Get together with OCLC online or in person.
We offer a variety of events both physical and virtual for different engagement and comfort levels. You can decide what’s best for you based on what you need to know. Use this list to keep informed of upcoming meetings, conferences, events, and webinars that OCLC plans to host or attend.
Upcoming Events
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24 April 2024 - 26 April 2024
OCLC to exhibit at the British Columbia Library Association Annual Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting at the BCLA Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about BCLA
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
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24 April 2024
Cataloging Community Event for EMEA libraries
Join us for this free, virtual event and engage with speakers along with fellow cataloging community members about initiatives to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library metadata, and hear from OCLC staff about updates to our cataloging products and services.
- Time: 16:00 – 17:30 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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24 April 2024
RSC24 Lightning sessions | Win-win purchasing, Book digitization at UConn Library, Tiered approach to borrowing
Learn about the benefits of integrating a purchase-on-demand pathway into your existing ILL procedures for physical loan requests, a UConn Library pilot project to re-envision the way we serve patrons with print disabilities, and the University of North Texas Libraries’ tiered system approach to ILL borrowing.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 April 2024
DevConnect 2024: Quantifying Metadata's Value in a Linked Data Landscape: Concepts, Questions, and Methods using SQLite and Python
As discovery products increasingly use linked data ontologies, libraries reflect on traditional metadata's value.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 April 2024 - 30 April 2024
OCLC to exhibit at the Association of Mexican Libraries A. C. Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting at the AMBAC Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about AMBAC
- Location: San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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30 April 2024
Engage your borrowers and save time with LendingKey
Join this 30-minute demonstration to learn about LendingKey. Whether you’ve already developed your Library of Things or are just getting started, this session will provide inspiration and valuable tips.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 April 2024
Leadership strategies for building connection and defusing difficult situations
This webinar introduces skills and practical strategies for developing empathetic, curiosity-led leadership, to help improve communication, connection and cooperation at your library.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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01 May 2024
RSC24 Lightning sessions | Building bridges beyond borders, Emerging Nations Article Exchange Program
Join us as we explore the RUSA STARS International ILL Committee's global resource sharing survey data, as well as learn more about the Library of Congress’s Emerging Nations Article Exchange Program.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Gain wisdom on all things API
Join us for an inside scoop on working with APIs with resident expert, Karen Coombs, OCLC's Product Analyst for APIs.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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07 May 2024
Building your future collection: A demonstration of OCLC's Choreo Insights library analytics solution
A 30-minute demonstration of OCLC’s Choreo Insights library analytics solution that helps library leaders better align academic library collections with institutional priorities, support new and emerging curriculum needs, and plan for future trends
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 May 2024 - 10 May 2024
OCLC to exhibit at the joint Mountain Plains Library Association and Utah Library Association Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting at the joint MPLA and ULA Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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08 May 2024
RSC 24 | Advancing resource sharing: OCLC and Atlas Systems innovations in APIs and AI
Join OCLC and Atlas Systems, Inc. for an update on our efforts to innovate resource sharing.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: What's new in BookOps-WorldCat
This 45-minute presentation will include an overview of recent changes and additions to the BookOps-WorldCat API wrapper as well as a tutorial highlighting the new functionality.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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12 May 2024 - 16 May 2024
OCLC to exhibit at the Association of Caribbean Universities, Research and Institutional Libraries Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting at the ACURIL Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about ACURIL
- Location: Georgetown, Guyana
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14 May 2024
AskQC office hours: Who's Your Audience? Ways to Record Audience in Bibliographic Records
Join OCLC Metadata Quality staff to discuss WorldCat quality issues and cataloging questions.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 May 2024 - 17 May 2024
OCLC to exhibit at the Florida Library Association Annual Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting and presenting at the FLA Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about FLA
- Location: Orlando, Florida
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16 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Unlock Your Analytics Potential
Join us for a discussion on the value of working with library analytics with analytics guru, Sean Duffy, OCLC Product Manager.
- Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 May 2024
Supporting healthy communities: Public library responses to the opioid crisis
Learn about the new “Opioid Crisis Support Kit for Public Libraries” with information and strategies for library staff to support individuals and families affected by substance misuse.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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21 May 2024
Exploring, selecting, and implementing a new library system
A one-hour virtual panel discussion to get tips from librarians who’ve recently implemented a new, cloud-based library system with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 May 2024
Cardholder signup policies: Access in practice
Learn key findings and takeaways from national research on cardholder signup policies from public libraries across the country.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]