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NEASIST / SLA Boston Summer Evening at EBSCO

NEASIST / SLA Boston Summer Evening at EBSCO   Thursday, July 23, 6:00-9:00pm EBSCO Publishing in Ipswich, MA Registration Join SLA Boston and NEASIST for an evening at EBSCO Publishing. EBSCO will be hosting us in their “green building” with food, tours, and a talk on federated search, with plenty of time to network with…

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Catalogs … The Next Generation

Catalogs … The Next Generation For years, we have struggled to bring libraries and customers closer together by developing public access catalogs that are easy to use and understand.  At the same time, new technologies have progressed at warp speed and information access has evolved dramatically.  Are we meeting the challenge successfully?  Learn more by…

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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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2008 in Columbus!

2008 in Columbus! In case you missed it, the 2008 Annual Meeting of ASIS&T international just took place in Columbus, OH, and a good time was had by all. In some ways this was the best-run professional conference I have experienced. ASIS&T did an excellent job bringing first-timers into the swing of things, and the…

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Gary Marchionini: Understanding Human Information Interaction

Gary Marchionini: Understanding Human Information Interaction Monday, September 15, 2008 Kotzen Center, Simmons College, Boston, MA Campus Map / Public Transit / Driving Directions + Parking Understanding how people interact with information is a fundamental problem of information science. Interaction includes finding information in libraries and the WWW, consuming and evaluating what is found, and…

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Learn & Play @CML Has Begun!

Learn & Play @CML Has Begun! Yesterday Michael Stephens kicked off  the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s online learning program with his great Hyperlinked Library presentation. If you haven’t seen Michael speak before don’t miss your next opportunity.  He was a dynamic speaker! He got the staff very excited about our new program called Learn & Play @CML. This voluntary program…

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Getting Results With Google

Getting Results With Google On May 13, we hosted Glen Horton, Technology Coordinator and Assistant Director of Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON). We use Google on a daily basis:  it’s simple interface and page-ranking make it a great search engine.  However, there is much more to Google than just simple keyword searching.  In this session,…

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