1. OCLC WMS Global Community & User Group Meeting
Dublin, Ohio
September 19-20, 2016
September 27-28, 2017
Peter Morris, Systems Librarian
Amber Amidon, Public Services Librarian for Graduate Education
Michelle Young, Director of Libraries
Clarkson University
OCLC WMS Global Community & User Group Meeting
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2. The Kilgour Building OCLC Headquarters
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3. Why an OCLC Meeting?
We chose OCLC’s Worldshare Management Services to replace our traditional ILS.  
We needed to network with OCLC and other libraries implementing the service.   
This meeting was an opportunity to understand the development and future plans for the services.

4. We chose sessions to attend that:
had direct implications for job responsibilities.
addressed work on implementation teams.
provided clarification for decisions that we would be making during setup of the services.
was a product we were considering implementing.
sounded interesting.
offered networking opportunities.
Everyone tried to attend different sessions to gain the most knowledge for reporting back to library staff.

5. Everyone Attended Facility Tour Opening Session – Keynote
OCLC Resource Sharing Update
Conference Reception
Dine Around 2016
Opening General Session
Conference Closing Session

6. Gayle Berry’s Sessions 2016
The Circulation Policies Puzzle: Each Piece Paints Part of the Picture
Print Collections in Collection Manager: Why and How?
E Pluribus Unum: Adding Multiple URLs to One OCL in the KB
Creating Custom Collections: Vendor Lists, vlookup, KBART and Maintenance Best Practices
Cataloging with Record Manager – Current Workflows & Best Practices
WMS Acquisitions: Workflows for #-Resources and Acquisitions Tips & Tricks
Analytics: Stats, Reporting & Communicating Impact to Stakeholders

7. Peter Morris’ Sessions 2016
Custom KB and KBART Files
Print Collections in Collection Manager: Why and How?
E pluribus unum - Adding Multiple URLs to One OCN in the KB
Implementation Tips & Tricks - how to avoid the gotchas
Getting started with Discovery: Setup, features, customization
Tools and Tips for Developers Using OCLC's APIs

8. Peter Morris’ Sessions 2017
OCLC WMS and Discovery Updates
Licenses: Dive Right In!
Adding OCLC Numbers, ISSN's and ISBNs to the Knowledge Base
WMS API Sampler
Introducing Digby, the Mobile App for Student Workers
Record Manager: Product Session
On-going Collaboration

9. Michelle Young’s Sessions 2016
Managing PDA in WMS
Using WorldShare to record item specific details and ownership marks in a collection of rare and heritage Irish books
Rolling Inventory / Using RFID Shelf Reading with WMS Data
Implementation Tips and Tricks
What’s Up License Manager
Building a future proof University library / reimagining library space as a third teacher

10. Amber Amidon’s Sessions 2017
Into the Wild: My Life with the CSD Analysts
Discovery Insights and Future Paths
Course Reserves Best Practices Roundtable
Collection Manager: The good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Intersections of Discovery: Exploring and understanding the relationship between the e-resources central index and KB
WorldCat Discovery Short Sessions:
Reintroducing browse to a discovery environment
Putting the discovery in worldcat
On-going Collaboration

11. We gained
ideas for innovation hub space due to OCLC’s recent renovation.
a better understanding of issues other organizations faced and potential problems that may arise.
better workflows for our library.
an understanding of OCLC as a company.
networking opportunities with potential for regional support.

12. Contact Us Gayle Berry gberry@clarkson.edu
Peter Morris
Michelle Young
Amber Amidon