The State Library of Ohio hosted the 6th annual ODNFest on October 3, 2024. ODNFest is an opportunity for library and museum digitization professionals to gather to explore current and relevant digitization topics. The ODNFest name comes from the Ohio Digital Network (ODN), Ohio’s Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)’s service hub. Over 40 library professional attended ODNFest. […]
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ODNFest 2024
The State Library of Ohio will be hosting the 6th Annual ODNFest in-person on October 3rd, 2024. ODNFest is an opportunity for library and museum digitization professionals to gather to explore current and relevant digitization topics. The ODNFest name comes from the Ohio Digital Network (ODN), Ohio’s Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)’s service hub. Attendees do not […]
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ODNFest 2023 was a smashing success. Librarians and library staff from across the State of Ohio gathered on October 10, 2023, to celebrate 5 years of the Ohio Digital Network. The morning began with a thought-provoking talk from Dr. Kristen Howard (McGill University) on Metadata Justice and Exploitative Labor in Libraries and Archives. After […]
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Registration for ODNFest 2023: A Five-Year Celebration is now open. For the first time since 2019, ODNFest will be held in-person at the State Library of Ohio on October 10, 2023. This event will feature digital collection topics and discussions, with updates from Ohio Digital Network staff. Dr. Kristen Howard, from the McGill University Library, […]
Read The Full ArticleHarvest for the Holidays
Our last DPLA harvest for 2021 is in the books, and we’ve added 1,500 items from 4 existing contributors and 1 new for a total of 285,156 items in DPLA from Ohio-based libraries and archives. The Cleveland Museum of Art Archives and MidPointe Library System stretched their collections slightly, while Kent State University and Marietta […]
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