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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124;background:white">Please join</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124;background:white"> the Ohio Digitization Interest Group for our March meeting
(virtual) at 10:30am on Thursday, March 7, 2024 for presentations and panel discussion on GIS Data in Digitization.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124"><br>
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<b><span style="background:white">Registration:</span></b><span style="background:white"> Please register by Tues March 5, 5pm at
<a href="https://forms.gle/cLSFkpR4SoFFaT2t5">https://forms.gle/cLSFkpR4SoFFaT2t5</a></span><br>
<span style="background:white">(Zoom connection info will be shared with registered attendees.)</span><br>
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<b><span style="background:white">Topic: GIS Data in Digitization</span></b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">This meeting will feature three presentations on GIS issues. These include: Finding free data visualization tools ranging from basic to advanced, as well
as resources for working with location data and historical maps; cataloging GIS data sets; and a presentation about the collaborative project, Engaging Columbus. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">Presentations:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">Cataloging GIS Data Sets.</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124"> Sylvia Halladay, librarian, Ohio Geological
Survey, Department of Natural Resources. Finding data sets is important, and it is something that a library catalog can help with. Hear about how OGS approaches this task.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mapping Resources for Digitization Professionals.</span></strong> Erin Wilson, digital imaging specialist & lab manager, Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">,
Ohio University Libraries</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">. Mapping technologies allow us to visualize information, observe patterns, tell stories, and explore collections in novel ways. This presentation will provide an
overview of free tools ranging from basic to advanced, as well as resources for working with location data and historical maps.<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Engaging Columbus.</span></strong> John Krygier, professor of Environment and Sustainability, Ohio Wesleyan University. John is a geographer with specializations in cartography, geographic information systems
(GIS), and environmental and human geography, and has developed the project <a href="https://engagingcolumbus.owu.edu/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Engaging Columbus</span></a>, which provides resources to address the question “How can we think and learn about
urban places” among others. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">- <b>Programming contacts:</b> Grace Freeman (<a href="mailto:gfreeman@columbuslibrary.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">gfreeman@columbuslibrary.org</span></a>)
Columbus Metropolitan Library & Virginia Dressler (<a href="mailto:vdressle@kent.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">vdressle@kent.edu</span></a>) Kent State University <br>
- <b>Virtual Host</b>: Grace Freeman & Columbus Metropolitan Library<br>
- <b>Location</b>: Virtual Meeting via Zoom<br>
- <b>Date & time:</b> Thursday, March 7, 10:30am-12:30-ish<br>
- <b>Cost: FREE</b>. Thank you to the institutions who host us, our volunteer speakers, and program committee!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">Agenda:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202124">- 10:30-10:35am: Welcome<br>
- 10:35-11:30am: Program<br>
- 11:30-11:35am: Break<br>
- 11:35am-12:30pm or so: All attendee update & announcements. (At the end of our meeting, we will do our usual OhioDIG Round Robin where all attendees will have a chance to share what they are working on at their organization and ask any digitization questions
of the group.)<br>
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<b>About OhioDIG:</b> The Ohio Digitization Interest Group is an informal discussion group <i>open to all </i>with an interest in cultural heritage digitization, description, access, and digital preservation. <a href="https://ohiodig.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ohiodig.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Janet Carleton| Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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