[OPLINLIST] ODNFest Final Featured Speaker Announced

Thu Aug 14 12:49:30 EDT 2025

 ODNFest will be returning to the State Library on September 30, 2025. ODNFest will be held in person at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus, Ohio. While ODNFest gets it’s name from the Ohio Digital Network/Digital Public Library of America project, and professionals working on or who are interested in digital projects are welcome to attend. Participants do not need to be part of the Ohio Digital Network to attend.

Registration is now open<https://swonlibraries.member365.org/public/event/details/a365226e2cccb79130ad4b82368c42bd99da8a21/1>.

 Digital Collections Documenting Climate Change | Eira Tansey

[http://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Eira-Tansey-300x200.jpg]Climate change is reshaping our landscapes and environments in Ohio and around the world. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure Resiliency Plan<https://environment.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/final_report_odot_infrastructure_vulnerability_assessment_5_6_16.pdf>, the main challenges faced by Ohio in the coming years are an increasing number of extreme heat days and heavy precipitation events. Such changes are already impacting infrastructure and daily life of Ohio’s residents. How are these changes reflected in the digital collections stewarded by our cultural and educational institutions? And how have digital collections recorded other environmental transformations from the past?

Environmental collections documenting climate change are not limited to scientific or weather records. From diaries of rural farmers recording crop harvests to aerial photographs of cities that show tree cover, clues to our past, present, and future environmental conditions are embedded in archival records of all kinds and at every institution. These materials can help researchers  answer questions about historical environmental land use and resource extraction, and serve important educational and advocacy purposes for greater environmental literacy and protections.

Join Cincinnati-based archivist, internationally-recognized expert on climate change and cultural heritage, and author of A Green New Deal for Archives, Eira Tansey, for a thought provoking presentation examining examples of digital collections from across Ohio and points beyond. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of how climate change is affecting Ohio, what collections at their institutions might contain more information about environmental changes, and ways to bring greater attention to these vital sets of information.

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Date: September 30, 2025
Location: State Library of Ohio, 274 E. 1st Ave, Columbus, OH 43214
Time: 9:30-4
Event Cost: $35

Find out schedule and speaker updates on the Ohio Digital Network Website.<https://ohiodigitalnetwork.org/odnfest-2025/>

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Penelope Shumaker

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