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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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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20 July 2017
Connecting with your Cooperative: An OCLC Update
Register today for this live webinar, hosted by Rob Favini, OCLC Member Relations Liaison. Rob will give you up-to-the-minute information about your cooperative.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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26 July 2017
Measures that Matter Part Three: Moving Toward More Meaningful Measures
Part three in a three-part webinar series about Measures that Matter, a project from IMLS and COSLA, surveying the current state of public library data, assessing current strengths and weaknesses and formulating a plan for future action.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 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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02 August 2017 - 04 August 2017
Digipalooza
Connect with OCLC at the OverDrive international user group conference in Cleveland, OH.
- Location: Cleveland , OH
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02 August 2017 - 04 August 2017
VIVO Conference
Connect with OCLC at the VIVO conference in New York City, NY.
- Location: New York City , NY
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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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14 August 2017
EZproxy Q&A Webinar
Join OCLC EZproxy experts to ask questions about the service, set-up and hosting options.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 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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16 August 2017
Accessible, modern and mobile: A demonstration of CONTENTdm
Attend a demonstration to discover how you can build, showcase and preserve your digital collections with CONTENTdm, and learn about CONTENTdm’s new end-user experience. The new responsive design is now being used by libraries, museums and other cultural heritage institutions. It is freshly designed for phones, tablets and workstations, so your collections can be seen by patrons wherever they are.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 August 2017
More Than #MotivationMonday: Motivating Your Team Any Day of the Week
This webinar explores factors that influence motivation at work and reviews strategies for keeping teams motivated and productive.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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19 August 2017 - 25 August 2017
IFLA WLIC 2017
Please join your colleagues for OCLC events at the 83rd IFLA World Library and Information Congress, 19 - 25 August 2017.
- Location: Wroclaw, Poland ,
- Venue: Wroclaw Centennial Hall
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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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24 August 2017
IFLA's Global Vision: An Interactive Discussion
In this highly interactive webinar, join with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries to discuss the future of libraries as part of IFLA's Global Vision initiative.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 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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27 September 2017
Managing and acquiring your physical serials:
A demonstration in WorldShare Management Services
A 45-minute demonstration in WorldShare Management Services focusing on acquisitions and management of your physical serials.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 October 2017
Managing and acquiring your physical materials: A demonstration in WorldShare Management Services
A 45-minute demonstration in WorldShare Management Services focusing on acquisitions and management of your physical materials.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]