[Ohiodig] OhioDIG upcoming meetings & About OhioDIG

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

Hello OhioDIGers!

Just a reminder that all those interested in digitization, digital preservation, and access are welcome at our meetings, which are scheduled every other month! Meetings in May/July/September are in person, and November/January/March are virtual.
Keep an eye on our meetings page for upcoming meetings, as well as some recordings and slides from past meetings at https://ohiodig.org/meetings
Upcoming Meetings

     *   September 30, 2024 - in person "Field Trip" - Topic: "Collaborative Projects Between Archival Institutions and Libraries" at the Tiffin-Seneca County Public Library<http://www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org/> (Tiffin, Ohio). Register<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSpXnrPiEua46IwOjMQMRWWRmtZclhO6YqV2mFtMq1izCvcg/viewform?usp=sf_link>. Collaborative efforts between archival institutions can be invaluable for sharing ideas about organization, preservation, and promotion of materials. This meeting will cover the collaborations that have developed over the last few years between the host site, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, and the Seneca County Museum, Tiffin University's Pfeiffer Library, and Heidelberg University's Beeghly Library. In addition, Seneca County is celebrating its bicentennial in 2024, so it's a great time to visit!
     *   November 13, 2024 - virtual - Topic: "Metadata, metadata, metadata." Three presentations on the evergreen topic of metadata. Learn about best practices from the Queer Metadata Collective, an LSTA Metadata Mini-Grant project from Dayton Metro Library, and hear from Kent State students working on an NEH-funded digitization project of sketchbooks and scrapbooks.
     *   January TBD, 2025 - virtual - Topic: TBD
     *   March TBD, 2025 - virtual - Topic: Digitizing Newspapers
     *   May TBD, 2025 - in person - Topic: TBD - location TBD - want to host us?
     *   July TBD, 2025 - in person - Topic: TBD - location TBD - want to host us?
     *   September TBD, 2025 - in person - Topic: TBD - location TBD - want to host us?
Other helpful resources on the OD website include Ohio Grants<https://ohiodig.org/resources/ohio-grants> and Resources on Digitization<https://ohiodig.org/resources/resources-on-digitization>.

Ohio Digitization Interest Group Planning Members<https://ohiodig.org/about#planning> are listed on the About page, and pasted in below - feel free to reach out to any of us with ideas, suggestions, or questions!

  *   Janet Carleton<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu>, digital initiatives coordinator, Ohio University Libraries, 2005-2009; 2013-
  *   Virginia Dressler<mailto:vdressle at kent.edu>, digital projects librarian, Kent State University Libraries, 2016-
  *   Brenda J. Foster<mailto:bfoster at ccad.edu>, archivist, Columbus College of Art & Design, 2024-
  *   Grace Freeman<mailto:gfreeman at columbuslibrary.org>, librarian, Local History & Genealogy, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 2023-
  *   Sidney Gao<mailto:gaosy at ucmail.uc.edu>, digital collections manager, University of Cincinnati Libraries, 2020-
  *   Marsha A. Miles<mailto:m.a.miles24 at csuohio.edu>, assistant director for collections & resource management, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, 2024-
  *   Nick Pavlik<mailto:npavlik at bgsu.edu>, manuscripts and digital initiatives archivist, Bowling Green State University Libraries, 2021-
  *   Emily Rinaman<mailto:rinamaem at tiffinsenecalibrary.org>, technical services manager, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library, 2021-
  *   Ashely Rodriguez<mailto:arodriguez at ohiohistory.org>, digital projects coordinator, Ohio History Connection, 2023-
  *   Penelope Shumaker<mailto:pshumaker at library.ohio.gov>, library consultant, State Library of Ohio, 2018-
  *   Adam Wanter<mailto:awanter at midpointelibrary.org>, digital and special collections archivist, MidPointe Library System, 2016-
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Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | carleton at ohio.edu<mailto:carleton at ohio.edu> | https://media.library.ohio.edu<https://media.library.ohio.edu/> | she/her/hers

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