldCat Local.

American Association of Law Libraries

Washington, DC USA

American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference

Chicago, Illinois USA

  • OCLC Symposium at ALA Annual Conference 2009 [2 Streaming video segments, 2 hours]

    Leadership Beyond the Recession:  While public and academic library use is surging, budget pressures also continue to escalate. How does a library deliver a great customer experience to keep the lights on—and keep users coming back during better economic times? Keynote speaker and best-selling author Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D, (The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary) will engage the audience in a conversation that explores ways to bring a unique customer experience to the library. He is then joined by moderator Cathy De Rosa and panelists Steven Bell, Charles Brown and Ed Rivenburgh for a lively discussion of how libraries are creating -- and can create -- a compelling user experience.

  • Best Practices in Virtual Reference: Panel  [Streaming video, 1:27:00]
  • Integrating Technical Services and Preservation Workflows: Mainstreaming Digital Resources  [Streaming video, 72:32]

    After an introduction from Geri Bunker Ingram of OCLC, Amy Rudersdorf (Director, Digital Information Management Program, The State Library of North Carolina) discusses integrating a whole host of systems into a digital curation workflow, including OCLC's Connexion tools, Digital Archive, WorldCat, Digital Collection Gateway and CONTENTdm.

  • Redesigning Technical Services Workflows  [Streaming video, 1:54:15]
    Presentations include "Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow":  A Report from NISO and OCLC presented by Todd Carpenter, NISO, and Renee Register, OCLC; The Only Constant is Change presented by Arlene Klair, University of Maryland Libraries; and Technical Services for a Radically New Reality presented by Rick Anderson, University of Utah.
  • Worldcat Navigator: A Consortial Borrowing Discovery-to-Delivery Solution  [Streaming video, 1:22:00]
    Ms. Birch provides an overview of WorldCat Navigator, a single discovery and delivery service that allows users to discover and request items from collections of a library group and beyond and streamlines resource sharing processes by eliminating redundant activities and reducing touch points.  Mr. Banerjee discusses the implementation and use of WorldCat Navigator by the Orbis Cascade Alliance during their first year of using the service.
  • WorldCat Selection User Group Meeting, ALA Annual 2009  [2 Streaming media segments, 0:25:00]

    Presentations from this event:

  • ONIX to MARC and Back Again: New Metadata Service Options at OCLC  [Streaming video, 54:00]
    Renee Register, Senior Product Manager, OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services introduces OCLC Metadata Services for Publishers and describes the process of enriching publisher title metadata to create an ONIX file for use in the publisher supply chain.
  • Something for Everyone: How New Approaches to Metadata Management Enable Discovery  [Streaming video, 1:12:00]
    Ted Fons, Director, WorldCat Global Metadata Network and Matt Goldner, Product and Technology Advocate discuss how information seekers look for information and how cataloging practices contribute to the user experience.
  • OCLC Web-scale Management Services  [Streaming Video, 60:10]
    Presentation by Andrew Pace, OCLC Executive Director for Networked Library Services, ALA Annual 2009.  Web-scale cooperative library management services, network-level tools for managing library collections through circulation and delivery, print and licensed acquisitions, and license management. These services complement existing OCLC Web-scale services, such as cataloging, resource sharing, and integrated discovery.
  • OCLC Developer Network luncheon  [Streaming media, 40:00]
    Presented by Don Hamparian, manager of the OCLC Developer Network. Note: the sound quality is not optimal on this recording.

A Symposium for Publishers and Librarians

  • A Symposium for Publishers and Librarians  [4 PowerPoint presentations, 135 slides]
    Held March 18-19, 2009 to address issues surrounding the metadata needs for libraries and the publisher supply chain.

American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter

Denver, CO USA
  • From Linking to Thinking  [3 Streaming video segments, 01:55:10]

    Does using the Web change how we think and learn? OCLC’s Roy Tennant moderates a discussion between David Weinberger (author of Everything is Miscellaneous and co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto) and Nova Spivack (Semantic Web pioneer and publisher of the Twine search/sharing tool) that explores answers to questions like these: How will we organize information when everyone is connected all the time? Will the Web add intelligence to everyday objects and our personal activities? Change is coming to the Web, but how will the Web change us?

  • WorldCat Quality Update for the Enhance Sharing Session  [PowerPoint, 12 slides]
    Glenn Patton, OCLC
  • 780 Music  [PowerPoint, 12 slides, 409.50 KB]
    Dewey Update Breakfast presentation
  • Best Practices in Virtual Reference    [3 Streaming video segments, 00:52:24]

    A panel presented two innovative approaches to improving reference service for our users: building a better search engine using the knowledge of reference librarians, and building a multilingual, multinational reference service.  Presentations by David Lankes, director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, and Paul Ulrich, Berlin Central and Regional Library are followed by a discussion with speakers and participants.

  • Redefining Technical Services Workflows with OCLC  [5 Streaming media segments, 01:44:00]

    OCLC is helping libraries reenvision the technical services workflow in order to eliminate redundancy, improve efficiency and enhance access to library materials. A panel, consisting of four leaders in the library community, shares their approaches to improving their technical services workflows and user experiences.

  • Rethinking Meals  [PowerPoint, 5 slides, 732.50 KB]
    Dewey Update Breakfast presentation
  • WorldCat Local  [7 Streaming video segments, 01:32:00]

    All of Your Library’s Content in One Search Box — Early adopters of the OCLC WorldCat Local service share their implementation and use experiences for this new discovery-to-delivery service. OCLC staff discuss ongoing enhancements that will further consolidate access to library-provided resources.  Speakers for this event were:  

    • Mindy Pozenel, Director, WorldCat Discovery Services, OCLC
    • Steve Shadle. Serials Access Librarian, University of Washington Libraries
    • Amy Kautzman, Associate University Librarian for the Humanities & Social Sciences, University of California, Davis
    • Gregg Silvis, Assistant Director for Library Computing Systems, University of Delaware Library
    • Angi Falks, Associate Director, DeWitt Wallace Library, Macalester College
  • Accelerating your Accreditation: WorldCat Collection Analysis  [PDF, 68 slides]
    Paul Getzen and Glenda Lammers, OCLC
  • Online Catalogs: what users and librarians want, a review of market research data  [PowerPoint, 34 slides]
    Prepared for the Program for Cooperative Cataloging Participants Meeting.
    Karen Calhoun, OCLC
  • From ONIX to MARC and Back Again: New Frontiers in Metadata Creation at OCLC  [2 Streaming media segments and a PowerPoint file, 00:53:00]
    Interoperability between ONIX metadata used in the publishing industry and MARC metadata used by the library community, is explored.  Models for the creation and maintenance of metadata throughout the supply chain are also discussed.
  • WorldCat Stories: Building community through usability and social networking on WorldCat.org  [PowerPoint, 66 slides]
    Laura Endress and Bob Schultz, OCLC
  • OCLC Developer Network luncheon  [PowerPoint, 23 slides]
    Don Hamparian, OCLC
  • More than Lists of Changes: Tracing the history of DDC Concepts  [PowerPoint, 11 slides, 433 KB]
    Dewey Update Breakfast presentation

2008

EventsDate

Edinburgh's Festival of Libraries 2008

Edinburgh, Scotland
  • The Future of the Book  [7 MP3 audio segments, 00:43:00]

    Print books or e-books? Uplift or download? Writers and readers or interactive interchange? What is your view on the way that changing technologies and life styles are affecting books, publishing, information and the way that we read?

    In November 2008, the network of  Edinburgh-based libraries (ELISA) organised a panel discussion and open debate on this very subject as part of Edinburgh’s Festival of Libraries. A panel of five very well-informed people working at the cutting edge of their respective professions, presented and discussed the issues at stake from a wide range of perspectives. 

November

WorldCat Hackathon

Get the OCLC presentations on the Developer's Network wiki

 November

Preconference to the 10th International ISKO Conference, Université de Montréal, Canada
5 August 2008

 August

SLA Conference 2008

Delivering Your Special Collections Online: Digitization and CONTENTdm

 June

OCLC Informationstag 2008 in Oberhaching, Germany

 July

ALA Annual 2008

  • The Mashed-Up Library (OCLC Symposium) [Streaming video: 02:08:52]
    Developing new library services can now mean mixing data and functionality from several sources into “mash-ups” to provide a unique and powerful user experience. Some librarians have discovered how to use Web applications to adapt or create new services. Others are investigating this trend and looking for further guidance. Still others have found creative ways to deliver traditional programs to new populations.

    Join our keynote speaker, Michael Schrage, author of Shared Minds—The New Technologies of Collaboration and columnist for CIO and MIT's Technology Review, and our panel of three librarians who have developed their own mash-ups.

    • Susan Gibbons, Associate Dean, Public Services & Collection Development, University of Rochester (NY) River Campus Libraries
    • David Lee King, Digital Branch & Services Manager, Topeka & Shawnee County (KS) Public Library
    • Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, Librarian, University of Minnesota, Rochester
  • CONTENTdm digital collection showcase [Streaming video: 01:09:26]
    Hear from Joanna Burgess, Digital Assets Librarian, Reed College and Kenning Arlitsch, Assoc. Director for Admin. and IT Services, University of Utah Marriott Libraries.
 June

NASIG 2008 Conference

WorldCat Registry was a part of the discussion at the NASIG 2008 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. A discussion panel reviewed problems with online access to journals and how to prevent them with the help of identifiers. To learn more see “Using Institutional and Library Identifiers to Ensure Access to Electronic Resources” presentation.

 June

InetBib Congress 2008 in Würzburg, Germany

 April

Electronic Resource and Libraries Conference - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The WorldCat Registry and ERIC presented at the 2008 Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. The program described how information about OpenURL resolvers and library catalogs in the WorldCat Registry streamlined access to electronic and print resources for users of the ERIC database. ERIC provides access to library collections through Find in a Library links, connecting users with local catalogs and full-text resources.

ERIC and the WorldCat Registry
Lawrence Henry, ERIC Program Manager
Joanna White, WorldCat Registry Product Manager

 March

EUSIDIC in London

 March

ALA Midwinter 2008

 January

2007

Event Date

IFLA 2007, Durban, South Africa

 August 22

ALA Annual 2007

 June

IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section, Helsinki, Finland

 June 15

IFLA Fellows, Den Haag, Netherlands

 May 28

ELAG 2007, Barcelona, Spain

 May 9

KB and UVA, Leiden, Netherlands

 March 28

VUGANZ

 February 6

ALA Midwinter 2007

 January

2006

Event Date

Online Conferentie Nederland OCN 2006

 November 7
November 3

NISO Discovery to Delivery Workshop

 November 3

Netherlands Customer Contact Day

 October 4

7th Nordic NVBF- ILL Conference, Elsinore, Denmark

 October 1

ALIA 2006, Perth, Australia

 September 18-19

Test evaluation results in the form of a Powerpoint

 August 8

ARL Membership Meeting

 October 19

ALA 2006 Annual Conference

 June

2006 Special Libraries Association Conference

  • OCLC Update
    Anita Reeb, Executive Director, U.S. Library Services, OCLC
    (PowerPoint)
 June 12

Ohio Library Council 2006 Technical Services Retreat

Pattern Recognition in Action for Cataloging and Metadata (.ppt: 1.6MB/42 slides)
Chris Grabenstatter
Mohican State Park Lodge, Loudonville, OH (USA)

 April 25

ALA Midwinter 2006

 January

Resource Sharing and Fulfillment Services

 Updated January 27

Preserving Access for the Future: Updates on Various Activities in Digital Preservation

 January 23

Sound Preservation: First Steps

 January 22

Digitization Standards: Issues and Updates

 January 22

2005

Event Date
Digitization Lifecycle Solutions: An Integrated Approach
(PowerPoint)		 June 25
Future Directions for OCLC Resource Sharing
(PowerPoint)		 June 25
Registry of Digital Masters
(PowerPoint)		 June 25
OCLC ILL/ILLiad Users Group Meeting
(PowerPoint)		 June 26
OCLC Union List Users Group Meeting
(PowerPoint)		 June 25
The ECHO DEPository Project
(PowerPoint)		  

2004

Event Date
ALA 2004 Annual Conference
OCLC Symposium: Beyond the Horizon, Environmental Trends in Context		 June 25
ALA Midwinter 2004
Libraries and the Enhancement of E-learning		 January 10–11

2001

Event Date
Digital Preservation Symposium 2001
Digital Past, Digital Future An Introduction To Digital Preservation		 July 15