Michelle Harper is Director of Special Collections at OCLC with responsibilities for managing OAIster and ArchiveGrid.  Prior to joining OCLC, Michelle was the director of product management for NewsBank and has worked in the information industry for other library providers, including Gale and ProQuest, in various positions.  Michelle holds masters degrees in history and English from the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia respectively, and attended the College of William and Mary as an undergraduate.

WHEN:  Tuesday, February 2, 2010
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Networking, Refreshments & Sign-In
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Presentation and Q & A

WHERE:  Kilgour Auditorium, OCLC Campus

See location information and map at:

http://www.oclc.org/about/headquarters/maps/default.htm

RSVP with Patricia Furney at pfurney@columbuslibrary.org

Columbus Metropolitan Library

Ph: 614-361-3621

We look forward to seeing you at OCLC’s Kilgour Auditorium on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

*CO-ASIS&T visitors should come to the Library classroom, Room 150A Thompson Library, where a brief overview of the Thompson Library project will be presented by Wes Boomgaarden, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

This will be followed by a tour of the Thompson Library building.

RSVP with Patricia Furney, Program Chair, at pfurney@columbuslibrary.org

Presenter Wes Boomgaarden
Wes Boomgaarden is Associate Professor and Preservation Officer at the University Libraries at The Ohio State University. In 2000 he was appointed as the Thompson Library Renovation Officer, a position he has held, in addition to his preservation management duties, through the end of the Thompson effort in late 2009. Prior to his appointment at Ohio State in 1984, Wes served on the staff of Macalester College Library, the Minnesota Historical Society Library and the New York Public Library. He has written extensively on library materials preservation management, and teaches that course at the Kent State University School of Library & Information Science program in Columbus.We will also take this opportunity to honor two special past officers of CO-ASIS&T: Betty Sawyers and Ted Morris.We look forward to meeting at the Thompson Library on Friday, December 4th!Central Ohio Chapter

Geo Tagging involves placing location information on photos.  The ability to geotag photos has become increasingly easier, using free or inexpensive tools.  This session will introduce geo tagging photographs for teaching, learning, research, and fun.  Demonstration of devices that can be carried in your pocket, GiSTEQ Phototrackr and Trails, and their integration with Google Maps, Google Earth and Flickr will be provided.  Examples of using the technology in a research application and for display of walking routes and points of interest will be included.

WHEN:    Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:30 - 7:00 PM - Refreshments and Networking
7:00 - 8:30 PM - Presentation and Q & A
WHERE:  The State Library of Ohio, Board Room, 274 E. First Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201,
PH:  614-644-7061

RSVP for this free program with Patricia Furney Here

This is a great way to stay aware of current technologies, and benefit from other perspectives in our field.  We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday October 27th!

“A Hands-On Introduction to Second Life and Select Educational Regions”

If you would like to escape reality and discover Second Life, this hands-on workshop will guide you from setting up an account and creating your own personal avatar, to exploring a variety of educational and exciting regions.  Learn how to master movements and animations, buy or rent land, alter your avatar’s appearance to match your mood, purchase Linden currency online or in-world, manage inventory, use the various screens and search features, and teleport friends.  This workshop will include free time to explore and be creative in-world.

Audience:  This workshop is for anyone interested in learning more about Second Life with its educational and library themed regions.

INSTRUCTOR JESSICA HEDGECOCK is a database analyst at OCLC and co-webmaster for the CO-ASIS&T web site.  She is an experienced social player of Second Life and has previously presented an overview on the subject.

DATE/TIME:   Friday, October 2, 2009   Morning 9:00 AM until 12:00 Noon,  OR  Afternoon 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM                              
LOCATION:   OHIONET, 1500 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, OH 43221.   PH:  614-486-2966                  
COST:   $ 40.00 for CO-ASIS&T Members and OHIONET members, $ 50.00 for Non-Members
$25.00 for Students and Retirees

Beverages and snacks will be provided. Seating is limited to 14 per session for this hands-on workshop.

RSVP to at http://www.asis.org/chapters/coasis/contact, and be sure to indicate whether you’ll be attending the morning or afternoon session, and whether you will pay by check, credit card or cash. You may pay in advance with credit card by going to this secure URL:
https://www.asis.org/Chapters/coasis/cohioregform10022009.html

You may also pay in advance by check, or at the door with cash or check. If you are paying by check in advance, please make payable to “CO-ASIS&T” and mail to:  Morag Boyd, CO-ASIS&T, P.O. Box 82046, Columbus, OH 43202.

*  Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, September 30, 2009.  All reservations must be paid for unless canceled by this date.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday, October 2nd, 2009!

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 and the inherent opportunities in moving library management services to the cloud, as well as the specific things that OCLC is working on in order to make such a strategy a practical consideration for libraries.

PRESENTER ANDREW PACE is Executive Director for Networked Library Services at OCLC, where he is directing projects to move library management services to the network level.  He was formerly Head of Information Technology at North Carolina State University Libraries, where he spent 9 years participating in several digital library projects.  Pace is currently Past President of the Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the ALA.  He also serves on the NISO Information standards Quarterly editorial board.  He is a frequent speaker and writer on several library topics.  His blog, “Hectic Pace” is available at http://community.oclc.org/hecticpace/

WHEN:  Thursday, September 3, 2009
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments, Sign-In & Networking
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Presentations and Q & A - with a brief business meeting at the beginning
WHERE:  Larry D. Black Auditorium in the Main Library,
Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215
* Parking available in the library’s attached garage.

RSVP with Dr. Laura Cheng at our contact page
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 3rd!

What types of information and systems does a  news library (and a newspaper) use?  We’ll answer that question by looking at the information systems, tools and the physical facilities of the editorial library at the Columbus Dispatch.  The Dispatch uses a variety of open source tools to build and present the Dispatch’s editorial intranet.  Come and see what’s involved in providing research information to a news organization.

Presenter Julie Albert, Information Specialist for the Columbus Dispatch, has an MLS from Kent State University and a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from OSU.  Join us for this program, specially co-sponsored by CO-ASIS&T and the SLA.  This program is free, however, registration is limited.

WHEN:  Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
6:30 - 7:00 pm - Refreshments and Networking
7:00 - 8:00 pm - Presentation, Tour and Q & A
WHERE:  The Columbus Dispatch, 34 South Third Street, Columbus OH 43215
Parking available at the Statehouse Garage, east of the Dispatch.

RSVP with Laura Cheng

Program Co-Sponsor:  Special Libraries Association
The Special Libraries Association is a global organization for information professionals and their strategic partners, with 11,000 members in 75 countries.  In 2009, SLA will celebrate 100 years of bringing together corporate, academic, and government information specialists to learn, advocate and network.  SLA members have unparalleled opportunities to connect with other information professionals to share ideas and experiences, learn new skills and tap into a world of information carefully assembled to benefit them.

Special Announcement:  SAVE-THE-DATE   On September 3, 2009, the CO-ASIS&T Annual meeting will feature Andrew Pace.  You may know Andrew from his tech column in American Libraries, his blog, or his work at OCLC developing web-scale library management tools.   Details to follow.

“Catalogs … The Next Generation”

Want to know more about AquaBrowser, Encore, or WorldCat Local?  These are some of the newest public access catalogs in use today, and we’ll be discussing them with our panel: Morag Boyd from The Ohio State University, Amy Fothergill & Maria Armitage from Columbus Metropolitan Library, and Jessi Weithman from the Westerville Public Library.

WHEN:  Thursday, June 18th, 2009
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments, Sign-In & Networking
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Presentations and Q & A

WHERE:  Westerville Public Library, 26 S. State Street, Westerville OH 43081
Meeting Room A

RSVP with Laura Cheng

Program:
Columbus Metropolitan Library implemented AquaBrowser in 2007 and since that time, has continued to add features to enhance the catalog.  Amy and Maria will discuss additional functionality and features that have been added since implementation, including the addition of social networking tools.  Westerville Public Library has worked with III as an Encore beta development partner since the birth of the product in 2006.  Westerville staff continue to work closely with the III team to improve the product and have recently rolled out version 3.0 of the software.  Our third panelist, Morag Boyd is Metadata Librarian in Special Collections at The Ohio State University Libraries and will discuss OSU’s use of WorldCat Local.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, June 18th!

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

WHERE:
Kilgour Auditorium on the OCLC Campus in Dublin, Ohio
* See location and map at:
http://www.oclc.org/about/headquarters/maps/default.htm

RSVP with Laura Cheng at yrcheng@kent.edu, Digital Library Content Manager, National Middle School Association, Westerville, OH 43081

Presenter Amy McCrory is the Digital Imaging Specialist in the Preservation Department, Digital Imaging Division of The Ohio State University Libraries.  She received her MLS from Clark Atlanta University, and worked at Georgia Southern University and the Savannah College of Art and Design before coming to OSU.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009!