Posts Tagged ‘events’
Threats to Reader Privacy and Access to Information in the Digital Age
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,…
Read MoreSpring Meetup — Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Libraries and Privacy in the Digital Age
Spring Meetup — Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Libraries and Privacy in the Digital Age Join us for an informal and lively discussion on the issue of privacy in the digital age. Historically, libraries have been staunch defenders of patron privacy. But in an era when citizens routinely share their information, particularly in the…
Read MoreTour the Ohio Historical Society Library & Archives
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…
Read MoreSpeakers’ slides now available — Big Data & You
Speakers’ slides now available — Big Data & You We now have presentation slides to share from our January event, Big Data & You. Special thanks to our excellent presenters and moderator, Sands Fish, Bradley Strauss, Christopher Erdmann, and Michael Leach, and to everyone in attendance who made Big Data & You a terrific event!…
Read MoreESC 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…
Read MoreJanuary 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…
Read MoreLinked 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.…
Read MoreWebinar 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…
Read MoreSocial 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…
Read MoreFall 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…
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