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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25 July 2018
Connecting with your Cooperative
Join this live webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison. Meryl will give you up-to-the-minute information about what's going on at your cooperative.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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26 July 2018 - 27 July 2018
Big Data Summer Camp
Library and data science researchers, digital humanists, and software developers are invited to come to OCLC for a two day Big Data Summer Camp to share information and experiences with processing large data sets.
- Location: OCLC, Dublin , Ohio
- Venue: Conference Center at OCLC, Lakeside Room.
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26 July 2018
Marketing strategy, marketing plan, and marketing tactics: Why you need all 3!
Join us for a one-hour webinar to learn practical lessons from three library marketing professionals who will share real-world examples and straightforward tips that will make sense for your library marketing efforts regardless of what you currently have in place.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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26 July 2018
When I’m 64: Financial Literacy Resources for Those Nearing and in Retirement
This webinar will explore free financial literacy resources for older adults, provided by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and share library programming ideas for patrons related to financial planning and fraud protection.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC -4
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30 July 2018 - 02 August 2018
APLIC 2018
Roar, Leap, Dare.
- Location: Broadbeach ,
- Venue: Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
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01 August 2018 - 02 August 2018
CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting
The 12th annual CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting will be held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library main downtown branch. Registration for this event is now open.
- Location: Columbus , Ohio
- Venue: Columbus Metropolitan Library
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07 August 2018
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Librarian Art of Decluttering and Organizing EZproxy
Hear how two librarians decluttered their EZproxy config.txt files and have continued to maintain them
- Venue: WebEx
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 August 2018
Digging into Assessment Data: Tips, Tricks, and Tools of the Trade
Part two of a three-part series on evaluating and sharing your library's impact, focused on exploring tools and methods for collecting and analyzing the data.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC -4
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20 August 2018
EZproxy Q&A Webinar
Join OCLC EZproxy experts to ask questions about the service, set-up and hosting options.
- Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 August 2018
Getting Unstuck: Help Your Board, Staff, and Town Talk about Library Funding
A webinar hosted in collaboration with ARSL and EveryLibrary to grow skills for talking about library budgets with staff, boards, and other stakeholders in your community and to secure funding.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC -4
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24 August 2018 - 30 August 2018
IFLA WLIC 2018
Please join your colleagues for OCLC events at the 84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 24 - 30 August 2018.
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ,
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28 August 2018
OCLC Wise in action
OCLC Wise is the first community engagement system for US public libraries. Uniquely holistic in its design, Wise combines the power of customer relationship management, marketing, and analytics with ILS functions.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 October 2018
Take Action: Using and Presenting Research Findings to Make Your Case
Part three of a three-part series on evaluating and sharing your library's impact, focused on presenting data to make the case for how your library plays a critical role in your community.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC -4
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11 October 2018 - 11 October 2018
OCLC Contactdag 2018
Kom 11 oktober 2018 naar de jaarlijkse OCLC Contactdag.
- Location: Rotterdam ,
- Venue: De Doelen, Willem Burger Kwartier
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15 October 2018
OCLC WMS Midwest User Group Meeting
Join us at the OCLC WMS Midwest Community User Group Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
- Location: Indianapolis , IN
- Venue: University of Indianapolis Krannert Memorial Library
- Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 October 2018
Product Insights: Resource Sharing
Insights gathering session led by OCLC product managers
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 October 2018 - 26 October 2018
2018 OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference
Connect with OCLC at the 2018 Americas Regional Council Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Location: Chicago , IL
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28 November 2018 - 29 November 2018
OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council Meeting 2018
Join us for this two day conference in Bangkok, Thailand!
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand ,
- Venue: Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers
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16 January 2019
Product Insights: Resource Sharing
Insights gathering session led by OCLC product managers
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2019 - 15 February 2019
ALIA Information Online 2019
Infinite Possibilities
- Location: Sydney ,
- Venue: Hilton Hotel Sydney