This virtual community event provides an opportunity to hear about important work by community members and learn about OCLC cataloging and metadata services.
22 September 2026
Join us for a metadata panel discussion, “Community implementation of Official RDA,” featuring representatives from the German National Library and the RDA Steering Committee. OCLC staff will then provide a WorldCat quality update.
23 September 2026
Learn how Boston Public Library (USA) is transforming cataloging workflows with Snapicat, a new tool that uses the WorldCat Metadata API, and hear updates to OCLC cataloging products and services from OCLC staff.
This free, virtual event for library professionals around the globe is a great opportunity to connect with peers across a wide range of topics and to hear from OCLC's product experts about both recent and upcoming enhancements to products and services.
This free, virtual event attracted library professionals from around the globe and covered a wide range of topics. First, Yale University and Wellcome Collection showcased their impactful contributions toward promoting greater access to their collections. Next, OCLC staff provided updates on our cataloging products and services and demonstrated our commitment to WorldCat quality.
During this meeting, library community members from around the globe joined our staff to discuss a variety of pertinent topics. OCLC's product experts also offered insight into our roadmaps for cataloging products and services.
Part one highlighted an initiative to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library metadata. In part two, OCLC staff shared updates on our cataloging products and services.
This May meeting for libraries in Australia and New Zealand is a free, virtual event. We have a guest speaker talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library metadata. We will also be hearing from OCLC staff with updates on our cataloging products and services.
This April meeting for libraries in Europe, Middle East and Africa is a free, virtual event. We have a guest speaker talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library metadata. We will also be hearing from OCLC staff with updates on our cataloging products and services.
The February 2024 session in this semi-annual virtual event series provided an opportunity to engage with panelists and fellow cataloging community members about initiatives to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library metadata and hear from OCLC staff about updates to our cataloging products and services, WorldCat metadata quality and more.
The October 2023 session in this virtual event series is oriented for cataloguing practitioners and decision-makers in libraries in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions. We will kick-off with a session by Dr. Pardaad Chamsaz, Metadata Lead for Equity and Inclusion at the British Library, talking about the Library’s inclusive cataloguing efforts as part of its multi-year Race Equality Action Plan.
OCLC staff will then summarize the work completed to address rapid harm reduction through locally-defined subjects in WorldCat Discovery, provide cataloguing updates, and linked data developments.
Rounding off, we will look at work relating to metadata quality, including how machine learning models are revolutionizing de-duplication efforts in WorldCat.
The June 2023 session in this semi-annual virtual event series offered updates on current topics of interest and ample opportunity for interaction with cataloging community speakers and OCLC staff. We started by discussing the essential work happening to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in library metadata. The second half of the meeting focused on OCLC product updates and enhancing WorldCat metadata quality.
The February 2023 session in this semi-annual virtual event series offered updates on current topics of interest and ample opportunity for interaction with cataloging community speakers and OCLC staff. We started by discussing the essential work happening to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in library metadata. Next, we provided updates on OCLC cataloging tools, including linked data services, and covered some new and ongoing WorldCat quality enhancement initiatives.
The June 2022 session in this semi-annual virtual event series offered updates on current topics of interest and ample opportunity for interaction with cataloging community speakers and OCLC staff. We started by discussing the essential work happening to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in library metadata. Next, we provided updates on OCLC cataloging tools, including linked data services, and covered some new and ongoing WorldCat quality enhancement initiatives.
This virtual gathering offered discussions on efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as our collective work toward more respectful and inclusive description. After a short break, we discussed updates to OCLC cataloging and metadata services, WorldCat quality initiatives, and much more. Recordings of presentations, as well as slides and notes, are available.
During OCLC's third virtual cataloging community meeting, cataloging members had an opportunity to share information on pertinent cataloging topics with OCLC staff and more than a thousand catalogers around the globe. Presentation recordings, slides, and notes are available.
This virtual cataloging community meeting continued the conversation from the successful June 2020 session and expands prior Expert Cataloging Community Sessions at ALA Annual and Midwinter.
OCLC held our first virtual cataloging community meeting, which expanded on previously held Expert Cataloging Community Sharing sessions at ALA. During this meeting, cataloging members had an opportunity to share information on pertinent cataloging topics with OCLC staff and fellow catalogers from around the globe.
