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The 2024 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference continues next Wednesday, 1 May, with two lightning sessions: 🔵 "Building bridges beyond borders: Key findings from the international interlibrary loan survey" with Lapis Cohen from Penn Libraries and Joanne McIntyre from the University of Colorado Boulder (12:00 to 12:30 p.m. EDT) 🟢 "Emerging Nations Article Exchange Program" with Joseph Hamilton from the Library of Congress (12:30 to 1:00 p.m.) This free, online conference is open to all users of OCLC's resource sharing solutions. ➡️ Click here to register for this session and others in the series: oc.lc/rsc24 #OCLCrsc24 --- #OCLC #ResourceSharing #InterlibraryLoan #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

When we connect with library professionals at conferences and events, we are reminded of our important mission to connect people to libraries. In this #OCLCnext blog, Skip Prichard, President and CEO of OCLC, discusses the impact libraries make in everyday lives and how we help make that possible through technology innovations and learning opportunities. "It ... gives all of us at OCLC a great sense of personal pride to be able to focus on libraries every day of the year," Skip writes. "When the conferences are over and everyone moves on, we still get to spend our days finding new ways to connect people to libraries." ⤵️ Click below to read more. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

We support the continued elevation of libraries through the important information they share in the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Data System. Libraries use this critical data to compare their budgets, staffing, research, and collections, and to support the need for funding to their university administrations. We encourage NCES' unwavering support in their ongoing efforts to collect and publish this information about academic libraries. ➡️ Click here to submit your comment of support for continuing the system: lnkd.in/e2E2xpdZ --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Offering a Library of Things to your users is a valuable way to engage with your community. 🔑 Join us on 30 April to learn about LendingKey, OCLC's reservation and management tool that provides simple steps for borrowers and a time-saving process for library staff. Whether you’ve already developed your Library of Things or are just getting started, this session will provide inspiration and valuable tips. In this session we'll discuss: 🔵 How LendingKey is customized for your library 🟢 Features that make scheduling reservations for your Library of Things items accurate and easy 🟠 How LendingKey works with your catalog and why having the Library of Things items separate from your main catalog may be a better option ⤵️ Click below to register. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

DevConnect 2024 continues this Thursday, 25 April, with Emily Fidelman, Head of Metadata Services at West Virginia University, discussing quantifying metadata's value in a linked data landscape. This webinar series brings together OCLC experts and library developers to share API and technology insights with six sessions scheduled through May. Past sessions are available on-demand. ⤵️ Click below to learn more and register for sessions. --- #OCLC #LinkedData #Metadata #APIs #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

#EngagedLibraries support incredible experiences. 🌚🌝 For many, witnessing a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To support this monumental event, libraries in the United States helped people safely enjoy the phenomenon. At Jesup Public Library in Iowa, it wasn’t just about distributing free glasses to the community. It was also about spreading awareness about the library’s astronomy resources and more. 📲 We want to know how your library builds excitement about big moments and events. 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. ⤵️ Click below to see Jesup’s eclipse promotion. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

Simi Ritch helps ensure our products and services are at their very best when we roll them out for our customers. ▶️ She is also a constant source of fun and positivity, which is evident in her love for libraries, racing, and cookies. Want to be part of the part of OCLC’s technology with a purpose? Learn more about the impacts we make, our company culture, and available career opportunities here: oc.lc/careers --- #OCLC #OCLCemployees #LifeAtOCLC #BestPlacesToWork #Jobs #Hiring #Technology #TechJobs #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

The 2024 OCLC Resource Sharing Conference continues next Wednesday, 24 April, with three lightning sessions: 🔵 "Win-win purchasing: Using ILL to automate your collection development for print items" with Cetoria Tomberlin from Indiana University Indianapolis (12:00 to 12:30 p.m. EDT) 🟢 "Book digitization: How the UConn Library accommodates patrons with print disabilities" with Stan Huzarewicz and Erika McNeil from the University of Connecticut (12:30 to 1:00 p.m.) 🟠 "A tiered system approach to ILL borrowing" with Janelle Foster from the University of North Texas (1:00 to 1:30 p.m.) This free, online conference is open to all users of OCLC's resource sharing solutions. ➡️ Click here to register for this session and others in the series: oc.lc/rsc24 #OCLCrsc24 --- #OCLC #ResourceSharing #InterlibraryLoan #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

The DevConnect 2024 webinar series brings together OCLC experts and library developers to share API and technology insights with six sessions scheduled through May. Join us for our first in the series tomorrow, 18 April, on using the WorldCat Metadata API to help derive MARC records. ⤵️ Click below to learn more and register for sessions. --- #OCLC #APIs #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove

We’re creating a set of sophisticated tools to add valuable linked data elements to existing records and workflows while maintaining parallel MARC services and applications for the foreseeable future. We’ve enhanced WorldShare Record Manager with the ability to look up WorldCat Entities within the existing cataloging workflows and then add linked data identifiers to records. We've also included WorldCat Entities URIs in MARC records exported using OCLC cataloging tools. And soon, OCLC Meridian, a WorldCat Entities linked data management tool, and a suite of APIs will enable entities creation when and where needed, lowering the barrier to authority creation and curation. ➡️ Click here to learn how we will integrate linked data into library workflows: oc.lc/3JpL6PP --- #OCLC #Metadata #LinkedData #OCLCresearch #EngagedLibraries #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove