Library Futures
OCLC EMEARC webinar series

Library leaders had to make immediate changes because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their workflows and community offerings. Some of these changes will impact the library going forward. The OCLC Research team met with global library leaders to discuss emerging library models. This session reflected on their long-term vision for libraries as a result of changing practices and environments.

The speakers were joined by a group of panelists, who are also EMEA Executive Committee members: Stuart Hunt, University of Reading; Beate Meinck, Reutlingen Public Library; and Evi Tramantza, Anatolia College.

Date: 12 april 2021
Duration: 55 minutes 

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After a series of discussions across EMEA, this winter, on the topic of ‘next generation metadata’ and ‘transforming metadata into linked data to improve digital collection discoverability’, this webinar summed up the main findings and shared experiences, in order for participants to gain confidence in planning ahead.

The speakers were also joined by a panel of OCLC colleagues who reacted to the findings from the round table discussions. They were Andrew K. Pace, Executive Director for Technical Services; Rachel Frick, Executive Director, Research Library Partnership; and John Chapman, Senior Product Manager, Metadata Services.

Date: 13 april 2021
Duration: 87 minutes 

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Get inspired to take action in your library and to implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into your strategic planning. In this session, you heard about the results of a survey on global insights on SDGs, and also how to measure success and impact of their implementation.

Date: 14 april 2021
Duration: 55 minutes 

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