News & Events
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2021 in review, and what's ahead for 2022
Another year is in the books (please excuse my library humor), and we’re already off to a fast start to 2022. Last year we experienced the continued evolution of libraries amid a global pandemic—many of you saw students back on campus and reopened yo...
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OCLC partners with ROSFLO to distribute services in Latin America
OCLC is pleased to welcome ROSFLO, a leading content delivery organization based in Santiago with offices in Asuncion, as a new distributor of OCLC services in Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia.
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Exploring the new WorldCat Discovery Premium API package
Earlier this year, I authored a post about the completion of our cloud-based API infrastructure, which serves as the foundation for a consistent, sea...
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Millions of open cultural heritage resources from Europeana now easily accessible through WorldCat
A partnership between OCLC and Europeana has now made millions of open cultural heritage resources easily accessible through WorldCat, the world's most comprehensive database of information about library collections.
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OCLC signs new agreements with publishers and other content providers worldwide
OCLC has signed new agreements with leading publishers and other content providers around the world to add metadata for high-quality electronic and print books, journals, databases, and other learning materials that will make their content discoverab...
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01 February 2023
Web-Seminar: Open Access (in German)
Optimierter Zugriff auf Open Access-Content
- Time: 10:00 – 11:00 Central European Time [UTC +1]
Training events
Watch this space for WorldCat Discovery Services training.
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28 October 2021
How WorldCat Discovery Premium delivers a complete discovery-to-delivery solution for your library
A 30-minute webinar about how you can use WorldCat Discovery’s redesigned interface, localized features, and easy-to-use fulfillment devices to connect users to resources
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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28 April 2021
Connect students to your library in a virtual world with a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
For academic libraries: A 60-minute webinar about how a FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription makes your library visible to students and faculty from search engines and non-library websites
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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07 April 2021
Maximizing your investments in OCLC services
Find out how to get resources into users’ hands as fast as possible with OCLC services you already use.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 March 2021
WorldCat Web-Seminar
WorldCat, WorldCat Registry und die Service Configuration
- Time: 10:00 – 10:45 Central European Time [UTC +1]
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02 December 2020
Expand your library’s reach through OCLC’s visibility program
A 30-minute overview of OCLC's visibility program
- Time: 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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17 September 2020
Ensure your library’s visibility on Google Scholar
Maximize your library's Google Scholar visibility
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 June 2020
Online resources for summer pursuits with your FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
Help people find information about summertime activities through your existing FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 June 2020
Unlock a world of online resources with your FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
Maximize access to open content and unique digital resources with your existing FirstSearch/WorldCat Discovery subscription
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 April 2020
Make the most of your library’s evolving WorldCat Discovery service
A 30-minute overview of the many search innovations, intuitive user experience enhancements, and configuration advances that have resulted in today’s WorldCat Discovery service.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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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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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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10 October 2019 - 10 October 2019
OCLC Contactdag 2019
De bibliotheek: Feiten en verhalen - Kom donderdag 10 oktober 2019 naar de jaarlijkse OCLC Contactdag.
- Location: Rotterdam
- Venue: De Doelen, Willem Burger Kwartier
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26 April 2017
Moving Course Reserves Data to WorldCat Discovery
Participants were given the information they will need for a successful transfer of course reserves data from WorldCat Local to WorldCat Discovery.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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