(via OCLC) Does the start of the school year have you running behind schedule? Good news…we’ve extended the OLC Innovate 2019 submission deadline to help you out! You now have until midnight ET on September 26th to submit your presentation to join 1,100 attendees for this amazing event at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Denver, CO…
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OCLC Announces Agenda for 2018 Americas Regional Council Conference (Oct. 24-26 in Chicago)
(via OCLC) The 2018 OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference agenda is now available on the ARC18 website. More than 50 community leaders will share their learnings, insights, and innovations in the spirit of building game-changing libraries in communities across the world. With 16 breakout sessions spanning four different categories-analytics and data, public purpose, spaces and resources, and technology and…
Call for Nominations: Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award (Deadline Jan. 5)
(via David Larsen, University of Chicago, on behalf of Mary Hollerich, Augsburg College) The American Library Association seeks nominations for the Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award. This award recognizes and honors an individual for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery through recent publication of significant professional literature, participation…
Reminder: Inaugural OCLC Americas Regional Council Conference This October
(via Dr. Scott Walter, University Librarian at DePaul University) The OCLC Americas Regional Council (ARC) is holding its inaugural Conference this October, in what we hope will be the first of many opportunities to take a regional (and global) perspective on challenges and opportunities in OCLC member libraries and allied institutions. Information on the Conference…
Save the Date: 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference (March 13-15)
(via Tony Melvyn, OCLC) OCLC is excited to announce a new location for the 2018 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference! To accommodate increased interest from the resource sharing community, next year’s event will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel. We encourage you to save the dates–March 13-15, 2018–and read this…
OCLC Seeking Candidates for Global Council
(via the Online Computer Library Center, Inc.) Our Global and Regional Councils represent the voices of all member libraries. Bonnie Allen, Americas Regional Council (ARC) Chair, and ARC delegates invite you to contribute to the continued success of the cooperative. This year, we are seeking candidates for 10 seats to represent member libraries. These seats…