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.
Join library leaders and OCLC at the Library Futures Conference
- Phoenix • October 2–3, 2019
- Singapore • November 20–21, 2019
- Vienna • March 3–4, 2020
Upcoming Events
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19 November 2019
Digging deeper into what makes WMS unique: Circulation and Digby
A 30-minute explanation of what makes the Circulation module in WMS and the Digby mobile inventory app stand apart from other library management systems.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 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 - 21 November 2019
Wise Directeurenoverleg (NL)
Halfjaarlijks overleg voor Wise-directeuren
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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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28 November 2019
Introducción a WorldShare-ILL
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre WorldShare-ILL y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlo para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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03 December 2019
Authorities and Identifiers: How Do We Move Forward? An OCLC Research Symposium
Come to this symposium held in Barcelona, Spain, to learn and discuss needs, efforts, challenges, and successes in streamlining authorities and identifiers across all workflows, practices, and scales.
- Venue: CSUC- Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya (Ed. Nexus) Location: Barcelona , Spain
- Time: 09:30 – 14:15 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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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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04 December 2019 - 04 December 2019
WMS-Infotag 2019
4. Dezember 2019 in Mannheim
- Venue: Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim Location: Mannheim ,
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04 December 2019
The value of a FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery subscription for public libraries
A 60-minute webinar refresh your knowledge of WorldCat searching through FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery available through your subscription.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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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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14 January 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Responsible Operations -- Shaping a Community Research Agenda for Data Science
This webinar will provide an overview of OCLC Research's effort to develop a community research agenda that charts a path for engagement with data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 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
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05 February 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Approaches to Preserving Digital Repositories
This webinar will focus on an exploration of the feasibility of a distributed digital preservation storage service for private and sensitive data held at libraries and archives in the United States.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2020
2020 OCLC Resource Sharing Forum, Australia & New Zealand
OCLC invites library leaders and professionals to Melbourne, Australia to participate in the 2020 OCLC Resource Sharing Forum Day.
- Venue: Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Location: Melbourne , VIC
- Time: 09:00 – 17:00 Eastern Daylight Time, Australia [UTC +11]
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15 February 2020
OCLC Research Information Exchange – Melbourne, Australia
The OCLC Research Information Exchange in Melbourne, Australia offers an opportunity to find out about the latest research as well as to network with librarians and key community members.
- Venue: Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens Location: Melbourne , Australia
- Time: 09:00 – 13:00 UTC +10
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25 February 2020 - 29 February 2020
PLA Conference
Connect with OCLC at the PLA Conference in Nashville.
- Venue: Music City Center Location: Nashville , TN
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03 March 2020 - 04 March 2020
OCLC Library Futures Conference – Vienna, Austria
Join fellow library leaders and members of the OCLC Europe, Middle East and Africa Regional Council (EMEARC) to discuss and discover how we can build not only future-forward libraries but also future-ready communities.
- Venue: Intercontinental Hotel Vienna Location: Vienna ,