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
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24 January 2020 - 27 January 2020
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting
Join our OCLC programs and events at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, and visit us at our booth where we will feature several conversations about our key products, services, and initiatives.
- Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center Location: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
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27 January 2020
OCLC Research Update
Join OCLC Research at ALA Midwinter 2020 in Philadelphia, PA, for an overview of several active research projects.
- Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122-A Location: Philadelphia , PA
- Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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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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30 January 2020
De evolutie van data in de Nederlandse bibliotheekgemeenschap
Minisymposium ter gelegenheid van het afscheid van Daniel van Spanje.
- Venue: OCLC Conference Center Location: Leiden ,
- Time: 13:30 – 18:00 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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30 January 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Reimagining digital data curation—New structured data approaches for digital collections
Join this webinar to learn about OCLC’s pilot project to improve discoverability of digitized cultural materials, magnify the impact of the work required to describe unique content, and prove the feasibility of a production linked data service.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 February 2020
Flexibility without complexity: A demonstration of how WMS can meet your library’s needs
A 30-minute overview demonstration of how over 600 libraries worldwide are simplifying daily back-office tasks through a collaborative, advanced cloud-based library system.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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05 February 2020
Works In Progress Webinar: Approaches to Preserving Private and Sensitive Data Managed by 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 US.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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05 February 2020
What's mine is yours: Collaborating to protect print collections
A 60-minute webinar with librarians from the Maine Shared Collections Cooperative about how the libraries in the state are joining to together and taking steps to ensure that copies of both scholarly and popular content are protected for future use.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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05 February 2020
Librarian as Verb: Activate Your Rural Community
In this webinar, hosted in collaboration with ARSL, learn how to make "librarian" a verb, actively connecting with your whole community.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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06 February 2020
An overview of EZproxy Analytics: The newest addition to the EZproxy family
A 30-minute overview of the EZproxy Analytics user interface.
- Time: 14:00 – 14:30 UTC +0
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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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11 February 2020
Ask the Experts: How You Can Make Dewey Better
Dewey editors explain how to volunteer to improve Dewey
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2020
Civil Legal Justice: The Crucial Role of Libraries
In this webinar, learn about the ways public libraries can address the justice gap, connecting people with information as they navigate the complexities of the legal system.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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13 February 2020
Servicios de Administración WorldShare (WMS): Posibilite una mejor gestión y mayor éxito en el servicio de su biblioteca
Bienvenido los seminarios web de OCLC en español. Juntos exploraremos una amplia variedad de temas -desde demostraciones de productos hasta discusiones de implementación- disponibles en Internet sin coste alguno.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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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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18 February 2020
Digging deeper into what makes WMS unique: License Manager
A 30-minute explanation of how the License Manager application makes WMS 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 February 2020 - 21 February 2020
COLINET Symposium
Connect with OCLC colleagues at the 2020 COLINET Symposium in St. Ann, Jamaica.
- Venue: Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort Location: St. Ann , Jamaica
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20 February 2020
Benefits of a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
Expand your library's reach through WorldCat searching and web visibility included in a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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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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27 February 2020
Works In Progress Webinar: Cues and Clues—How Students Identify Online Resources in the Face of "Container Collapse"
Learn how students identify the resources they retrieve from online search engine results and discuss the implications of their identification behavior for information literacy.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]