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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30 January 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Reimagining digital data curation—New structured data approaches for digital collections
Join this webinar to learn about OCLC’s pilot project to improve discoverability of digitized cultural materials, magnify the impact of the work required to describe unique content, and prove the feasibility of a production linked data service.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 February 2020
Flexibility without complexity: A demonstration of how WMS can meet your library’s needs
A 30-minute overview demonstration of how over 600 libraries worldwide are simplifying daily back-office tasks through a collaborative, advanced cloud-based library system.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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05 February 2020
Works In Progress Webinar: Approaches to Preserving Private and Sensitive Data Managed by Digital Repositories
This webinar will focus on an exploration of the feasibility of a distributed digital preservation storage service for private and sensitive data held at libraries and archives in the US.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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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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05 February 2020
Librarian as Verb: Activate Your Rural Community
In this webinar, hosted in collaboration with ARSL, learn how to make "librarian" a verb, actively connecting with your whole community.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 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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11 February 2020
Civil Legal Justice: The Crucial Role of Libraries
In this webinar, learn about the ways public libraries can address the justice gap, connecting people with information as they navigate the complexities of the legal system.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2020
Ask the Experts: How You Can Make Dewey Better
Dewey editors explain how to volunteer to improve Dewey
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 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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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 – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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27 February 2020
Works In Progress Webinar: Cues and Clues—How Students Identify Online Resources in the Face of "Container Collapse"
Learn how students identify the resources they retrieve from online search engine results and discuss the implications of their identification behavior for information literacy.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 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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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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31 March 2020
Works in Progress Webinar: Accessibility and Digital Collections
This webinar will highlight steps to choose and build an accessible digital collections infrastructure, with both commercial software and locally developed software.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 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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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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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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07 August 2019
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 Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 July 2019
Connect with your Cooperative
A one-hour OCLC update webinar, hosted by Meryl Cinnamon, OCLC Member Relations Liaison.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 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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15 January 2019
OCLC Wise: A community engagement system for public libraries
A 30-minute overview of OCLC Wise, the first community engagement system for US public libraries
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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06 December 2018
Using your library management system to engage your community: A demonstration of the OCLC Wise Marketing Workbench
A 30-minute demonstration of the OCLC Wise Marketing Workbench
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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29 November 2018
Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change
Presented by: Gina Millsap, Chief Executive Officer, and Thad Hartman, Chief of Staff, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (KS)
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 November 2018
Using data for print collection deselection and preservation decisions: Sam Houston University
A 30-minute webinar with library leaders at Newton Gresham Library at Sam Houston State University to learn about their experiences using Sustainable Collection Services GreenGlass.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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01 November 2018
How public libraries communicate: An interactive research review
Hear how public libraries connect with their communities based on findings published in “US Public Libraries: Marketing and Communications Landscape”, a new report from OCLC.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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24 October 2018
Cataloging in the cloud with WMS - A technical services librarian shares her experience
Hear from Shannon Tennant, Coordinator of Library Collections and Associate Librarian, on how librarians at Elon University’s Belk Library are doing things differently with WMS
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 October 2018
Collaboration with local control - How cloud-based management systems deliver advanced library group support
A 45-minute webinar about how cloud-based systems increase opportunities for library groups to support their members and how OCLC's WMS streamlines the technical challenges of collaboration.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 October 2018
Take Action: Using and Presenting Research Findings to Make Your Case
Part three of a three-part series on evaluating and sharing your library's impact, focused on presenting data to make the case for how your library plays a critical role in your community.
- Venue: Webinar
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM UTC -4
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26 September 2018
Ask the experts: OCLC Wise and your library - Part 2
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 Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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26 July 2018
Marketing strategy, marketing plan, and marketing tactics: Why you need all 3!
Join us for a one-hour webinar to learn practical lessons from three library marketing professionals who will share real-world examples and straightforward tips that will make sense for your library marketing efforts regardless of what you currently have in place.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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