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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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14 January 2025
Activating URIs in linky MARC
Session B: In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, we’ll explore community use cases for the use and re-use of linked-data URIs found in MARC records.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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15 January 2025 - 15 January 2025
Activating URIs in linky MARC
Session A: In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, we’ll explore community use cases for the use and re-use of linked-data URIs found in MARC records.
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15 January 2025
Activating URIs in linky MARC
Session C: In this 90-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group round-robin, we’ll explore community use cases for the use and re-use of linked-data URIs found in MARC records.
- Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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16 January 2025
Don't manage change—embrace it
Learn strategies to lead positive, collaborative change in libraries by reframing challenges as growth opportunities.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 January 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Developing and maintaining culturally conscious descriptive practices at the Rockefeller Archive Center
Join this webinar with the Rockefeller Archive Center to learn how they have operationalized reparative description and bias consciousness in their work.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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29 January 2025
Transitioning to Tipasa: Decisions, Implementation, and Lessons Learned
A 45-minute webinar featuring library staff from Colorado Mesa University as they share their experience migrating to Tipasa—a cloud-based interlibrary loan (ILL) management system
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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30 January 2025
Building community connections by hiring for cultural knowledge
Learn how the Cultural Liaison Library Assistant program builds community connections by hiring for cultural knowledge and creating a team that reflects a diverse library community.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Surfacing priorities for community-centered archives in digital aggregations and exhibitions
Attendees will gain insights into the priorities of community-centered archives, understand initial steps to build reciprocal relationships, and learn about opportunities and challenges to collaborating with larger institutions to share digital collections online.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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12 February 2025
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: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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26 February 2025
Turn strategy into action with Theory of Change
Learn how to use Theory of Change to align your library's vision, drive strategy, and support flexible, collaborative implementation.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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30 October 2025 - 30 October 2025
OCLC Contactdag 2025
Op de OCLC Contactdag komen directies en medewerkers van bibliotheken in Nederland en Vlaanderen bijeen.
- Venue: Eenhoorn Meeting Center Amersfoort
- Location: Amersfoort