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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25 May 2022
RSC22 Web Series | The persistence of CONTU: The results of two surveys
In this session, Cindy Kristof will present the results of a fall 2020 survey of ARL libraries’ ILL departments regarding their use of, or departure from, CONTU Guidelines or “Rule of Five” to comply with Section 108 of the Copyright Law.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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31 May 2022
OCLC beim Bibliothekskongress 2022 in Leipzig
OCLC auf dem Bibliothekskongress 2022 in Leipzig
- Time: 08:00 – 18:00 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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01 June 2022
Put your library in users’ hands with a customized mobile app
A 30-minute demonstration of how a CapiraMobile app can create a digital extension of your library with direct integration of your ILS, event calendar, and more
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 June 2022
DevConnect 2022: Behind the integration - Support e-learning strategies with Talis and WMS
OCLC and Talis have partnered to offer Talis Aspire, a market-leading course resource list management system, to new and existing customers of OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. During this session, we’ll explore the technical work that made this integration possible.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 June 2022
OCLC cataloging community meeting
This virtual community event provides an opportunity to hear about important work by community members and learn about OCLC cataloging and metadata services.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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07 June 2022
DevConnect 2022: Wrapping OCLC APIs with Node.js webservices
Larry Deck of Concordia University Library will discuss how to make such webservice wrappers with Node.js, using asynchronous calls to OCLC APIs, and caching results locally to speed up repeated queries and avoid abusing OCLC services.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 June 2022
Web-Seminar: E-Medienverwaltung (in German)
E-Medienverwaltung in WMS und WorldCat Discovery: Lizenzen und Kollektionen einfach verwalten.
- Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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14 June 2022
Social Interoperability Workshop: Successfully Engaging Stakeholders Across Campus
Join this workshop to connect with peers around the challenges of cross-campus collaboration and identify strategies to build stronger relationships with units across your institution.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 June 2022
RSC22 Web Series | A look into the future of ILL services
Join staff from Atlas Systems and OCLC and ILL community guest presenters as we highlight recent initiatives and success stories resulting from OCLC’s library on-demand vision and smart fulfillment strategy.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 June 2022
Break Free from Misinformation in an Escape Room
How can you use an escape room to help inform library patrons about misinformation? Join this webinar to learn about new programming resources for your library!
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 June 2022
DevConnect 2022: Integrating WorldShare Acquisitions and Banner using OCLC’s Acquisitions API
Mr. Steve Lapommeray of McGill University uses OCLC APIs to enhance acquisitions workflows. During this presentation, he'll share details of API-related projects that he has completed.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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21 June 2022
DevConnect 2022: How MARC can SPARQL!
This presentation takes the skills and tools adopted by libraries for dealing with linked data and applies those methodologies, focusing primarily using RDF and SPARQL, and proposes their suitability in retrospective analysis of existing MARC data.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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21 June 2022
RSC22 Web Series | Controlled digital lending during global COVID-19 and beyond
In this session, Xuan (Lily) Pang and Peggy Glatthaar will share the stories of piloting and initiating a CDL program to ensure students have reliable, affordable access to course materials they need to be successful.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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21 June 2022
Social Interoperability Workshop: Successfully Engaging Stakeholders Across Campus
Join this workshop to connect with peers around the challenges of cross-campus collaboration and identify strategies to build stronger relationships with units across your institution.
- Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 June 2022
EZproxy Web-Seminar (in German)
Komfortabler Fernzugriff auf lizenzierte E-Medien.
- Time: 13:00 – 13:45 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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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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29 September 2022 - 29 September 2022
Wise Directeurenoverleg (NL)
Op donderdag 29 september 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.