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OverDrive & The Future of Library eBooks

OverDrive & The Future of Library eBooks On March 29, come hear about trends in e-book publication and use, formats and OverDrive’s relationship to Kindle, integration into library catalogs (including Bibliocommons at the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries), and OverDrive’s ongoing mission to serve libraries with e-book content.   Jason Sockel is OverDrive’s Manager of Collection Development.…

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Turning Metadata into Knowledge

Turning Metadata into Knowledge Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology on March 22 for a program featuring OCLC engineer Jeff Mixter discussing current research in metadata.   OCLC Research has been working on a set of experimental processes that can mine knowledge from a wide variety of data sources such…

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Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Library Tour

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Library Tour Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (CO-ASIS&T) and Librarian Sheila Campbell for a tour of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Sheila Campbell has been at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for nearly 20 years. The Library at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium…

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TOUR – Serving Our Users: An Ohio Dominican Perspective

TOUR – Serving Our Users: An Ohio Dominican Perspective WHEN: Monday, February 22, 2016, 6:00 – 8:00pm WHERE: ODU Library Spangler Learning Center 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus, Ohio 43219 COST: Free! RSVP: by February 17, 2016 – bstettner@columbuslibrary.org Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (CO-ASIS&T) and presenters Michelle Sarff and Christina Bonner for…

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UX & You: User Experience Design & Research

UX & You: User Experience Design & Research The New England Chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology, together with the Simmons College Student Chapter, invite you to join us at our 2016 Winter Event: UX & You: User Experience Design & Research Whether you are providing a service for free or for…

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Fall Webinar TODAY

Fall Webinar TODAY Greetings, colleagues and friends. CO-ASIS&T would like to share with you the following announcement from our partner chapter NORASIS to the northeast. Note especially that you can participate in the meeting remotely at no cost by way of the WebEx link provided below. – – 7:00 PM Thursday November 19 Kent State…

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Collection Development Workshop

Collection Development Workshop Our next meetup will be a collection development workshop led by Michael Leach, head of collection development at Harvard’s Cabot Science Library. Seating is limited for this one, so head over to our Meetup page to reserve your spot!

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Chapter Meeting at AM in St. Louis

Chapter Meeting at AM in St. Louis Following the tradition of meeting European colleagues during the AM, our chair Isabella would like to invite you to an informal get-together at the Red Kitchen & Bar (in the conference hotel) on November 8, 2015 at 8:30pm (after the Welcome Reception and the SIGRush). Topics to discuss:…

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May 26 Workshop on Timeline JS

May 26 Workshop on Timeline JS Learn how to create a visually-rich, interactive timeline at NEASIST’s May meetup!  We’re going to walk you through using TimelineJS, an open-source, web-based timeline creation tool developed by the Northwestern University Knight Lab.  It is customizable and flexible with options for various skill levels. When Tuesday, May 26, 2015, from…

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