Each year, OCLC Research hosts events where we exchange information, develop projects, and learn from each other and from outside experts. We engage staff from libraries, archives, and museums, and advance the work of the OCLC Research Library Partnership in Works in Progress Webinars to encourage and facilitate remote participation, and feature notable speakers in our Distinguished Seminar Series. Our staff also attend various meetings and conferences where they serve as speakers or panelists—view presentations from these engagements.
Upcoming Events
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10 September 2024
OCLC RLP discussion: Future-proofing library teams through adaptation
Research libraries are changing: greater connection to the broader network, engagement with non-library campus stakeholders, and support for “inside out” collections.” Join the RLP for a discussion about challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities for library leaders at all levels.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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02 October 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Partnering across the research enterprise to create robust research support at Montana State University
Learn about Montana State University’s newly established Research Alliance, an example of how libraries are establishing “beyond the library” operational structures to support institutional priorities.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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15 October 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Building research data management capacity through strategic collaboration
Join this webinar to learn about key findings from recent OCLC Research efforts that explore library collaboration.
- Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 November 2024
Works in Progress Webinar: Lessons learned from implementing an AI reference chatbot at the University of Calgary Library
In this webinar, University of Calgary Library staff will reflect on lessons learned from the implementation of the Library’s AI reference chatbot.
- Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Recent Events
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21 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Cross-campus collaboration in research support
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss how their libraries are collaborating with other campus stakeholders to provide research support services.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Cross-campus collaboration in research support
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss how their libraries are collaborating with other campus stakeholders to provide research support services.
- Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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20 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Cross-campus collaboration in research support
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss how their libraries are collaborating with other campus stakeholders to provide research support services.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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18 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Cross-campus collaboration in research support
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss how their libraries are collaborating with other campus stakeholders to provide research support services.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 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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05 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Resourcing and advocacy in special collections
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss their current resourcing and advocacy priorities, strategies, and challenges.
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Resourcing and advocacy in special collections
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss their current resourcing and advocacy priorities, strategies, and challenges.
- Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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04 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Resourcing and advocacy in special collections
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss their current resourcing and advocacy priorities, strategies, and challenges.
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]
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03 June 2024
RLP Leadership Roundtable: Resourcing and advocacy in special collections
In this 90-minute discussion, RLP affiliates will discuss their current resourcing and advocacy priorities, strategies, and challenges.
- Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 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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Special Topic Series Events, Webinars, and Presentations
OCLC Research engages in research on many research areas important to the library community. Often hosting and participating in multiple webinar series covering a given topic. See a list of these special topic series recordings.
Works in Progress Webinars
Exclusively for OCLC Research Library Partners
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OCLC Research Library Partnership members are invited to participate in this webinar series to talk about work happening in OCLC Research.
Post webinar recordings are publicly available to everyone.
Distinguished Seminar Series
OCLC Research hosts the Distinguished Seminar Series to encourage exchange of ideas and thought leadership on topics that impact libraries, library staff, and librarianship.
Presentations & Event Recordings
OCLC Research staff attend various meetings and conferences where they serve as speakers or panelists. Many of these engagements are recorded and made freely available.