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.
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06 July 2022
Web-Seminar: Open Access (in German)
Optimierter Zugriff auf Open Access-Content
- Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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07 July 2022
Engaging Adults with Low Literacy Levels
This webinar will explore the characteristics of adults with low literacy levels and provide strategies for library staff to support reading literacy in adults.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 July 2022
Transforming Metadata
Library metadata is transforming. Join us as a panel of experts explores the changes taking place in a number of areas, including the transition to linked data and identifiers, the description of inside-out and facilitated collections, the evolution of metadata as a service, as well as resulting staffing requirements.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 July 2022
Weed 'Em and Reap: Getting Your Collection from Awful to Awesome
This session will discuss the life cycle of a collection, including weeding techniques, collection management policies, and how to motivate reluctant weeders.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 July 2022
Creating a new model library
This session will focus on changes made both before and during the pandemic that influenced leaders’ visions for their libraries during the next five years, including library participation in open ecosystems.
- Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Eastern Standard Time, Australia [UTC +10]
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26 July 2022
OCLC Industry Symposium: Working with a Metadata Mindset at IFLA WLIC 2022
Please join OCLC senior leaders at IFLA WLIC 2022, for the OCLC Industry Symposium, “Working with a Metadata Mindset.” Learn how OCLC's metadata mindset means we have first-hand knowledge and industry-leading expertise in the ways metadata can power better results for libraries.
- Venue: Dublin Convention Centre
- Time: 14:45 – 16:00 British Summer Time [UTC +1]
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28 July 2022
RLP Discussion on Bibliometric and Research Impact (BRI) Service Development
Join other members of the OCLC Research Library Partnership for an informal, small group discussion about the development of bibliometric and research impact (BRI) services.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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28 July 2022
See how a library system powered by community engagement gets you closer to your library’s goals
A 30-minute demonstration of OCLC's Wise, the first community engagement system for US public libraries
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 August 2022
Built with libraries, for libraries: How OCLC’s WMS delivers a complete, cloud-based library management platform
A 30-minute webinar to learn how OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS)—a fully integrated library platform—is designed to meet the changing needs of modern libraries
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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10 August 2022
Meeting the evolving needs of academic libraries: A demonstration of WorldShare Management Services
A 30-minute overview demonstration to see how WMS can 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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12 August 2022
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Veterans, Service Members, Families and Communities
This webinar will provide an overview of mental health information and services available to Veterans and members of military communities, and to address the risks and protective factors for suicidal behaviors.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 August 2022
Emerging Tech Trends for 2022 and Beyond
This presentation will introduce emerging technology trends and show how those trends are reshaping library services.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 October 2022 - 04 October 2022
OCLC Contactdag 2022
Kom dinsdag 4 oktober naar de jaarlijkse OCLC Contactdag.
- Venue: De Doelen
- Location: Rotterdam
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03 November 2022 - 03 November 2022
Wise Directeurenoverleg (NL)
Op donderdag 3 november vindt het Wise Directeurenoverleg plaats. Dit overleg draait om ontwikkelingen ter ondersteuning van de bibliotheekprogrammering, uitwisseling van data op een goede manier mogelijk maken en ontwikkelingen die het gemak voor de eindgebruiker vergroten.