The opioid crisis continues to rage unabated in our communities and worsened in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public libraries have a critical opportunity to support the information needs of patrons dealing with and impacted by substance misuse. Join WebJunction on 16 May to learn about the new “Opioid Crisis Support Kit for Public Libraries” with information and strategies for library staff to support individuals and families affected by substance misuse. "Supporting healthy communities: Public library responses to the opioid crisis" is presented by: 🔵 Drea Douglas, North Bend Public Library 🟢 Karen Wilson, Charles County Public Library 🟠 Kendra Morgan, WebJunction ⤵️ Click below to learn more and register. #WJwebinar --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
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Through technology solutions, timely research, and community programs, we empower all libraries to meet changing needs.
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#EngagedLibraries celebrate unsung heroes. 👏 Community partnerships play an important role in empowering libraries’ great work, and Berks County Public Library in Pennsylvania is no exception. For 21 years, the library has honored individuals and groups who demonstrate outstanding leadership, innovation, and dedication to library service in the community. In this WebJunction article, Noah Lenstra, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, interviewed Emily Orischak, Community Relations Coordinator at the library, to learn more about running the awards program and celebration. 📲 We want to know how your library recognizes those making local impacts. 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 read the article. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
#EngagedLibraries celebrate unsung heroes. How does your library recognize those making local impacts? | OCLC
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Whether it's on our work or coming together in other ways, OCLC's employees love to collaborate. We've recently done just that by: 🌎 Giving back on Earth Day — Our Advocacy for a Greener Environment working group hosted a book and media drive with employees donating new and gently used books, audiobooks, and DVDs to the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Our employees also planted a tree at our headquarters. ⚙️ Putting unique talents on display — Our employees organized an OCLC Maker Fair with products made by their colleagues for sale, including handcrafted jewelry, 3D printed items, books by OCLC authors, baked goods, plants and upcycled planters, art, and more. 💧 Celebrating Employee Appreciation Day — With wellness and sustainability in mind, our employees recieved a stylish and eco-friendly water bottle with 100% post-consumer recycled aluminum and a bamboo lid. Want to be part of the part of OCLC’s #TechnologyWithAPurpose? ➡️ Click here to learn about the impacts we make, our company culture, and available opportunities here: oc.lc/careers --- #OCLC #OCLCemployees #LifeAtOCLC #BestPlacesToWork #Jobs #Hiring #Technology #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
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Putting the pieces together with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services and Choreo Insights: Join us on 14 May to learn how our an advanced library services platform and extensive library analytics solution together align library collections to academic curriculum using WorldCat holdings data. When combined, these two services inform thoughtful, data-driven decisions through: 🔵 Comparison of both print and electronic resources with other libraries 🟢 Academic program alignment 🟠 Collection building 🔵 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion analysis 🟢 Joint borrowing comparison ⤵️ Click below to learn more and register. --- #OCLC #OCLCwms #OCLCchoreo #LibraryAnalytics #LibraryCollections #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
Putting the pieces together with WMS and Choreo Insights: Aligning library collections with institutional goals and priorities
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Introducing #OCLCmeridian, a web application and set of APIs that libraries and other organizations that manage metadata for knowledge collections can use to create, curate, and connect linked data entities, making it easier to integrate library data into wider information streams. Meridian represents another fundamental step forward in the transition to linked data. Libraries of all types and sizes—as well as organizations managing metadata for knowledge collections—can benefit from and contribute to a scalable, sustainable network of authority linked data without disruption to current workflows. ⤵️ Click below to learn more. #OCLCnews --- #OCLC #LinkedData #Metadata #OCLCresearch #EngagedLibraries #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
OCLC Meridian makes it possible for libraries to create linked data that connect resources to the wider web | OCLC
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DevConnect 2024 continues with its last three sessions in May: 🔵 May 9: “What’s new in BookOps–WorldCat.” This 45-minute presentation will include an overview of recent changes and additions to the BookOps-WorldCat API wrapper as well as a tutorial that highlights the new functionality. 🟢 May 16: “Unlock your analytics potential.” Join us for a discussion on the value of working with library analytics with Sean Duffy, Product Manager of Sustainable Collection Services at OCLC. 🟠 May 30: “Elevate your library’s resource discovery with integrated WorldCat holdings.” EBSCO Information Services and OCLC offer a collaborative webinar that showcases the enhanced capabilities of EBSCO Discovery Service through its integration with WorldCat Search API Version 2.0. This webinar series brings together OCLC experts and library developers to share API and technology insights. By registering, you’ll receive reminders and a link to each recording. Past sessions are also 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
DevConnect 2024: Get technology insights and expand your skill set | OCLC
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The shift toward linked data is a long-term strategy for enhancing the findability and accessibility of the important materials that libraries curate and manage. In this #OCLCnext blog, Jeff Mixter, Senior Product Manager of Metadata and Digital Services at OCLC, outlines how linked data can help libraries make more of an impact online and better promote our collective values. "Linked data is not just a new format for library metadata," Jeff writes. "It represents a fundamental and essential shift in how library data interacts with the world. It’s a commitment to make library resources more accessible, discoverable, and impactful than ever before." ⤵️ Click below to read more. --- #OCLC #LinkedData #Metadata #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
How linked data can help libraries make more of an impact online | OCLC
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#EngagedLibraries celebrate reading. 📚 Libraries are constantly finding fun ways to bring people together for reading. Staff at Largo Public Library in Florida hosted their first Read In event to kick off the Free to Read initiative, which included a fun mix of activities outdoors. Attendees gathered in the library’s butterfly garden and courtyard, visited with authors and vendors, and enjoyed coffee in a cozy spot for dedicated reading time. 📲 We want to know how events at your library mixes books with fun. 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 photos from the event. --- #OCLC #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
#EngagedLibraries celebrate reading. How do your events mix books with fun? | OCLC
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Build your future collection with OCLC's Choreo Insights. 📊 Join us on 7 May to learn how our library analytics solution helps library leaders better align academic library collections with institutional priorities, support new and emerging curriculum needs, and plan for future trends. With Choreo Insights, you can: 🔵 Investigate overlaps, gaps, and combined collections to ensure optimal resource availability for faculty and students 🟢 Contribute tangible advancements for institution-level diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by identifying collection issues as a starting point for remediation programs 🟠 Identify cost-saving opportunities between libraries, groups, and consortia to reduce redundancy and relieve budget pressures ⤵️ Click below to register. #OCLCchoreo --- #OCLC #LibraryAnalytics #LibraryCollections #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
Building your future collection: A demonstration of the Choreo Insights library analytics solution | OCLC
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Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Executive Director of OCLC Research, has contributed a chapter, “We Are Not Alone: Libraries Making a Stronger Impact in a Global Community,” to the recently published "Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries." This new book “explores the lessons learned over the past decade and forecasts the opportunities, strengths, and challenges for libraries in the future.” In this video, Lynn discusses research on the impacts of community relationship-building, partnerships, and technological advances on the future of libraries with Library 2035 editor Dr. Sandra Hirsh. ⤵️ Click below to watch their conversation and learn more about the book. --- #OCLC #OCLCresearch #PublicLibrary #PublicLibraries #AcademicLibrary #AcademicLibraries #Library #Libraries #Librarian #Librarians #LibraryLife #LibraryLove
OCLC Research contributes chapter to book on library futures
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