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Libraries in the Cloud

Libraries in the Cloud Please join us for our Annual Chapter Meeting: Libraries started moving their services to “the cloud” long before the metaphor emerged to describe the popular trend.  Nevertheless, locally deployed and managed systems prevail in the world of library back-office operations.  Andrew will talk about the library’s place in the web-scale landscape…

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What Types of Information and Systems does a News Library (and a newspaper) Use?

What Types of Information and Systems does a News Library (and a newspaper) Use? A special program, co-sponsored by the Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (CO-ASIS&T) and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at The Columbus Dispatch: What types of information and systems does…

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TED Talks Film Festival

TED Talks Film Festival NEASIST TED Talks Film Festival Wed., April 29, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Are you a lover of TED Talks? Or maybe you’re wondering just who this Ted person is that everyone keeps talking about? Either way, join us for an evening of TED Talks, pizza, and sparkling conversation. Vote on…

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Quality and Standards in Digital Imaging Projects

Quality and Standards in Digital Imaging Projects How do you ensure that your digital imaging projects will be done according to the best standards and practices?  Whether you are doing the work in-house or outsourcing, there are many details to consider.  Amy McCrory will discuss how to work with the resources you have to produce…

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Events Prior to 2009

Events Prior to 2009 Thursday, April 9, 2009, 5:30 pm – 7 pm Book Club Night: “Print is Dead” – Bombay Club, Harvard Square, Cambridge Thursday, February 19, 2009, 5:30 pm-7 pm Meetup: Twitter! – Johnny D’s, Davis Square, Somerville Thursday November 13th, 2008 Meetup: What I learned at ASIST… – Green Street Grill Wednesday…

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An Observation of Public Libraries in Europe: the Urban Library Council Trip

An Observation of Public Libraries in Europe: the Urban Library Council Trip Patrick Losinski shares his observations from the recent Urban Library Council trip to Europe. This is an opportunity  to learn about what is happening in public libraries in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Members of the delegation were able to see and experience…

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Using CONTENTdm to Manage Digital Collections

Using CONTENTdm to Manage Digital Collections CONTENTdm makes everything in your digital collections available to everyone, everywhere. No matter the format–local history archives, newspapers, books, maps, slide libraries or audio/video–CONTENTdm can handle the storage, management and delivery of your collections to users across the Web. Presenter Ginny Browne As Knowledge Management Librarian in the OCLC…

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“Making Metadata” Workshop 11/18/08

“Making Metadata” Workshop 11/18/08 The Central Ohio Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology and OHIONET invite you to a workshop on Tuesday, November 18, 2008: Making Metadata: Turning Theory into Product If you want to learn about the realities of creating metadata, this hands-on workshop will help move you from theory…

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