Events
Get together with the OCLC cooperative online or in person! We offer a variety of events both physical and virtual for different engagement and comfort levels. You can decide what’s best for you based on what you need to know. Use this list to keep informed of upcoming meetings, conferences, events and webinars that OCLC plans to host or attend.
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29 May 2013
OCLC Canada Symposium at CLA: "Linked Data and Innovation in Canadian Libraries"
OCLC Canada will hold a symposium and luncheon during the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference and Trade Show. The symposium and luncheon are free and open to all.
This year’s symposium keynote speaker will be Richard Wallis, Technology Evangelist, OCLC. He will discuss how Linked Data is used, what it could lead to—and whether or not it truly represents a radical change.
- Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Venue: Winnipeg Convention Centre
- Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Central Daylight Time [UTC -5]
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31 May 2013
Collective Insight: Driven by Shared Data
Part of the Collective Insight event series, this will be an engaging symposium on the break-through opportunities and operational challenges of turning data into powerful analyses and purposeful action for academic libraries and the campuses they serve.
- Location: Evanston, Illinois
- Venue: Northwestern University
- Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM Central Daylight Time [UTC -5]
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04 June 2013
OCLC Best Practices Webinar: Top 10 List of ILL Pet Peeves
Melissa Jackson, ILL Librarian at Armstrong Atlantic State University and Tony Melvyn, OCLC, will introduce a “Top 10” list of ILL pet peeves and moderate a discussion from the community about best practices for dealing with them.
- Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
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05 June 2013
Collective Insight: Driven by Shared Data (MOBIUS Annual Conference)
In recent years organizations have begun using data in new and exciting ways. Phrases like “linked data,” “big data,” and “data visualization” have permeated these discussions, signaling a broader trend toward data-driven insight and integration of libraries into the wider Web.
- Location: Jefferson City, Missouri
- Venue: Capitol Plaza Hotel
- Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time [UTC -5]
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05 June 2013
Moving beyond Bibliographic Record Notification
Learn about migrating to OCLC WorldShare Metadata
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
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06 June 2013
Using a WSkey (Web services key) for your upgrade to ILLiad version 8.4
ILLiad software version 8.4 is scheduled for release in late May 2013. Use of a WSKey (Web services key) is required for access to ILLiad version 8.4 software as well as some related new resource sharing APIs for Article Exchange, the OCLC Policies Directory and Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM). This is the first time a new version of ILLiad software has required use of a WSKey.
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
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11 June 2013
Moving beyond Bibliographic Record Notification
Learn about migrating to OCLC WorldShare Metadata
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
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18 June 2013
WorldShare Management Services demonstration: Circulation and discovery
Find out how OCLC WorldShare® Management Services provide a new cooperative approach to managing library services, such as integrated acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, patron administration, resource sharing and e-resource management.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
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21 June 2013
Collective Insight: Driven by Shared Data (2013 AIKCU Technology Conference)
In recent years organizations have begun using data in new and exciting ways. Phrases like “linked data,” “big data,” and “data visualization” have permeated these discussions, signaling a broader trend toward data-driven insight and integration of libraries into the wider Web.
- Location: Columbia, Kentucky
- Venue: Lindsey Wilson College
- Time: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC -4]
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27 June 2013 - 02 July 2013
American Library Association Annual Conference 2013
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Venue: McCormick Place Convention Center