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A Practical Application of Dublin Core: Worthington Memory

September 17, 2002

Susan Allen (Project Manager) & Eric Davis (Webmaster) of Worthington Public Library Worthington Memory is a digital library of local history materials commemorating the Worthington Bicentennial in 2003. This collaboration between Worthington Libraries and the Worthington Historical Society will include a call to community organizations and individuals to contribute content. This presentation will highlight a…

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The Patriot Act and Its Implications for Libraries

July 16, 2002

Judge Charles Schneider of Columbus Municipal Court WHERE: Kilgour Auditorium at OCLC WHEN: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:30 – 7:00 – Refreshments 7:00 – 8:30 – Program

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The Ohio Memory Project: Building an Online Scrapbook of Ohio History

May 14, 2002

CO-ASIS&T Annual Meeting and Luncheon Laurie Gemmill Ohio Memory Project Manager Ohio Historical Society The Ohio Memory Project staff has been working with more than 250 libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies across the state to create a virtual collection of primary source materials. Acting as a single point of access to historical documents and…

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Functions of Metadata Schemas and Content Markup Languages for Knowledge Representation in Digital Collections

April 8, 2002

Dr. Marcia Zeng Associate Professor of Library and Information Science Kent State University Metadata schemas for resource description such as Dublin Core and LOM (Learning Object Metadata) and domain specific markup languages such as MatML (Materials Property Data Markup Language) or CML (Chemical Markup Language) have evolved dramatically during the last five years. Much of…

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What are the Major Challenges Facing Libraries of the 21st Century?

March 6, 2002

Joseph J. Branin Director of Libraries, The Ohio State University As we move away from traditional print resources toward the digital library of the future, how do we forsee and manage the changes ahead? At OSU, Mr. Branin provides leadership for one of the largest university library systems in the nation. In addition to overseeing…

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Cooperative Reference Service and AskERIC

January 30, 2002

PAULA RUMBAUGH of OCLC will discuss the Cooperative Reference Service being developed by OCLC in cooperation with the Library of Congress and several other library groups. She will demonstrate the service from both the patron and librarian side. and JUDY WAGNER of ERIC will talk about the AskERIC service from both the Clearinghouse and user…

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CLEVNET’s New “Know It Now” Program: An Around the Clock Online Reference Service

September 18, 2001

Kristen Pool Shaker Heights Public Library What is KnowItNow? A unique 24×7 reference service with interactive chat and co-browsing 12 libraries in the CLEVNET system using LSSI* An all-librarian all-the-time public service Training in internet and database use from a librarian Hundreds of answers provided each week since the beginning of June *Library Systems and…

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The Structure of Medical Informatics

July 24, 2001

Speaker: Ted Morris Assistant Professor Kent State University School of Library & Information Science/Columbus Campus What is “Medical Informatics”? Is it more than simply “The use of computers in medicine?” What areas of research, practice, and education does Medical Informatics touch, and which touch it? Who needs to know more about Medical Informatics, and why?…

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The Handheld Electronic Book in Historica Perspective

May 15, 2001

CO-ASIS&T Annual Meeting and Luncheon Speaker: Martin Jamison Head Information Services at the Education, Human Ecology, Psychology and Social work Library, The Ohio State University The handheld electronic book may represent the latest successful stage in the historical process of text-form evolution. A review of that process demonstrates how today’s e-book takes its place in…

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The User’s Perspective on Intellectual Property

March 23, 2001

Learn how some forms of creativity, such as original data, inventions, discoveries, processes and unique materials are protected either under common law or by statutes. Topics and Speakers: Copyright Care and Maintenance (Trisha Davis, OSU Libraries) © 2001 Steven J. McDonald (Steven McDonald, OSU Legal Affairs) OCLC Kilgour Building 6565 Frantz Road Dublin, Ohio

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SIG-Infolearn Events

ASIS&T Europe Chapter Paper Awards Celebration Event

May 10, 2024

The ASIS&T EU Chapter is hosting an online event to celebrate its inaugural Best European Paper and Best European Student Paper Awards. This event aims to celebrate the winning papers, and also provide a platform for showcasing the outstanding papers nominated for the awards, and the diverse research from Europe. This event will be chaired by an eminent information scientist, Professor Mike Thelwall. The…

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2024 ThesisIn3 Competition for Students

May 8, 2024

Call for Proposals: ASIS&T EUROPE ThesisIn3 Competition for Students IST Conference July 8-10, 2024 Submission Deadline: 12th June 2024 @ 18:00 CET As part of the Information Science Trends (IST) Living online and offline, in darkness and light conference, the European Student Chapter (ESC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in collaboration…

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Announcing the Global AI Leadership Summit (GAILS24)

May 3, 2024

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce the first annual Global Artificial Intelligence Leadership Summit (GAILS). ASIS&T is partnering with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on this event. GAILS is an offshoot of the IDEA Institute, which was previously funded by IMLS, in recognition of the need for greater…

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Mastering the Art of Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis: Techniques, Tools, and Best Practices-Joint workshop by SIG-III and SIG-InfoLearn

May 2, 2024

This is a comprehensive workshop designed to equip participants with the essential skills and knowledge to conduct rigorous systematic literature reviews (SLRs) and meta-analyses effectively. Participants will delve into the methodology behind conducting SLRs, understanding the nuances of literature search strategies, data extraction techniques, quality assessment, and data analysis for SLRs. Moreover, the workshop will…

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2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award

May 1, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 NEASIS&T Conference Support Award!   Application Deadline: Monday, June 3 Notification of Award Winners: Monday, July 8 2024 ASIS&T Annual Meeting: 25-29 October, 2024, Calgary, Canada Application: NEASIST 2024 Conference Support Award application NEASIS&T Conference Support Award The Northeast Chapter of ASIS&T is offering three conference support awards…

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11th SIG-III International Café Meet

April 24, 2024

Post Engaging in International Research Collaborations   Via Zoom Thursday, May 15, 2024 9:00 am EDT Zoom Meeting link available via iConnect   SIG-III has organized its informal meeting “International Café Meeting” to provide the opportunities to all ASIS&T members. We invite scholars, at all levels in their career, including students to exchange ideas. In…

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Second Humans of the Library with ASIS&T Past Presidents

April 17, 2024

Dear all, Would you like to meet and talk to “Human Books”? Are you interested in listening to the stories of your ASIS&T Past Presidents? Then join us the Second Humans of the Library Friday, 7th June 2024, at 10:00 AM EST(Time zone Converter: dateful.com/time-zone-converter ). Please register here. Every human has stories of their struggles, successes, leadership,…

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Call for Abstracts: Information Science Trends 2024

April 16, 2024

Information Science Trends (IST) 2024: Living online and offline, in darkness and light July 8-10, 2024 15.00pm-18.00pm CEST (July 8-9) & 11.00am-14.00pm CEST (July 10) Online (Zoom) The European Chapter (EC) and European Student Chapter (ESC) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) seek your contributions to an online conference on Living online…

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2024 Call for Nominations – ASIS&T Board of Directors

April 10, 2024

The Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the positions of President-Elect and Directors-at-Large on its Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee of ASIS&T is seeking candidates for the open positions of President-Elect and two Directors-at-Large on the ASIS&T Board of Directors. Service on the Board of…

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Midwest Chapter Symposium

March 29, 2024

Join us at the First Ever ASIS&T Midwest Chapter Spring Symposium on April 26, 2024! Unlike many conferences and events these days, this event has NO set theme. Proposals were encouraged and speakers will present on any topic in library and information science – ranging from librarianship, archival studies, digital humanities, informatics, data science, and…

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