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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22 October 2019 - 24 October 2019
Illinois Library Association Annual Conference
Join OCLC colleagues in Tinley Park, Illinois, US, for the 2019 Illinois Library Association's Annual Conference.
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23 October 2019 - 25 October 2019
Virginia Library Association's Annual Conference
Join OCLC colleagues in Norfolk, Virginia, US, for the 2019 Virginia Library Association's Annual Conference.
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24 October 2019 - 26 October 2019
California Library Association (CLA) Annual Conference
Connect with OCLC colleagues in Pasadena, California, US, at the 2019 California Library Association's Annual Conference.
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24 October 2019 - 25 October 2019
Kentucky Library Association's 2019 Conference
Join OCLC colleagues in Bowling Green, Kentucky, US, for the 2019 Kentucky Library Association's Annual Conference.
- Venue: Sloan Convention Center Location: Bowling Green , KY
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30 October 2019 - 01 November 2019
Mountain Plains & New Mexico Library Association Joint Conference
Connect with OCLC colleagues in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, for the 2019 Mountain Plains & New Mexico Library Association Joint Conference
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31 October 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Designing, Timing, and Determining the Feasibility of Curatorial Interventions to Support Data Reuse
Join this webinar to learn how data production, sharing, and curation practices facilitate and inhibit data reuse and to discuss the design, timing, and feasibility of curatorial interventions that enable the smooth flow of data throughout the lifecycle.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 November 2019 - 08 November 2019
Charleston Conference
Join OCLC colleagues in Charleston, South Carolina, US, for the 2019 Charleston Conference.
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06 November 2019
Defining Success with WMS: Trevecca Nazarene University
A 30-minute webinar featuring Sarah Keil, Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian and Beth Purtee, Technical Services Librarian at Trevecca Nazarene University. Sarah and Beth will share how the library's cloud-based library management system is facilitating success for both users and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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07 November 2019 - 08 November 2019
Arizona Library Association Annual Conference
Connect with OCLC colleagues in Tucson, Arizona, US, for the 2019 Arizona Library Association's Annual Conference.
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13 November 2019 - 14 November 2019
Library Marketing & Communications Conference
Connect with OCLC colleagues in St. Louis, Missouri, US, for the 2019 Library Marketing & Communication Conference.
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14 November 2019
Wise Marketingmiddag (NL)
Speciale update over Wise marketing voor geïnteresseerde bibliotheken.
- Time: 14:30 – 17:00 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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14 November 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Managing Archival Technical Services with Agile Software Development Methods at Ohio State University Libraries
In this presentation, library staff from Ohio State University Libraries will discuss how implementing Agile helped archival staff to improve productivity overall and increased opportunities for staff members to cross-train, develop skills, and lead projects.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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20 November 2019 - 21 November 2019
OCLC Library Futures Conference – Singapore
Join fellow library leaders and members of the OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council (APRC) to discuss and discover how we can build not only future-forward libraries but also future-ready communities.
- Venue: Events Centre, Village Hotel at Sentosa Location: Singapore ,
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20 November 2019
Defining success with WMS: McGill University
A 30-minute webinar with library leaders from McGill University about how WMS is facilitating success for students, faculty, staff and library staff.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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21 November 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Ariadne, an innovative approach to scalable semantic embedding
The OCLC Research project Ariadne Semantic Embedding is a demonstration of a practical solution to support libraries in this field. Join this webinar to see the potential of this scalable semantic embedding method for other applications such as entity disambiguation, citation recommendation, clustering and collection exploration.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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03 December 2019 - 03 December 2019
15. Bibliotheksleitertag 2019
15. OCLC Bibliotheksleitertag in Mannheim
- Venue: Congress Center Rosengarten Location: Mannheim ,
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10 December 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Radical Access—Leveraging Creative Commons Licenses to Open up Archives
This webinar will explain the significant benefits to researchers and archival repositories of negotiating Creative Commons licenses for archival materials at the point of acquisition.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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10 December 2019
Defining Success with WMS: Des Moines Area Community College
A 30-minute webinar featuring Rebecca Funke, Director of Library Resources at Des Moines Area Community College. Rebecca will share how the library's cloud-based library management system is facilitating success for both users and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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24 January 2020 - 28 January 2020
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
Join our OCLC programs and events at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and visit us at our booth where we will feature several conversations about our key products, services, and initiatives.
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29 January 2020 - 01 February 2020
Ontario Library Association's Super Conference
Join OCLC colleagues in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for the 2020 OLA Super Conference.
- Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Location: Toronto, Ontario , Canada