OCLC Western's goal is to provide you with the education and training you need, when and where you need it. As such, we are pleased to offer an array of classes spanning several topical areas.
Outlined below are classes we have planned for the next few months. We add new classes frequently, so to stay as up-to-date as possible, sign up for our Training RSS feed which provides daily updates on courses that have just been scheduled. If you are interested in a more collective view of training opportunities, opt for our Training Update and we will send you regular information. Or, view our Web site.
Cataloging and Metadata
- CatExpress Online
July 30, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/23/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 1 - WorldCat, MARC, and Client Basics
August 26, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/19/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 2 - Basic Bibliographic Searching
August 27, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/20/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 3 - Basic Editing and Record Processing
August 28, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/21/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 4 - Save Files and File Management
August 13, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/6/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 5 - Automation and Customization
September 10, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/3/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 6 - Editing Master Records
July 24, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/17/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
Setember 23, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/16/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 7 - Advanced Bibliographic Searching
July 29, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/22/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 17, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/10/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 8 - Original Cataloging
August 4, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/28/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
August 4, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/28/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 9 - Authority Control
August 12, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/5/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
August 12, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/5/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Connexion Client Module 10 - Batch Processing
September 4, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/28/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Managing Your OCLC FirstSearch Service
Thursday, August 28, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/20/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
Friday, September 26, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/19/08)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Metadata for Digital Collections Webinar
August 20, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/15/08)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
Collection Management
Digitization and Preservation
Librarianship and Professional Issues
Library Administration and Management
Reference and Public Service
- Administering OCLC QuestionPoint
July 31, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/23/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 30, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/22/08)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Fastcase Online Demo Session
July 23, 2008( Registration Deadline: 7/22/08)
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
July 24, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/23/08)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Managing Your OCLC FirstSearch Service
August 28, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/20/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 26, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/19/08)
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- OCLC QuestionPoint: Delivering Virtual Reference
August 14-15, 2008 ( Registration Deadline: 8/6/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 16-17, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/8/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- QuestionPoint Reports for Evaluation and Improvement
August 21, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/13/08)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- ScholarlyStats Online Demo Session
August 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/18/08)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
August 20, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/19/08)
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Using NetLibrary eAudiobooks
August 18, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/8/08)
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 25, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/17/08)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- WorldCat.org: Where Libraries and Users Connect
August 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/11/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 18, 2008 ( Registration Deadline: 9/10/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
Resource Sharing (ILL)
- Custom Holdings in WorldCat Resource Sharing Online
September 10, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/8/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Deflection on WorldCat Resource Sharing Online
September 16, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/12/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Introduction to OCLC's Policies Directory (PD)
September 4, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/2/08)
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Local Holdings Foundations Online: Principles and Standards for Local Holdings Records
August 5, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/1/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Local Holdings Introduction
August 1, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/1/08)
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Local Holdings Maintenance I: Basic Serials Local Holdings
August 26, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/22/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Local Holdings Maintenance II: Beyond the Basics
August 28, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/26/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Patron-Initiated Resource Sharing in WorldCat Resource Sharing Online
July 22, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/18/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 25, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/23/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- WorldCat Resource Sharing Basics Online
July 24-25, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/22/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
August 7-8, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/5/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 11-12, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/9/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- WorldCat Resource Sharing Searching Online
August 5, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/01/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 9, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/5/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
Technology
- Creating Digital Newspapers for the Web Webinar
September 16, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/12/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Dynamic Metadata and Data Curation Webinar
September 2, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/29/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Licensing and Negotiations for Librarians Online
August 13, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/5/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 10, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/2/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Licensing and Negotiations: Intellectual Property Issues for Digital Libraries Webinar
August 1, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 7/30/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 23, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/19/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Preserving Digital Collections: First Steps for Action Webinar
August 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/15/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- QuestionPoint Reports for Evaluation and Improvement
August 21, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/13/08)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- ScholarlyStats Online Demo Session
August 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/18/08)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
August 20, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/19/08)
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- Using NetLibrary eAudiobooks
August 18, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/8/08)
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 25, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/17/08)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
- WorldCat.org: Where Libraries and Users Connect
August 19, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 8/11/08)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
September 18, 2008 (Registration Deadline: 9/10/08)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
WebEx Online Meeting
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