Get together with the OCLC cooperative 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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18 July 2019 - 19 July 2019
I-SPIE Conference 2019
Connect with OCLC staff at the 2019 I-SPIE Conference, hosted by the Pollak Library at California State University, Fullerton, California, USA
- Venue: California State University, Fullerton Location: Fullerton , CA
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23 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Achieving Privacy in the Age of Analytics: Skills, Strategies, and Ethical Approaches
This webinar will report on the activities from the National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics, which brought together stakeholders from the US and Canada to critically address library values and practices related to web analytics.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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23 July 2019
GCPL continues community-focused transformation with OCLC Wise
Join us for a live conversation with GCPL’s Executive Director Charles Pace and the library’s Director of Customer Experience Michael E. Casey.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 July 2019
Connect with your Cooperative
A one-hour OCLC update webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 July 2019 - 26 July 2019
IDS Project Conference 2019
Connect with OCLC staff at the IDS Project Conference 2019, hosted by Utica College in Utica, NY.
- Venue: Utica College Location: Utica , NY
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07 August 2019 - 08 August 2019
CONTENTdm User Group Meeting 2019
Join us for the 2019 CONTENTdm User Group Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, on August 7-8, 2019.
- Venue: Indianapolis Public Library - Central Library Location: Indianapolis , IN
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07 August 2019
Why OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services are a revolutionary approach to library management
A 30-minute overview of how over 600 libraries worldwide are better serving students, faculty, and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 August 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Democratizing Access to Large Datasets through Shared Infrastructure
Join this webinar to hear about Indiana University's efforts to provide a cloud-based, platform at scale, addressing the strengths, opportunities, and challenges of pursuing a network solution to a shared problem.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 August 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Scaling Software Preservation and Emulation Services - Introduction to the EaaSI Program of Work
Join this webinar to learn about scaling software preservation and emulation services to enable broader access and use of preserved software and digital objects.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 August 2019
Flexibility without complexity: A demonstration of how WMS can meet your library’s needs
A 30-minute live overview demonstration of how to simplify your library’s workflows with an intuitive, web-based system that integrates applications and eliminates redundant tasks.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 August 2019 - 30 August 2019
IFLA WLIC 2019
Please join your colleagues for OCLC events at the 85th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 24–30 August 2019.
- Venue: Megaran Athens International Convention Centre Location: Athens , Greece
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27 August 2019
Library technology planning for today and tomorrow
In this webinar, learn the steps for creating a successful technology plan for your library.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 August 2019
Encuentro mexicano de miembros cooperantes de OCLC
Soy Edwar Delgado, su consultor de OCLC. Junto con la biblioteca Danilo Cosío Villegas de, El Colegio De México, los invito a participar del encuentro de miembros OCLC 2019.
- Venue: Biblioteca Danilo Cosío Villegas de, El Colegio De México Location: Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico ,
- Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Central Daylight Time, North America [UTC -5]
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10 September 2019 - 13 September 2019
Österreichischer Bibliothekartag 2019
OCLC auf dem Bibliothekartag in Graz
- Venue: Messe Congress (Stadthalle Graz) Location: Graz ,
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11 September 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Case Studies of Research Information Management at US Institutions
In this webinar, RIM practitioners from three research-intensive North American institutions will talk about the different motivations that led to implementations of RIM systems on their campuses and how their libraries were involved.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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12 September 2019 - 13 September 2019
Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference 2019
Connect with OCLC staff at the Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference 2019 in Portland, Oregon.
- Venue: Portland Community College - Sylvania Location: Portland , OR
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25 September 2019 - 27 September 2019
Ohio Library Council Convention and Expo
Join OCLC colleagues in Cincinnati, OH, USA, for the 2019 Ohio Library Council Convention and Expo.
- Venue: Duke Energy Convention Center and Hyatt Downtown Cincinnati Location: Cincinnati , OH
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25 September 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: The Shift to Open at University and Research Libraries Worldwide
Join this webinar to learn about the findings of the OCLC survey on “Access to Open Content” and what they tell us about how university and research Libraries are making the shift to Open.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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01 October 2019
OCLC Library Futures Preconferences: Design Thinking & Stewardship and Services
The OCLC Library Futures event will feature two hands-on preconferences: one focused on design thinking and the other on stewardship and services at research libraries.
- Venue: Sheraton Grand Phoenix Location: Phoenix , Arizona
- Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, North America [UTC -7]
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02 October 2019 - 03 October 2019
OCLC Library Futures Conference
Join fellow library leaders and members of the OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) to discuss and discover how we can build not only future-forward libraries but also future-ready communities.
- Venue: Sheraton Grand Phoenix Location: Phoenix , AZ