Webinars
OCLC Webinars are presented on a variety of subjects—from product demonstrations to implementation discussions—made available over the Web at no cost.
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01 April 2020
Developing reports and workflow tools for libraries using Google Apps Script
This is an introduction to the Google Apps Script development platform. Presenters from the Lehigh University Libraries will review how to build Google Sheets add-on reports and workflow tools by interacting with bibliographic data APIs.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 April 2020
Public and School Libraries: Creative Ways to Build Successful Partnerships
In this webinar, explore how public and school libraries can initiate and sustain collaborative relationships.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 April 2020
Accelerate your shared print project using GreenGlass
Learn about the continued growth of shared print programs and the benefits they provide to libraries.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 April 2020
Meet your students where they are: Connect the library with OCLC APIs and the Lean Library plugin
Learn how the Lean Library browser plug-in can solve access issues for your library by integrating with the WorldCat knowledge base API. Presenters will include representatives from Lean Library and the OCLC API product team.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 April 2020
WorldCat.org y sus servicios relacionados
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre WorldCat.org y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlo para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European [Summer] Time [UTC +2]
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21 April 2020
Enable staff with OCLC Wise
A 30-minute walkthrough of OCLC Wise
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 April 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Approaches to Processing Audiovisual Archives for Improved Access and Preservation Planning
Join us to learn about the University of Houston Special Collections’ approach to addressing a backlog of under-described archival audiovisual materials to increase accessibility and better advocate and plan for digitization projects.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 April 2020
Collaborative collections and OCLC’s Shared Print API
Understanding collection compositions can be challenging. In this webinar you’ll learn how OCLC’s Shared Print API makes it easier for libraries to see which materials will be retained by other institutions and which should be retained locally.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 April 2020
Social Work Students and Public Library Partnerships
This webinar will provide information on how libraries can collaborate with social work interns and programs, to provide critical services to community members and training and support for library staff.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 April 2020
Exploring, selecting, and implementing a new library system
Join this virtual panel discussion to get tips from librarians who’ve recently been through the process of exploring, selecting, and implementing a new library system—OCLC's cloud-based WorldShare Management Services.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 May 2020
Data Migration: updating Local Holding Records and Local Bibliographic Data using OCLC’s Metadata and Collection Management APIs
In 2019, McGill University Library migrated its library system to WorldShare. Learn how they improved data quality and ensured all data was migrated by automatically updating Local Holding Records and Local Bibliographic Data using OCLC’s Metadata and Collection Management APIs to add notes.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 May 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Lost in Transcription—Developing workflows for captioning video
Join this webinar to learn about an investigation into captioning tools and potential workflows to address accessibility issues for digital video at scale.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 May 2020
Creating linked descriptive data for CONTENTdm
OCLC is in the midst of a pilot project to study how to shift CONTENTdm to a linked data environment. Learn about the technical approaches considered when designing the prototype and see a demonstration of the prototype linked data cataloging interface.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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28 May 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Mapping Digital Scholarly Communication Infrastructure
Join this webinar to learn about the scope of the infrastructure that supports digital scholarly communications and the financial and organizational strength of the organizations that provide it.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 June 2020
Moving to production
Join us as we wrap up our DevConnect Online 2020 series. You will come away with specific ideas for refining and productionizing projects. Content covered will be aimed at advanced API users, but all are welcome to attend.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 June 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Using Data to Advocate for the Preservation of Audiovisual Collections
This webinar will explain how data from a four-year project to survey and assess audiovisual collections across the Smithsonian Institution is being used to advance the preservation of those materials on a pan-institutional level.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 June 2020
The Marketing Value Proposition: Why Buy-in Makes all the Difference
Hear from three library marketing leaders
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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12 March 2020
Interactúe con Tipasa desde su sistema: Integraciones de Tipasa con Alma y Sierra
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre las integraciones de Tipasa con Alma y Sierra y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlas para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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04 March 2020
Connect with your Cooperative: An OCLC update for public libraries
A one-hour OCLC update for public libraries, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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03 March 2020
Why OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services are a revolutionary approach to library management
A 30-minute overview of how over 600 libraries worldwide are better serving students, faculty, and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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27 February 2020
Defining Success with WMS: Hendrix College
A 30-minute webinar featuring Britt Anne Murphy, Director of the Bailey Library at Hendrix College. Britt Anne will share why the Bailey Library selected OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) and how they plan to facilitate success for both users and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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20 February 2020
Benefits of a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
Expand your library's reach through WorldCat searching and web visibility included in a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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19 February 2020
Engage your community with OCLC Wise
A 30-minute walkthrough of OCLC Wise
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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18 February 2020
Digging deeper into what makes WMS unique: License Manager
A 30-minute explanation of how the License Manager application makes WMS stand apart from other library management systems.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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13 February 2020
Servicios de Administración WorldShare (WMS): Posibilite una mejor gestión y mayor éxito en el servicio de su biblioteca
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre WMS y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlos para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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12 February 2020
Connect with your Cooperative: An OCLC update
A one-hour OCLC update webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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06 February 2020
An overview of EZproxy Analytics: The newest addition to the EZproxy family
A 30-minute overview of the EZproxy Analytics user interface.
- Time: 14:00 – 14:30 UTC +0
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05 February 2020
What's mine is yours: Collaborating to protect print collections
A 60-minute webinar with librarians from the Maine Shared Collections Cooperative about how the libraries in the state are joining to together and taking steps to ensure that copies of both scholarly and popular content are protected for future use.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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22 January 2020
From skeptic to champion: How to guide staff through change
The latest installment in the Transformative Leaders series
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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16 January 2020
EZproxy Hosted Analytics: Facilite el acceso a los recursos electrónicos de sus usuarios
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre EZproxy Hosted Analytics y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlo para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:00 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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15 January 2020
The value of a FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery subscription for academic libraries
A 60-minute refresher on how to use the WorldCat access included in your current FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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19 December 2019
Introducción a Tipasa
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre Tipasa y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlo para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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12 December 2019
Wise webinar: Leer serviceberichten bewerken (NL)
Kom op donderdag 12 december naar de webinar 'Serviceberichten bewerken in Wise' en krijg een voorproefje op de nieuwe berichteneditor in Wise die binnenkort wordt uitgerold.
- Time: 11:00 – 12:00 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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10 December 2019
Defining Success with WMS: Des Moines Area Community College
A 30-minute webinar featuring Rebecca Funke, Director of Library Resources at Des Moines Area Community College. Rebecca will share how the library's cloud-based library management system is facilitating success for both users and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 December 2019
The value of a FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery subscription for public libraries
A 60-minute webinar refresh your knowledge of WorldCat searching through FirstSearch and WorldCat Discovery available through your subscription.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 November 2019
Introducción a WorldShare-ILL
Únase a nosotros para obtener una descripción general de unos 30 minutos sobre WorldShare-ILL y obtener una primera aproximación de cómo puede usarlo para apoyar los objetivos estratégicos de su biblioteca.
- Time: 11:00 – 11:30 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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20 November 2019
Defining success with WMS: McGill University
A 30-minute webinar with library leaders from McGill University about how WMS is facilitating success for students, faculty, staff and library staff.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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19 November 2019
Digging deeper into what makes WMS unique: Circulation and Digby
A 30-minute explanation of what makes the Circulation module in WMS and the Digby mobile inventory app stand apart from other library management systems.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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13 November 2019
Ask the experts: OCLC Wise and your library
A 30-minute live Q&A with OCLC Wise experts
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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06 November 2019
Defining Success with WMS: Trevecca Nazarene University
A 30-minute webinar featuring Sarah Keil, Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian and Beth Purtee, Technical Services Librarian at Trevecca Nazarene University. Sarah and Beth will share how the library's cloud-based library management system is facilitating success for both users and staff.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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17 October 2019
Exploring your library’s options: The RFP and alternative evaluation processes for selecting a library system
A 30-minute Q&A with authors of "The complete guide to RFPs for libraries" on the evaluation options available for selecting a new library system.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 October 2019
How CONTENTdm works: A live demonstration
A 30-minute demonstration of CONTENTdm
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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10 October 2019
How to responsibly manage print collections: A demonstration of GreenGlass
A 30-minute demonstration of how to use the GreenGlass tool to evaluate collections and make data-driven management decisions.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 October 2019
Helping libraries make more informed, data-driven decisions: A preview of EZproxy Analytics
A 30-minute preview of how EZproxy Analytics can provide libraries with meaningful information to measure collection usage, student success, and more.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 October 2019
Digging deeper into what makes WMS unique: Acquisitions
A 30-minute explanation of what makes the Acquisitions module in WMS stand apart from other library management systems.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 September 2019
Explore the library through OCLC Wise: The customer perspective
A 30-minute walkthrough of OCLC Wise
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 September 2019
Weed 'em and Reap: Why UNM Libraries chose GreenGlass for its local collection analysis
A 60-minute webinar with the University of New Mexico Libraries' Director of Collections.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 September 2019
Putting the pieces together: How OCLC’s services integrate to form a complete management solution for libraries
A 30-minute explanation of how WMS integrates OCLC management services to offer libraries a complete management solution.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 September 2019
Community engagement as a mindset
Hear from three library leaders who are redefining community engagement.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 August 2019
Email marketing and consumer expectations
Explore ways to improve the results of your library's email marketing efforts
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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23 July 2019
GCPL continues community-focused transformation with OCLC Wise
Join us for a live conversation with GCPL’s Executive Director Charles Pace and the library’s Director of Customer Experience Michael E. Casey.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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11 June 2019
Navigating student success: Considerations and a case study
A 30-minute webinar that reviews why student success is becoming a critical measure and a case study of how one university is measuring student success.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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29 May 2019
Creating advanced customizations in your CONTENTdm website: A workshop
In this workshop participants learn how to create advanced customizations in the Website Configuration Tool.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 May 2019
OCLC Partner Webinar: Make your e-content accessible and secure with EZproxy
In this webinar, we discussed how EZproxy provides seamless access to e-content, how the e-content access landscape is changing, and how to secure e-content with EZproxy.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 May 2019
Upgrading to CONTENTdm’s new website: A workshop
In this workshop participants learn how to migrate configurations from the 6.x CONTENTdm website to the new responsive website.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 May 2019
Leveraging Serverless for Voice Uls
In this workshop participants learn how to create an Alexa Skill.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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01 May 2019
Doing things differently at Chowan University library
A member story from Georgia Williams, University librarian at Chowan University, about how WMS has improved librarian workflows and daily tasks of student workers.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 April 2019
GreenGlass Community Update
This was a online session for all GreenGlass users.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 April 2019 - 24 April 2019
Exploring, selecting and implementing a new library system: Practical tips from librarians
View this virtual panel discussion to get tips from librarians who've recently been through the process of exploring, selecting and implementing a new library system - OCLC's cloud-based WorldShare Management Services.
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03 April 2019
Serverless in Practice
This workshop is a follow-up to the "Introduction to Serverless Technologies" workshop.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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26 March 2019
A brief demonstration of how to use GreenGlass to make shared print decisions
A one-hour demonstration of the GreenGlass application tool.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 March 2019
Introduction to Serverless Technologies
This workshop reviews the basic concepts of serverless, the major providers in the serverless space, related technologies, and relevant languages and frameworks.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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19 March 2019
Community engagement with OCLC Wise: The customer perspective
A short demo walking you through the Wise customer experience
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 March 2019
How to responsibly manage and share print collections: A panel discussion with OCLC shared print experts
A one-hour panel discussion with OCLC shared print experts.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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07 March 2019
Doing things differently at the University of Winnipeg library
A 30-minute webinar with Emma Hill Kepron, Head of Systems, about how staff at the University of Winnipeg are doing things differently since moving to a cloud-based library management system.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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21 February 2019
Ask the experts: OCLC Wise and your library
We know you probably have lots of questions. What is OCLC Wise? How is it different? And why does my library need it? Get answers at this Q&A webinar.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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13 February 2019
Connecting with your Cooperative
Watch this webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison. Meryl will give you up-to-the-minute information about what's going on at your cooperative.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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