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Summer of Tours Nationwide Archives Hold the dates on your calendar and send in your reservations for some very special library tours this summer. The Central Ohio Chapters of Special Libraries Association and the Association for Information Science and Technology (SLA Central Ohio and CO-ASIS&T) have collaborated to sponsor a “Summer of Tours” and we hope to have you join us.…

Summer of Tours Dispatch Library Hold the dates on your calendar and send in your reservations for some very special library tours this summer. The Central Ohio Chapters of Special Libraries Association and the Association for Information Science and Technology (SLA Central Ohio and CO-ASIS&T) have collaborated to sponsor a “Summer of Tours” and we hope to have you join us.…

Summer of Tours Cartoon Library The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 1:45 – Meet at Cartoon Library         OR 3:30 – Meet at Cartoon Library Tour the Newly Renovated Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at The Ohio State University Join the Central Ohio Chapters of Special Libraries Association and the Association for…

Leveraging the Power of FRBR in Library Data Diane will describe the ongoing efforts of OCLC Research to apply principles of the FRBR model to the WorldCat database. OCLC’s FRBR activity involves grouping bibliographic records into work clusters based on author and title information in bibliographic and authority records. The results of the clustering are…

Columbus Metropolitan Library Aspirational Building Program Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (COASIS&T) and learn all about CML’s ambitious building program: 10 buildings in 3 years. Always an industry leader, CML is putting into play new library concepts and finding fresh ways to make its strategies come to…

Threats to Reader Privacy and Access to Information in the Digital Age Professor Lipinski will discuss how the shift to e-readers, social networking sites, licensed content, etc. poses legal challenges to traditional notions of reader privacy that was often grounded in the library place or space and how libraries can respond to these challenges. WHEN: Wednesday,…

Tour the Ohio Historical Society Library & Archives Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (COASIS&T) as we get a glimpse at some of the “behind- the-scenes work” at the Ohio Historical Society (OHS)! A group tour will be led by an OHS staff member and last approximately 45…

Linked Data: Libraries and Beyond SUMMARY: Please join us at 6:30pm at OCLC in Dublin for social/ networking time, and at 7pm for a presentation on this exciting and emerging topic in how libraries of all kinds can extend their interaction with the Web! PRESENTER: Jeffrey A. Young is a Software Architect at OCLC Research.…

Social Media and Social Media Production Interested in social media or media production? Doug Dangler, host of WCBE’s Craft: Exploring Creativity (crafttheshow.com), will talk about what’s creative and how to get started (and continue working) with public media. WHEN: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Refreshments and Networking Time 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Presentation…

Back-to-Back Programs: Rigorous Learning and Future Ready WHEN:  Monday, August 19, 2013 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.   Rigorous Learning: An Introduction to the Ohio Learning Standards and 21st Century Skills 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.   Refreshments and Networking Time 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.   Future Ready: Preparing for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee and College/ Career Readiness with…