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Registration is now open for the OCLC cataloging community meeting on 12 February 2025. This free, virtual event spotlights industry trends and offers insight into OCLC's roadmaps for cataloging products and services. Our product experts and community members will discuss various topics, including artificial intelligence; linked data; the ongoing importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in library metadata; and more. A full agenda with panelist information will be shared in January 2025. Don't miss out on the world’s largest virtual cataloging event. ⤵️ Register now. --- #OCLC #LinkedData #Metadata #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Connecting the dots by enhancing web visibility for public libraries: Watch this on-demand webinar to explore the power of WorldCat and how it can help users find your library's resources and services wherever they start their search. In this recording, you will: 🔵 Discover how to amplify the reach of your library's resources with the power of WorldCat 🟢 Learn practical strategies to optimize your library's presence in WorldCat.org and make your collections discoverable to a global audience 🟠 Understand how to connect with potential patrons and increase community engagement through WorldCat.org This webinar is part of the Connecting the Dots series for current and future public library leaders. Designed to inform, inspire, and connect, sessions are free to attend and open to all library staff. ⤵️ Watch now. #OCLCworldcat --- #OCLC #EngagedLibraries #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

#EngagedLibraries support citizenship dreams. 🏛️ Many come to the US to seek a better life, and that impact can potentially be no greater than for youth. The Kansas City Public Library in Missouri recently hosted its second-ever naturalization ceremony just for children and teenagers, welcoming 75 applicants from 33 countries as they officially became US citizens. The library has a dedicated Refugee & Immigrant Services & Empowerment (RISE) team that works with those seeking citizenship to give them the tools to succeed in their reaching their goals and dreams. 📲 We want to know how your library supports those seeking US citizenship. Share your story on social media by including #EngagedLibraries and tagging OCLC in your post. You could be featured in an upcoming issue of Abstracts, on our community engagement hub, in an upcoming blog or video, or across our social media channels. ⤵️ See more from the ceremony. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

We grew WorldCat, our WorldShare Management Services community, our discovery service, and our efforts to manage the collective collection. In FY24, we: 🟢 Expanded WorldCat, the most comprehensive network of data about library collections, with improved record quality, increased e-resource content, broadened its knowledge base to streamline workflows 🟢 Implemented important enhancements and welcomed new subscribers to WorldShare Management Services, the world’s most efficient cloud-based library services platform 🟢 Accelerated access to library collections in WorldCat Discovery with a range of enhancements, new collections and provders, and a 14% increase in searches 🟢 Drove searchers from the web to the library with new web visibility tools on WorldCat.org and through our partnership with Google 🟢 Strengthened our steadfast commitment to help libraries manage the collective collection by expanding the capabilities of and subscriptions to Choreo Insights, as well as continuing to lead with GreenGlass 🟢 Continuing to be fully committed in our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion both in our workplace and by conducting research and developing new approaches to our technologies ➡️ Learn how we're helping libraries thrive in the OCLC Annual Report for 2023-2024 year in review: oc.lc/4iygkEy --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove #LibrariesOfInstagram #LibrariansOfInstagram #ILoveLibraries #LibrariesTransform

When the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) envisioned how to improve the sharing of its library collections across its 14 member institutions, they partnered with OCLC and Atlas Systems to implement OCLC's Resource Sharing for Groups—a move that has significantly improved their operations and expanded visibility of their collections. Brynne Norton, Head of Resource Sharing and Reserves at the University of Maryland Libraries, shares how this new consortial borrowing solution enables users to search the collective collection of the group and experience improved fill rates and faster turnaround times. “All of us in the BTAA use ILLiad to manage our requests, and the fact that OCLC’s Resource Sharing for Groups seamlessly integrates with it and the global WorldShare ILL network has been extremely helpful,” Brynne said. “These integrations also allow for modular workflows, opening up more possibilities for our libraries with multiple consortial commitments.” ⤵️ Read more. #OCLCmembers --- #OCLC University of Maryland Libraries #ResourceSharing #InterlibraryLoan #ILL #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

OCLC has been named among the top midsize global organizations on Computerworld’s #BestPlacesToWork2025 in IT. It is the 16th overall recognition on the annual list. “It’s a great honor to be recognized among the top IT workplaces in Computerworld's global survey,” said Skip Prichard, OCLC President and CEO. “This recognition reflects our ongoing efforts to create a culture in which our associates can excel. I’m often told that our associates come to OCLC because of our mission, and they stay because of the people and culture. It’s our talented, dedicated team that makes OCLC such an exceptional place to work.” In addition to placing second overall in the midsize category, OCLC placed first for its DEI strategies, first for exceptional benefits, sixth for IT growth, and seventh for remote/hybrid work experience. “OCLC is an inclusive workplace where different experiences and viewpoints are represented in our work on behalf of libraries and their users worldwide,” said Tammi Spayde, OCLC Chief HR Officer. “We know that diverse views create the best services. Our goal is to provide an environment where people thrive professionally, while enjoying the benefits they need to succeed outside of work.” ⤵️ Read more. #LifeAtOCLC --- #OCLC #OCLCnews #TechnologyWithAPurpose #InformationTechnology #BestPlacesIT #IT #ITCareers #ITJobs #Technology #TechCareers #TechJobs #OCLCemployees #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Understanding linked data and what it means for your library: Watch our 30-minute, on-demand webinar to learn why linked data is important and what it means for the future of librarianship. In this webinar, you will: 🔵 Get up to speed on linked data: what it is, why it’s important, and how your library can benefit 🟢 Learn how our profession is moving from researching linked data to productionizing linked data 🟠 See how you can implement and participate in linked data today with the tools you already have ▶️⏺️ Watch now at the link below. --- ℹ️ This recording is part of the ongoing Transformative Leaders webinar series on topics of interest to current and future library leaders. Recordings and future sessions are free and everyone is invited to attend. --- #OCLC #OCLCmeridian #LinkedData #Metadata #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

#EngagedLibraries read with all kinds of friends. 🐾 Reading to animals is a fun and popular way libraries promote reading skills. OCLC's WebJunction offers examples of pet-related programming in this recent article that features bow-tie crafting for pets, fire safety programs for furry friends, and library pet photo roundups. One program you'll learn about is from Jackson District Library Library in Michigan, which hosted the Read to a Dog (or Cat) event with adoptable pets. Children from the community practiced reading while also offering companionship to the four-legged visitors from the Jackson County Animal Shelter. 📲 We want to know how your library brings furry friends into programming. Share your story on social media by including #EngagedLibraries and tagging OCLC in your post. You could be featured in an upcoming issue of Abstracts, on our community engagement hub, in an upcoming blog or video, or across our social media channels. ⤵️ Read more. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Ten libraries from the NEOS Library Consortium (🇨🇦) are moving to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (#OCLCwms), the fully integrated library services platform designed to meet the needs of modern libraries. NEOS is a consortium of government, health, college, and university libraries that cooperate to share library resources, technology, collections, and workflows. Libraries moving to the platform include Alberta Innovates, Burman University, Concordia University of Edmonton, Keyano College, The King's University, Northern Lakes College, Northwestern Polytechnic, Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, Red Deer Polytechnic, and Vanguard College. More than 50 libraries in Canada have joined the WorldShare Management Services community, including Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. ⤵️ Read more. #OCLCnews --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Art libraries play a vital role in building, managing, and sustaining collections to support art scholarship. Ensuring that these valuable collections remain available long into the future requires innovative thinking about collection development, resource sharing, and stewardship. This #OCLCresearch article shares findings and recommendations from the Operationalizing the Art Research Collective Collection project to provide art libraries with important resources as they address sustainability challenges through collaborative approaches. ⤵️ Read more. #OpArt --- #OCLC #ArtLibrary #ArtLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #ResearchLibrary #ResearchLibraries #Libraries #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove