Works in Progress Webinars
Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners
What are we working on? 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 – we'd like to present our work informally and get feedback from you, our Partners. We'd also like this to be a venue for Partner institutions. What are you working on that everyone should know about? What input would help you move forward? Attend these webinars to let us know!
Upcoming Webinars
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19 November 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Realigning library services to scale research support—A case study of changes at Monash University
Discover how Monash University Library strategically realigned its services to better support research at scale. In this webinar, Gary Pearce shares a compelling case study of organizational transformation, offering practical insights for library leaders navigating evolving institutional priorities.
- Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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04 December 2025
Works in Progress Webinar: Bridging the gap between availability and discoverability – how academic libraries are supporting open access discovery
Explore how academic libraries can address the challenges of discovering scholarly peer-reviewed open access (OA) publications through the OA Discovery project. Learn about effective strategies for integrating OA publications into user workflows and improving discovery experiences.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Past Webinars
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14 November 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Managing Archival Technical Services with Agile Software Development Methods at Ohio State University Libraries
In this presentation, library staff from Ohio State University Libraries will discuss how implementing Agile helped archival staff to improve productivity overall and increased opportunities for staff members to cross-train, develop skills, and lead projects.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
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31 October 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Designing, Timing, and Determining the Feasibility of Curatorial Interventions to Support Data Reuse
Join this webinar to learn how data production, sharing, and curation practices facilitate and inhibit data reuse and to discuss the design, timing, and feasibility of curatorial interventions that enable the smooth flow of data throughout the lifecycle.
- 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]
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10 October 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: What Data Reusers Want and How Data Curators Can Use It to Their Advantage
Join this webinar to learn about the different types of context information needed to preserve data’s meaning in ways that support data reuse over time and to discuss when and how to best capture this information over the course of the data’s lifecycle.
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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