SIG-Infolearn Events
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Read MoreWhat: Untold Stories, Untraveled Paths: Exploring Oral Histories & Micro-Mobility Innovations When: Thursday, August 8, 2024 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Where: Virtual via Zoom Who: NEASIS&T (Northeast Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology)Cost: Free for ASIS&T members; $25 for non-members Registration Link Join us for an engaging webinar featuring two…
Read MoreInformation Science Trends 2024: Living online and offline, in darkness and light The ASIS&T European Chapter is delighted to share the programme for the IST 2024 conference, July 8-9 (via Zoom), featuring keynote presentations by Amber Cushing (UC Dublin) and Thomas Mandl (Uni Hildesheim) among further research presentations and posters. (Due to changes in the…
Read MorePresenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/
Read MorePresenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/
Read MorePresenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/
Read MorePresenter: Mayor Moira Were August 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Note time Website link: https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/local-government-closest-to-which-people-gender-power-and-polarisation-in-2024/
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Michael Buckland, Lisa Given, Gary Marchionini and Diane Sonnenwald will be awarded the ASIS&T Fellowship in 2024. The Fellowship recognizes individuals who have made substantial and sustained contributions to ASIS&T…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Devon Greyson of the University of British Columbia and Dana McKay of RMIT will both receive the 2024 Lois Lunin Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the practice of Information Science and Technology through leadership, mentoring, and…
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Speaker: Anita Cook, Director of Library Systems, OhioLINK OhioLINK is building a reservoir of electronic full text of journal literature. This is being done by contracting directly with publishers for the rights to load full text and make it fully accessible to the OhioLINK consortium members without copyright restrictions. Currently, electronic journal titles are available…
Read MoreSpeaker: Eric J. Miller, Research Scientist, OCLC Eric Miller presented information about RDF and metadata for networked resources.
Read MoreSpeaker: Dr. Geoffrey Smith, Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, The Ohio State University Dr. Smith discussed the cataloging decisions associated with The Charvat Collection of American Fiction leading to successful access to the material in this collection.
Read MoreCO-ASIS&T Annual Business Luncheon Speaker: Stuart Weibel, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Dr. Weibel, one of the initiators of the Dublin Core, gave an overview of Metadata, including the philosophy behind the Dublin Core, and a quick introduction to RDF.
Read MoreState of Ohio, Department of Human Resources Presented by Joni Cunningham, Office of Research, Deputy Director Patricia Badgero, Office of Research, Systems Analyst Michael Nabors, Bureau of Research and Evaluation, Mathematician Helen Anne Sweeney, Bureau of Research and Evaluation, Senior Economist Douglas Tracy, Bureau of Systems Design, Supervisor The Ohio Department of Human Services constructed…
Read MoreSpeaker: Dr Danny P. Wallace Director, School of Library and Information Science-Kent State University This presentation took place at an open house at the Columbus Campus of the School of Library and Information Science-Kent State University, and was co-sponsored by C-ALSSO (Columbus/Associated Library Science Students of Ohio), the KSU-Columbus student organization.
Read MorePresented by Wendy Lougee Assistant Director for Digital Library Initiatives University of Michigan Library The changing landscapes of higher education, scholarly communication, and technology have provided a catalyst for rethinking existing structures for information delivery and access within the academy. Wendy Lougee will discuss perspectives on the digital information environment. The University of Michigan’s Digital…
Read MorePresented by Karen Diaz Web Librarian, The Ohio State University Libraries This presentation examined challenges the Ohio State University Libraries has faced on a variety of web site issues including: Delivering a variety of electronic resources (CD-ROM, web, telnet accessible / which are citation databases, journals and other full text resources) Building depth to access…
Read MoreCO-ASIS&T Annual Meeting Presented by Larry Learn Director, Telecommunications Planning, OCLC Recipient of the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for 1997 Dinner Program For the first portion of the hour, Larry Learn will speak about the new and upcoming telecommunications technologies, with emphasis on the three issues (technolgy, economics, regulation) supporting library applications. The presentation will…
Read MorePresented by Karen Benedict Archival Consultant, The Winthrop Group Program Meeting The program will cover the following topics: 1. Issues in the long-term preservation of electronic records 2. The impact of the Internet and the World Wide Web on information delivery and the user base. 3. How proposed changes to the Copyright Act of 1978…
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