CO-ASIS&T

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 Library, Ginny Browne is responsible for preserving and providing access to internal OCLC digital archives and digital copies of OCLC publications, research reports, and web sites. Come see the ways libraries are using this tool to better serve their patrons.

WHEN: Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Networking, Refreshments & Sign-In
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Presentation and Q & A

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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 hierarchy of the society seemed quite open about greeting and welcoming newcomers. They put together some excellent plenary sessions, as well as the healthy tongue-in-cheek SIG-CON Tuesday evening (any society willing to laugh at its own conference rituals is a healthy one!). I was a bit disappointed how few people attended the business meeting. OCLC Research gave a Saturday reception at the Columbus Museum of Art which boasted an elegant setting, fantastic food (lobster in phyllo dough, bbq wasabi shrimp…!), and the chance to see the museum. Someone from New York even told me what a great museum it is.

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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 to practice. From selecting the appropriate standards to implementing a quality control process, there are many stages of successful metadata creation. This workshop will include exercises and explorations to help you create quality metadata.

Audience: This workshop is for catalogers, librarians, and library staff who have been exposed to the concepts of metadata and want to learn about the day-to-day aspects of producing metadata.

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