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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31 March 2023
Universal Design at Your Library
This presentation will introduce the principles of Universal Design and offer concrete advice for how to apply each of the principles at any library.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 April 2023 - 04 April 2023
Landelijk gebruikersoverleg schoolWise/mediatheekWise (NL)
Landelijk overleg voor gebruikers van schoolWise en mediatheekWise
- Location: Hoofddorp
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05 April 2023
DevConnect 2023: The OCLC API Community Garden
Join OCLC’s Jay Holloway, Karen Coombs, and Carly DiVito for a fun and informative hour of gardening puns and useful advice on how to use community feedback to grow APIs.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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12 April 2023 - 14 April 2023
OCLC to participate at the British Columbia Library Association Conference
OCLC will be exhibiting at the British Columbia Library Association Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about the British Columbia Library Association Conference
- Location: Richmond
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12 April 2023
Expand users access to new experiences with MuseumKey℠
A 45-minute webinar about how to connect your users to many creative and fun community activities, such as museum visits, rock climbing, and STEM programs with MuseumKey, OCLC’s reservation software for libraries.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 April 2023
DevConnect 2023: Discovery without Disclosure - Using Query Collection MARC to Surface Non-traditional Subject Relationships while Respecting Prot
In this presentation, Emily Fidelman of West Virginia University presents an methodology using SQL on MARC pulled from WMS query collections to capture “out-of-ontology" content.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 April 2023
DevConnect 2023: EZproxy, ezPAARSE, and Community Collaboration
During this session, we share how OCLC's EZproxy Analytics service uses ezPAARSE to enhance EZproxy usage data.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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19 April 2023 - 22 April 2023
OCLC to present at the Texas Library Association Conference
OCLC will be presenting at the Texas Library Association Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about the Texas Library Association Conference
- Location: Austin, Texas
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19 April 2023
Proactive Planning for Library Staff Transitions
This webinar will introduce practical approaches to preserve organizational knowledge, clarify processes for current staff and trustees, and ease the learning curve for new employees.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 April 2023
Introduction to the new WorldCat.org
The new WorldCat.org site released in late 2022 delivers a better user experience, increases the impact of libraries on the web, and gives libraries more ways to engage with people in their communities and beyond.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 April 2023
DevConnect 2023: Automated Checking of Items in a Talis Reading List
Discover how Michael Whitton from the University of Southampton automated checking of items linked in Talis Aspire to WMS.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 May 2023
WMS Connect x DevConnect - Let Me See Your License: Adding Title Level Notes to Limited-Access Ebooks
Learn how Candace Lebel at The Claremont Colleges Library used the WorldCat Knowledge Base API and a GOBI-provided list of ebook purchases since early 2009 to let their patrons know which of their ebooks were licensed for only limited access.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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11 May 2023 - 11 May 2023
Wise Directeurenoverleg (NL)
Op donderdag 11 mei 2023 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.
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16 May 2023 - 19 May 2023
Visit the OCLC exhibit at the Special Library Association and Medical Library Association Conference
OCLC will host an exhibit at the MLA & SLA Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about the Special Library Association and Medical Library Association Conference collaboration
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
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16 May 2023
DevConnect 2023: Using jq with OCLC APIs
Larry Deck from the Concordia University will discuss how to use jq to get reports out of various OCLC APIs (Knowledge Base, License Manager, Acquisitions).
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 May 2023 - 19 May 2023
OCLC to participate at the Florida Library Association Conference
OCLC will be participating at the Florida Library Association Conference because together, we make breakthroughs possible.
- Venue: Learn more about the Florida Library Association Conference
- Location: Daytona, Florida
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18 May 2023
Library Safety and Security: A Holistic Approach
This session will present a holistic approach for creating safe environments, through strong community relationships, inclusive policies, and empowered staff.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 June 2023 - 08 June 2023
ACURIL 2023
Join OCLC at the Association of Caribbean University, Research, and Institutional Libraries' Annual Conference in Kingston, Jamaica.
- Location: Kingston, Jamaica
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15 June 2023
Redefining the library experience: Insights and inspiration
Join Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Executive Director, OCLC Research, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council as they share results from the 2023 global survey on “Redefining the library experience.”
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 October 2023 - 03 October 2023
OCLC Contactdag 2023
Tijdens de OCLC Contactdag komen directies en medewerkers van bibliotheken in Nederland en Vlaanderen bijeen. Er is aandacht voor brancheontwikkelingen bij openbare, wetenschappelijke en speciale bibliotheken en we gaan in op de stand van zaken en ontwikkelingen bij OCLC.
- Venue: Eenhoorn Meeting Center
- Location: Amersfoort