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Computer Access to Special Collections

John Shannon — Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:48:50 +0000

Speaker: 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.

Database Design: Collecting Human Services Data

John Shannon — Tue, 10 Mar 1998 20:38:59 +0000

State 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 a database from existing data files to be used in analyzing information for Welfare Reform. The database also serves as the main federal reporting tracking tool. Staff are currently building query applications for users who want to access information.

Making the Pieces Fit: Maintaining a Coherent Web Presence in a Complex Organization

Jessica Hedgecock — Wed, 24 Sep 1997 17:00:17 +0000

Presented 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 of local information
Working relationships required to succeed
Consideration of technical and non-technical solutions to outstanding problems