OhioDIG, the Ohio digitization interest group for archivists, librarians, and allied professionals, meets quarterly in the central Ohio area for presentations and networking.
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Meetings, 11:15 AM–1 PM, consist of a 45-minute presentation, followed by a "brown bag" lunch with all-attendee updates and networking.
There is no membership fee and no charge to attend meetings. All are welcome! Upcoming meetings are announced (and RSVP's requested) through the OhioDIG Listerv. For more information on a specific meeting, contact that meeting's host.
1st Quarter April 3, 2009. Extreme Makeover: A User-Centered Redesign of the Worthington Libraries Web Site.
Library Web sites must serve a wide variety of audiences who seek to accomplish many different tasks. This presentation will outline the comprehensive, user-centered process used by Worthington Libraries to complete the recent redesign of our Worthington Public Library Web site. Learn how we used familiar methods, such as focus group discussions, surveys, and user testing, and less used approaches, such as card-sorting exercises and sticky-note sessions to gather feedback from members of our community and from library staff regarding their expectations of the library’s Web site. Find out how we incorporated the extensive feedback we gathered to deliver a usable new Web site and dynamic online presence.
Speaker: Kara Reuter, Digital Library Manager, @ Worthington Public Library.
Lunch: Brown bag. Kitchenette with refrigerator and microwave and beverage vending machines available.
Host: Susan Allen, sallen -at- worthingtonlibraries.org. Please RSVP by March 20.
Site: Northwest Library is situated just north of the I-270 Outerbelt and west of OH-315, indicated by the #2 marker on the map linked from the library web site.
Ample free parking is available at Northwest Library.
2nd Quarter Tentative Date: June 2009. Topic TBD. Columbus Metropolitan Library.
3rd Quarter Tentative Date: September 2009.
Drupal, a case study of Worthington Public Library's redesign. With Kara Reuter and Stefan Langer @ Worthington Public Library.
TO BE RESCHEDULED 4th Quarter Monday, November 10, 2008.
Program: Sharing Project Management Tips and Hints. A lessons-learned discussion by attendees. Speakers to include Julie Albert, Morag Boyd, Kiffany Francis, Kathy Hughes, Shannon Kupfer, Angela O'Neal, Elías Tzoc, Maureen Walsh, and others.
Always looking for volunteer presenters and hosts! Contact Janet Carleton carleton -at- ohio.edu
3rd Quarter, Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 11:15 AM–1 PM.
Program: Shareable Metadata (link to presentation) and Brief notes (PDF))
Speaker: Melanie Schlosser, Metadata Librarian, Scholarly Resources Integration Department, The Ohio State University.
Lunch: Brown bag. Pop machine on-site.
Host: Melanie Schlosser, schlosser.40 -at- osu.edu, OSU.
Site: Ackerman Library, Second floor, Rm 5826, The Ohio State University Libraries, 600 Ackerman Rd, Columbus, Ohio.
2nd Quarter 2008, No meeting held
1st Quarter, Friday, March 28, 2008, 11:15 AM–1 PM.
Program: Intro to OhioLINK's New EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool (Slides (PDF))
Speaker: Cara Gilgenbach, head of Special Collections at Kent State University Libraries, and chair of the OhioLINK EAD Task Force.
Cara will provide a basic demonstration of the newly developed EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool. This tool allows for the creation of EAD finding aids without any knowledge of EAD/xml tagging. She will also briefly show the OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository that will bring together in one location EAD finding aids submitted by Ohio cultural heritage institutions such as colleges, universities, historical societies, public and special libraries, and museums.
Lunch: Brown bag
Host: Roman Panchysyn, romanp -at- ohionet.org, OHIONET.
Site: OHIONET, 1500 W Lane Ave, Columbus, Ohio
4th Quarter, Friday, November 9, 2007
Program: "Moving Image Digitization for the Small Shop" (Slides (PDF))
Speakers: Matt and Nikki Swift, NicoletteCinemgraphics; MLIS Dec. '07, Kent State University School of Library and Information Science, Columbus
Host: Angela O'Neal aoneal -at- ohiohistory.org, Ohio Historical Society.
Lunch: Brown bag. Beverages will be provided.
Site: Ohio Historical Center, Classroom 1&2, 1982 Velma Ave, Columbus, Ohio.
3rd Quarter, Friday, September 14, 2007
Program: The Ohio State University's Institutional Repository: How Policy Informs Practice (link to presentation and Brief notes (PDF))
Speakers: Maureen Walsh, Metadata Librarian/Assistant Professor and Tschera Connell, Dept. Head/Associate Professor, both from the Scholarly Resources Integration Department, OSU
Host: Tschera Connell.
Lunch: Brown bag. Pop machine on-site.
Site: Ackerman Library, Second floor, Rm 5826, The Ohio State University Libraries, 600 Ackerman Rd, Columbus, Ohio.
Spring, Friday, May 11, 2007
Program: Business Planning and Sustainability for Digital Projects (Brief notes (PDF), and Resource list (PDF)
Speaker: Laurie Gemmill, OCLC
Host: Laurie Gemmill
Lunch: Brown bag or purchase from Cafe on site (cash only)
Site: Kilgour Building, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
, 6565 Kilgour Place (formerly Frantz Rd), Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395
RESCHEDULED due to bad weather: WINTER Tuesday, February 13, 2007.
FALL Tuesday, November 14, 2006.
Program: Capture and Cataloging of Digitized Ohio Government Documents in the Content Cooperative (Brief notes (PDF), and slides (PDF) from a similar presentation elsewhere (512k))
The State Library is a participant in OCLC's Content Cooperative Pilot Project, which allows you to upload files from your computer. The State Library is also an original member of OCLC's Digital Archive, which allows for archiving of documents on the Web. Objects archived either way are available through our online catalog or through Open WorldCat.
Speaker: Kathy Hughes and Nicole Merriman, State Library of Ohio
Host: Kathy Hughes, State Library of Ohio
Lunch: Brown bag, but site will provide beverage
Site: State Library of Ohio, 274 E. First Ave., Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43201
SUMMER Tuesday, August 8, 2006, 11:15-1 PM.
Program: Outreach Fever: from Blogs to County Fairs (Brief notes (PDF))
Speaker: Bill Barrow, Cleveland Memory
Lunch: Brown bag
Host: Roman Panchysyn, OHIONET.
Site: OHIONET, 1500 W Lane Ave, Columbus, Ohio
SPRING Tuesday, May 9, 2006.
Program: Using Greenstone Open-Source Digital Library Software at a Cultural Heritage Institution (slides (PDF) (1.2 MB))
Speaker: Mary Manning & Eric Schnell, Medical Heritage Center
Lunch: Pizza and pop provided.
Host: Mary Manning, Archivist, Medical Heritage Center
Site: 5th floor, Medical Heritage Center, Prior Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, 376 W 10th Ave, Columbus, Ohio.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006.
Program: Digitizing Historic Newspapers (slides (PDF) (1.4 MB); resource list (4 kb PDF); and brief notes (PDF))
Speaker: Phil Sager, Digital Projects Developer, Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library
Lunch: Brown bag
Host: Angela O'Neal, Digital Projects and Reproduction Services Manager, Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library
Site: Ohio Historical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Monday, November 14, 2005.
Program: Showcase Worthington Memory (brief notes (PDF))
Speaker: Susan Allen, Digital Library Leader, & Stefan Langer, Webmaster, Old Worthington Library
Lunch: Brown bag
Host: Susan Allen, Old Worthington Library
Site: Old Worthington Library, Worthington, Ohio
Wednesday, September 7, 2005.
Program: Access, Preservation, and Interchange: Digital Imaging with JPEG 2000 (slides, Web version and brief notes (PDF))
Speaker: Peter Murray, Assistant Director, Multimedia Systems, OhioLINK, Columbus
Lunch: Available for purchase onsite
Host: Laurie Gemmill, Digital Projects Specialist, OCLC
Site: Kilgour Auditorium, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio
July 2005.
Program: Inaugural Meeting (as Columbus DIG)
Speaker: Susan Allen, Digital Library Leader, Old Worthington Library; Laurie Gemmill, Digital Projects Specialist, OCLC; Mary Manning, Archivist, Medical Heritage Center; Angela O'Neal, Digital Projects Manager, Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library
Host: Laurie Gemmill, Digital Projects Specialist, OCLC
Site: Kilgour Auditorium, OCLC, Dublin, Ohio
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