Each year, OCLC Research hosts events where we exchange information, develop projects, and learn from each other and from outside experts. We engage staff from libraries, archives, and museums, and advance the work of the OCLC Research Library Partnership in Works in Progress Webinars to encourage and facilitate remote participation, and feature notable speakers in our Distinguished Seminar Series. Our staff also attend various meetings and conferences where they serve as speakers or panelists—view presentations from these engagements.
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02 June 2025
RLP Research Support Leadership Roundtable: Leadership in times of uncertainty and change
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss strategies for leading teams and programs in times of uncertainty and challenge. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 May 2025
RLP Special Collections Leadership Roundtable: Leadership in times of uncertainty and change
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss strategies for leading teams and programs in times of uncertainty and challenge. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 May 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Increasing the accessibility of library materials—Roles for ILL
View this webinar to learn about opportunities for resource sharing practitioners to use their expertise and systems to help make library materials available in accessible formats.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 April 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Using metrics to gain insights into born-digital archival workflows
View this webinar to learn how data about born-digital archival workflows can provide insights that may support decision-making and resource allocation.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 March 2025
Product Insights: WorldCat URI Workflows (Asia Pacific)
In this 60-minute Metadata Managers product insight session, we'll meet with Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager, to learn about OCLC URIs in WorldCat records and how to use them in OCLC cataloging applications and WorldCat APIs. [Participants must be current members of the RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group]
- Time: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 March 2025
Product Insights: WorldCat URI Workflows (Americas West)
In this 60-minute Metadata Managers product insight session, we'll meet with Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager, to learn about OCLC URIs in WorldCat records and how to use them in OCLC cataloging applications and WorldCat APIs. [Participants must be current members of the RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group]
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 March 2025
Product Insights: WorldCat URI Workflows (UK, Europe, Americas East)
In this 60-minute Metadata Managers Focus Group product insight session, we'll meet with Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager, to learn about OCLC URIs in WorldCat records and how to use them in OCLC cataloging applications and WorldCat APIs. [Participants must be current members of the RLP Metadata Managers Focus Group]
- Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 March 2025
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Research support in open research
In this 90-minute RLP Research Support Leadership Roundtable discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss how libraries are supporting open research priorities and practices in a complex environment. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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27 February 2025
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Addressing Total Cost of Stewardship
In this 90-minute RLP Leadership Roundtable discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss efforts to implement resource sensitive collecting practices, including challenges, needs, and strategies. [Participants must be current members of the Research Library Partnership]
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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11 February 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Listening to community-centered archives about sharing collections online
Viewers will gain insights into the priorities of community-centered archives, understand initial steps to build reciprocal relationships, and learn about opportunities and challenges to collaborating with larger institutions to share digital collections online.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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28 January 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Developing and maintaining culturally conscious descriptive practices at the Rockefeller Archive Center
View this webinar to learn how the Rockefeller Archive Center has operationalized reparative description and bias consciousness in their work.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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Special Topic Series Events, Webinars, and Presentations
OCLC Research engages in research on many research areas important to the library community. Often hosting and participating in multiple webinar series covering a given topic. See a list of these special topic series recordings.
Works in Progress Webinars
Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners
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What are you working on?
OCLC Research Library Partnership members are invited to participate in this webinar series to talk about work happening in OCLC Research.
Post webinar recordings are publicly available to everyone.
Distinguished Seminar Series
OCLC Research hosts the Distinguished Seminar Series to encourage exchange of ideas and thought leadership on topics that impact libraries, library staff, and librarianship.
Presentations & Event Recordings
OCLC Research staff attend various meetings and conferences where they serve as speakers or panelists. Many of these engagements are recorded and made freely available.