Webinars
OCLC Research staff and library partners present their work in a webinar format. All webinars are recorded for on-demand viewing.
Please note: all times listed here are in U.S. Eastern Time, appropriate for the date of the event, unless otherwise noted. To convert these times to other time zones, we recommend the WorldClock Time Zone Converter.
Upcoming Webinars
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16 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Responding to Researcher Needs Through Continuous Skills Development - A Case Study from the University of Miami
In this webinar, Cameron Riopelle will share how actively develops new skills and knowledge needed to support RDM services in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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23 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Achieving Privacy in the Age of Analytics: Skills, Strategies, and Ethical Approaches
This webinar will report on the activities from the National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics, which brought together stakeholders from the US and Canada to critically address library values and practices related to web analytics.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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08 August 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Democratizing Access to Large Datasets through Shared Infrastructure
Join this webinar to hear about Indiana University's efforts to provide a cloud-based, platform at scale, addressing the strengths, opportunities, and challenges of pursuing a network solution to a shared problem.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 August 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Scaling Software Preservation and Emulation Services - Introduction to the EaaSI Program of Work
Join this webinar to learn about scaling software preservation and emulation services to enable broader access and use of preserved software and digital objects.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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11 September 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Case Studies of Research Information Management at US Institutions
In this webinar, RIM practitioners from three research-intensive North American institutions will talk about the different motivations that led to implementations of RIM systems on their campuses and how their libraries were involved.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 September 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: The Shift to Open at University and Research Libraries Worldwide
Join this webinar to learn about the findings of the OCLC survey on “Access to Open Content” and what they tell us about how university and research Libraries are making the shift to Open.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 October 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Partnering across campus to enhance institutional reputation—a case study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Join this webinar to hear how UNLV librarians have developed and stewarded effective relationships with other campus stakeholders, and how the library is a valued campus stakeholder in institutional reputation management.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
Recent Webinars
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09 July 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: OCLC RLP SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group Update
In this webinar, members of the SHARES Sharing Special Collections Working Group will provide an update on the development of a framework of protocols for the interlending of special collections materials among SHARES libraries.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 June 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Case Studies from Project Passage Focusing on Wikidata’s Multilingual Support
This presentation highlights some key lessons from our experiences in the OCLC Research’s Linked Data Wikibase Prototype (“Project Passage”) regarding Wikidata’s multilingual support. It will focus on two case studies from the upcoming report on the pilot: Chinese descriptions and representing works and their associated translations.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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13 June 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: OCLC RLP SHARES Policy Rethink: Outcomes and Next Steps
In this webinar, representatives of the SHARES resource sharing consortium highlighted outcomes from recently concluded activities aimed at rethinking SHARES policies and values.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 May 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: OCLC RLP Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group Update
View this webinar for an update on the efforts of the RLP Collection Building and Operational Impacts Working Group.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 April 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Engaging the Archives: Collaborating with Faculty for Robust Undergraduate Learning
View our discussion of the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan’s Engaging the Archives program and learn about our research findings on the impact of intensely collaborative teaching on faculty, archivists, and students.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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05 March 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Deakin Genie
Join this webinar to learn about 'Deakin Genie' a smartphone based virtual assistant designed to provide relevant information and resources to students via a voice controlled app.
- Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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12 February 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Collections as Data
Join this webinar to learn more about the concept of collections as data and hear an update on current work on the Collections as Data: Parts to Whole grant project.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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30 January 2019
Practices and Patterns in Research Information Management: Findings from a Global Survey
Join this webinar to learn about findings from the survey of more than 300 respondents from 40 nations about Research Information Management Practices worldwide.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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12 December 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Prototype to Production: OCLC Work with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)
Join this Works in Progress webinar to hear about the work OCLC has been doing to support the emerging International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF), and for a behind-the-scenes look at how prototype work within OCLC Research has contributed to integrating IIIF into production services.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 December 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Acquiring RDM Services for Your Institution
This webinar highlights key choices in acquiring RDM services, with an emphasis on the internal/external sourcing decisions, and the importance of partnerships with stakeholders both on campus and beyond.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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