Global and Regional Council events
The Global Council meets annually face-to-face and holds additional virtual meetings during the year. Some presentations, including highlights from the Regional Council meetings, are archived for viewing.
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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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24 January 2023
Redefining the library experience: Putting ideas into action
Join Lesley Langa, Associate Research Scientist, OCLC Research, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council for a discussion on how libraries around the world are rethinking the library experience.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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15 July 2022
Creating a New Model Library
This session will focus on changes made both before and during the pandemic that influenced leaders’ visions for their libraries during the next five years, including library participation in open ecosystems.
- Time: 01:00 – 02:00 Eastern Standard Time, Australia [UTC +10]
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13 April 2022
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: Metadata challenges and opportunities in the open ecosystem
Join Kathryn Stine, OCLC Research Library Partnership, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council as they discuss the next generation of metadata, including contributing environmental factors, and the findings of the Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 March 2022
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: The library’s role in open research
Join Ixchel M. Faniel, Senior Research Scientist, Library Trends and User Research, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council to discuss the library’s role in open research.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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28 February 2022
Libraries and Open Ecosystems: Creating a New Model Library
Join Brittany Brannon, Research Support Specialist, Library Trends and User Research, and library leaders from OCLC’s Global Council for a discussion on emerging library models.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 May 2021
Sustainable development goals: Insights and inspiration
Sustainable development and libraries: Global goals, collective action
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 February 2021
Academic library work meets sustainable development
Sustainable development and libraries: Global goals, collective action
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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08 December 2020
Start on your sustainability goals today
Sustainable development and libraries: Global goals, collective action
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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17 November 2020
Libraries and sustainability: A global perspective
Sustainable development and libraries: Global goals, collective action
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 November 2018 - 29 November 2018
OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council Meeting 2018
Join us for this two day conference in Bangkok, Thailand!
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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25 October 2018 - 26 October 2018
2018 OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference
Connect with OCLC at the 2018 Americas Regional Council Conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Location: Chicago, IL
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