Register for upcoming OCLC webinars on the topic of Libraries and Open Ecosystems
Register for upcoming OCLC webinars on the topic of Libraries and Open Ecosystems
You are invited to join OCLC Global Council, along with OCLC Research, as they bring together library leaders from around the world to help create awareness and dialogue around the topic of Libraries and Open Ecosystems. Libraries play a crucial role in their communities and in the push toward “open.” These discussions will provide opportunity for library leaders to come together and explore how libraries can play a role in improving metadata practices and workflows, open research initiatives, and where our libraries are headed in the future. Learn more here.
Registration is open for all three webinars in this new series:
Creating a New Model Library
Monday, 28 February, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm US Eastern Time (UTC -5)
This session will discuss emerging library models, focusing on changes made both before and during the pandemic that influenced leaders’ visions for their libraries during the next five years.
Register here.
The library’s role in open research
Wednesday, 16 March, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm US Eastern Time (UTC -4)
The session will provide an opportunity to pause and reflect on what we know about researchers’ data sharing and reuse needs and what libraries are offering to support them. The discussion will include ideas and suggestions about future planning for library leaders who wish to further advance the goals of open research.
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Metadata challenges and opportunities in the open ecosystem
Wednesday, 13 April, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm US Eastern Time (UTC -4)
Learn about the Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project, which convened experts, practitioners, and community members to determine ways of improving descriptive practices, tools, infrastructure, and workflows in libraries and archives, resulting in a community agenda to chart a path forward in this work. Join us for discussion that will include an opportunity to reflect on what library leaders can do to move this important work forward.
Register here.