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 June 2017
Resource Sharing Users Group
Join OCLC resource sharing colleagues for updates on WorldShare Interlibrary Loan, Tipasa, ILLiad and Relais. We’ll also have time for discussions of timely ILL topics.
- Location: Chicago , IL
- Venue: McCormick Place West, Room W196c
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Daylight Time, North America [UTC -5]
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27 June 2017 - 28 June 2017
OLIB Summer Conference 2017
Annual Conference
- Location: Sheffield, UK ,
- Venue: OCLC Office
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29 June 2017
User-driven search enhancements in WorldCat Discovery
Hear an overview of WorldCat Discovery search algorithms and how to choose the approach that will best support your search tasks.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 June 2017
Effective Online Outreach: Tools and Tactics for Connecting Communities and Collections
This webinar presents creative and successful strategies for online outreach, connecting users to digital collections, and engaging communities through information.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 July 2017
Essential tips for answering patron questions
The basics for better results when answering patron questions.
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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31 July 2017
Product Insights: Resource Sharing
Join OCLC product management staff for a product insight gathering session on resource sharing. Product insight sessions are designed to gather community feedback on existing functionality and workflows, review new feature requirements, discuss new ideas for improving products, and maybe show-off a wireframe or two. These insight sessions are open for all community members to attend.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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10 August 2017
Leveraging the power of the cloud and cooperation
A brief overview of OCLC's cloud-based library management services.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 August 2017
Managing your e-resources and licenses: A demonstration in WorldShare Management Services
A 45-minute demonstration in WorldShare Management Services focusing on two key areas of electronic resource management.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 August 2017
Expanding discovery and visibility of all your library’s collections: A demonstration of the WMS discovery interface
A 45-minute demonstration focusing on how WorldCat Discovery Services serves as the discovery interface for WorldShare Management Services.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 September 2017
Simplifying circulation and course reserves:
A demonstration in WorldShare Management Services
A 45-minute demonstration of WorldShare Management Services focusing on circulation, course reserves, and performing tasks such as inventory on portable electronic devices.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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19 September 2017
Doing things differently: Hear from a university librarian
Hear from Professor John Fobert, Electronic Resources Librarian, about how librarians at Roger Williams University are doing things differently in order to do different things.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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27 September 2017 - 28 September 2017
WorldShare Management Services 2017 Global Community + User Group Meeting
Please join us for the second annual WorldShare Management Services Global Community + User Group Meeting in Dublin, Ohio, USA, on 27-28 September 2017.
- Location: Dublin , Ohio
- Venue: OCLC Conference Center
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30 October 2017 - 31 October 2017
OCLC Americas Regional Council Meeting 2017
Please join us for the inaugural Americas Regional Council (ARC) meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on October 30 - 31, 2017.
- Location: Baltimore , Maryland
- Venue: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
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29 November 2017 - 30 November 2017
Asia Pacific Regional Council Meeting 2017
Join us for this two day regional conference.
- Location: Tokyo, Japan ,
- Venue: University of Waseda
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20 February 2018 - 21 February 2018
EMEA Regional Council Meeting 2018
Join us for our annual EMEA Regional Council Meeting in Edinburgh.
- Location: Edinburgh, UK ,
- Venue: Assembly Rooms
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13 March 2018 - 15 March 2018
2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference
Please join us for the 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, USA on March 13-15, 2018.
- Location: Jacksonville , Florida
- Venue: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront