[OPLINLIST] Dive into Digitization with TWO upcoming OHIONET webinars!

[Shelly Miller]

*Please excuse any cross-postings*.

Got unique or local history materials?  Anyone besides you and your staff
know about them?  Want to change that?   If you’ve found yourself dreaming
of digitizing but don’t know where to start, OHIONET can help!  We’re
pleased to announce a series of webinars--Diving into
Digitization--featuring local experts and covering a range of tools and
topics to help you kick start your own digitization project.  Click on the
links below for more details, pricing information and registration options.


Extra! Extra! Learn All About It!:  Newspaper
Digitization<http://www.ohionet.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=153>

*WHEN*:  Tuesday, July 30th   10 AM to 12 PM

*WHERE*:  Live, ONLINE

Join members of the Digital Services staff at the Ohio Historical Society
to find out how they are making one of Ohio’s significant historical
newspapers, the Columbus Ohio State Journal, more accessible.  Jenni
Salamon and Jillian Carney will cover key points to consider in the process
of newspaper digitization: how (and when) to select content and service
vendors, the importance of using newspaper digitization standards, how to
provide access to content, and where to look for funding sources.


REGISTER NOW! <http://www.ohionet.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=153>



Get to Know Ohio
Memory<http://www.ohionet.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=152>

*WHEN*:  Tuesday, August 27th  2 PM to 4 PM

*WHERE*:  Live, ONLINE

If you don’t know Ohio Memory, you really should.  It’s a collaborative
digital library project of both the Ohio Historical Society and the State
Library of Ohio and includes collections from more than 365 cultural
heritage institutions representing all of Ohio’s 88 counties.  This online
repository project encourages cooperation between archives, historical
societies, libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations and allows
the global community to discover and explore Ohio’s rich past.  In this
webinar you will not only learn about Ohio Memory itself but also the steps
needed to create your own Ohio Memory exhibit!

REGISTER NOW! <http://www.ohionet.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=152>



Want more on digitization?  We’ve got more programs in the pipeline.  Watch
the OHIONET Training Calendar
<http://www.ohionet.org/training-calendar>for soon-to-be-scheduled
webinars from the folks at the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame and their use of the Hydra Project <http://projecthydra.org/> and
an Ask-the-Experts panel of local digitization gurus.

Question about these or any of OHIONET’s other CE options?  Please contact
Shelly S. Miller
Continuing Education Coordinator
OHIONET
 1500 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH 43221-3975

Voice: (614) 484-1063
Toll-Free: (800) 686-8975 x37
Fax: (614) 486-1527
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