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Learn & Play @CML Has Begun!

Learn & Play @CML Has Begun! Yesterday Michael Stephens kicked off the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s online learning program with his great Hyperlinked Library presentation. If you haven’t seen Michael speak before don’t miss your next opportunity. He was a dynamic speaker! He got the staff very excited about our new program called Learn & Play @CML. This voluntary program…

Using Second Life in Your First Life

Using Second Life in Your First Life Using Second Life In Your First Life View more presentations from infosysgirl. Are you an Information Professional or Librarian? Then you are sure to enjoy this CO-ASIS&T presentation on Thursday, July 24, 2008:”Using Second Life in Your First Life”What is Second Life? What are some uses for Second Life? Where do…

Getting Results With Google

Getting Results With Google On May 13, we hosted Glen Horton, Technology Coordinator and Assistant Director of Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON). We use Google on a daily basis: it’s simple interface and page-ranking make it a great search engine. However, there is much more to Google than just simple keyword searching. In this session,…

Website Updates

Website Updates Dear Reader, We are currently changing the design and functionality of our website. Our content is currently available at: http://www.asis.org/Chapters/coasis/coasishm.htm. Visit the site often to see the new changes.

The Ohio State University’s Knowledge Bank: An Institutional Repository in Practice

The Ohio State University’s Knowledge Bank: An Institutional Repository in Practice Featured Presenter: Maureen P. Walsh, Metadata Librarian and Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University Libraries. Over the last several months, you’ve expressed a great deal of interest in The Ohio State University’s “Knowledge Bank”. Maureen presented an overview of how decisions made in the…

Treat Users Well. Treat Them as if They are Human. Perhaps They Are.

Treat Users Well. Treat Them as if They are Human. Perhaps They Are. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Brenda Dervin For COASIS&T’s annual program we hosted Dr. Brenda Dervin who presented “Treat users well. Treat them as if they are human. Perhaps they are.” Dr. Dervin’s “Sense-Making” methodology and approach have been widely applied within libraries, information systems and…

Web 2.0: Exploring Libraries — and our Information Users

Web 2.0: Exploring Libraries — and our Information Users Keynote Speaker: Brian C. Gray Program: The information world is becoming more user-driven and “social” in scope. As information professionals, we must understand this new wave of Internet customization and collaboration. Our users are developing new expectations in information delivery and interaction, but are we meeting…

Why Not Libraries? Users Identify Their Information

Why Not Libraries? Users Identify Their Information Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway Program: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc., Consulting Research Scientist,will discuss results from two IMLS-funded projects describing individuals’ preferences for finding and using information sources and services and why their first choices often do not include library sources…

Virtual Reference in Ohio

Virtual Reference in Ohio Keynote Speakers: Kristen Pool, KnowItNow, Meg Spernova, OhioLINK, and Jeff Penka, OCLC Program: What is the future of virtual reference in Ohio? Panelists Kristen Pool (KnowItNow), Meg Spernova (OhioLINK) and Jeff Penka (OCLC) will discuss this question and more, as well as their own experiences and recommendations for change in virtual…

Usability Assessment of Web Sites

Usability Assessment of Web Sites Keynote Speaker: Dr. Laura Cheng and Dr. Jason Holmes, Kent State University Program: You have a website – but how do you know if it is an asset to your organization, or a liability? Your users might like you, but hate your website. Can your users find what they need…