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10 July 2024
Why do we fall for misinformation?
Explore opportunities to increase capacity for public library staff and community members to address and navigate problematic information.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 June 2024
Data storytelling 101
This webinar provides an orientation to data storytelling that centers cultural humility while leveraging storytelling dynamics.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 June 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Establishing a library-based digital publications program at Brown University
Watch this webinar to learn about the challenges for new forms of digital publication, particularly related to discoverability and preservation.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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06 June 2024
Supporting domestic and sexual violence survivors at your library
Learn to recognize signs of domestic/sexual violence and the ways your library can support survivors through referrals and resources.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 June 2024
Improve your library's collection with the help of GreenGlass
A 45-minute demonstration of GreenGlass, a web-based support tool that gives you data to make informed collection decisions
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Elevate Your Library's Resource Discovery with Integrated WorldCat Holdings
EBSCO and OCLC are excited to offer a collaborative webinar showcasing the enhanced capabilities of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) through its integration with WorldCat Search API Version 2.0.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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23 May 2024
Evaluating your library's print collection: A panel discussion with experienced librarians
A 45-minute panel discussion with librarians about their institution's experience with GreenGlass to evaluate their print collection
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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22 May 2024
Cardholder signup policies: Access in practice
Learn key findings and takeaways from national research on cardholder signup policies from public libraries across the country.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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21 May 2024
Exploring, selecting, and implementing a new library system
A one-hour virtual panel discussion to get tips from librarians who’ve recently implemented a new, cloud-based library system with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
- Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 May 2024
Supporting healthy communities: Public library responses to the opioid crisis
Learn about the new “Opioid Crisis Support Kit for Public Libraries” with information and strategies for library staff to support individuals and families affected by substance misuse.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Unlock Your Analytics Potential
Join us for a discussion on the value of working with library analytics with analytics guru, Sean Duffy, OCLC Product Manager.
- Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 May 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Gears and gigabytes—Preserving multimodal robotics collections
View this webinar to learn about Carnegie Mellon University’s work to establish a robotics collecting program and the best practices developed to support it.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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14 May 2024
Putting the pieces together with WMS and Choreo Insights: Aligning library collections with institutional goals and priorities
A 30-minute webinar to uncover how WorldShare Management Services (WMS)—an advanced library services platform—and Choreo Insights—an extensive library analytics solution—align library collections to academic curriculum using WorldCat holdings data
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: What's new in BookOps-WorldCat
This 45-minute presentation will include an overview of recent changes and additions to the BookOps-WorldCat API wrapper as well as a tutorial highlighting the new functionality.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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07 May 2024
Building your future collection: A demonstration of OCLC's Choreo Insights library analytics solution
A 30-minute demonstration of OCLC’s Choreo Insights library analytics solution that helps library leaders better align academic library collections with institutional priorities, support new and emerging curriculum needs, and plan for future trends
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 May 2024
DevConnect 2024: Gain wisdom on all things API
Join us for an inside scoop on working with APIs with resident expert, Karen Coombs, OCLC's Product Analyst for APIs.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 April 2024
Leadership strategies for building connection and defusing difficult situations
This webinar introduces skills and practical strategies for developing empathetic, curiosity-led leadership, to help improve communication, connection and cooperation at your library.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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30 April 2024
Engage your borrowers and save time with LendingKey
A 30-minute demonstration of LendingKey—a LoT reservation and management tool that provides simple steps for borrowers and a time-saving process for library staff. Whether you’ve already developed your Library of Things or are just getting started, this session will provide inspiration and valuable tips.
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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25 April 2024
DevConnect 2024: Quantifying Metadata's Value in a Linked Data Landscape: Concepts, Questions, and Methods using SQLite and Python
As discovery products increasingly use linked data ontologies, libraries reflect on traditional metadata's value.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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23 April 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Diversifying library collections through student-led collection development
This webinar outlines a library-run student internship aimed at promoting diversity in the Bryn Mawr College Libraries’ collections. The program empowers students with the knowledge and budget to select and purchase diverse popular reading material from independent bookstores.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 April 2024
DevConnect 2024: Catalogue Twice: Shame on Me - Using the WorldCat Metadata API to help derive MARC records
The British Library holds hundreds of thousands of catalogue cards with no equivalent in our digital catalogue. This talk will cover our efforts to reduce cataloguer workload by using the Metadata API to check for existing records matching works described on the cards.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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17 April 2024
Proving your library as a critical asset: Aligning library spending with your institution’s academic programs
A 30-minute webinar about how OCLC’s Choreo Insights—the only extensive library analytics solution that uses WorldCat holdings data to do deep subject analysis of print and electronic collections—provides support for a program level review—a strategic coordination that helps solidify your library’s position as a critical asset
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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16 April 2024
Navigating the library director hiring process: A guide for trustees and boards
This presentation offers crucial steps for hiring a library director, empowering your board to secure visionary leadership and avoid pitfalls.
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 April 2024
Unlocking the power of your e-resources with EZproxy Analytics
A 30-minute demonstration of how EZproxy Analytics—a turnkey service that extracts, enriches, and transforms complex data into simple visual dashboards—makes it easy to better understand and communicate e-resource ROI
- Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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09 April 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Will our future selves thank us? Examining born-digital curation practices at the University of Kentucky Libraries
During this webinar, archivists and librarians from the University of Kentucky Libraries share recent challenges, successes, and practical tips for stewarding born-digital collections.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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