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ESC Video Science Contest 2014

ESC Video Science Contest 2014 Votings are welcome from 23. April till 05. May 2014 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Format: If you like to submit a short video to the ESC Contest please be aware that your movie file format will be one of the following: MOV MPEG4 AVI WMV MPEGPS FLV 3GPP WebM Video length: The video…

January Event – Big Data & You: Preparing Current & Future Information Specialists

January Event – Big Data & You: Preparing Current & Future Information Specialists 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 2014 winter event on the topic of Big Data! Big Data is rapidly changing the way…

Linked Data: Libraries and Beyond

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.…

Webinar talks available online

Webinar talks available online Our ESC webinar successfully took place on Sep 24th, 2013. 2 of the 3 presentations are now available (slides and talks) and can be watched opening the following files. The 2 presentations are: “What ASIS&T can do for you: connections and engagement with your professional community”: Adam Girard, University College Dublin, Ireland, past…

Social Media and Social Media Production

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…

Fall Meetup: Too Much Stuff — Curating Digital Content for Archives?!

Fall Meetup: Too Much Stuff — Curating Digital Content for Archives?! Join us for an informal and lively discussion on the issue of curating digital content for archives. In a world of overabundant information, is there a way to define what is significant or worth preserving in a way that will allow for future meaning. Or…

1 Webinar – 3 Presentations: Meet your Library & Information Science colleagues

1 Webinar – 3 Presentations: Meet your Library & Information Science colleagues The ESC webinar comes with exciting topics and the chance to meet colleagues and collaborators from the library & information science field. Webinar info: Time: September 24th, 2013, 6 pm UTC+2 (6 pm e.g. in Sweden, Spain, Italy, Germany; 5 pm e.g. in UK, Ireland)…

Back-to-Back Programs: Rigorous Learning and Future Ready

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…

This was the exciting 2nd ASIS&T European Workshop in Turku/Åbo, Finland

This was the exciting 2nd ASIS&T European Workshop in Turku/Åbo, Finland Celebrating the Diversity of Information Science in Europe The Second Association for Information Science and Technology ASIS&T European Workshop 2013 was held between June 5 and 6, 2013 in Turku/Åbo, Finland. The workshop was organised by Information studies, School of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi University…

At the Heart of the College: A Tour of the Denison University Library

At the Heart of the College: A Tour of the Denison University Library Denison University is one of the oldest private liberal arts colleges in the state of Ohio. Founded in 1831 in the village of Granville, the college offers courses in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and the fine arts. The William H.…