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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The State Library of Ohio is pleased to announce 15 staff working in Ohio libraries and archives were selected to form a cohort and complete coursework to earn a
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/lib/libraries/training-and-development/digital-curation">
Digital Curation Certificate </a>from Library Juice Academy. Through a competitive application process, a State Library review committee selected the following participants and will manage their enrollment in the six-course series:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Jennifer Aloisi, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library<br>
Katherine (Katie) Beverly, Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County<br>
Stacy Chaney-Blankenship, Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries<br>
Alexandra (Ali) Coleman, University of Toledo<br>
Pamela Dean, Western Reserve Historical Society<br>
Brenda Foster, Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD)<br>
Stefani Haas, Toledo Lucas County Public Library<br>
Faith Lumbus, Cleveland History Center - Western Reserve Historical Society & Cuyahoga County Public Library<br>
Riza Miklowski, Akron-Summit County Public Library<br>
Dai Newman, Ohio State University at Newark/Central Ohio Technical College<br>
Marnie Pratt, Wood County District Public Library<br>
Kimberly Rammel, Fort Recovery Museum<br>
Ashely Rodriguez, Ohio History Connection<br>
Anne Ryckbost, Xavier University<br>
Erin Wilson, Ohio University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The group will begin coursework in February and will complete it by September to earn their Digital Curation Certificate in 2024. This program uses federal Library Services
and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded to the State Library of Ohio to cover the cost of enrollment. This award-winning Digital Curation Certificate is designed to build skills for work in digitization,
digital preservation, metadata creation, and more, and is suitable for those interested in the work whether they have prior experience or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Tel: 614-644-6875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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