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SCIENCE SUNDAYS: Collections as Data: Combining Data Science and the Power of Library Collections to Unlock New Understanding

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March 1, 2020
All Day
Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theatre

Time: 3 - 5 p.m.
Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences
Short Description: Kate Zwaard, director of digital strategy at the Library of Congress, will explore how libraries and archives are presenting their collections so artists, researchers and the curious can interact with them in new ways.


While the digital revolution has changed the way libraries serve their users, it’s also enabled new modes of research and creativity. Kate Zwaard will explore how libraries and archives are presenting their collections so artists, researchers and the curious can interact with them in new ways.

As director of digital strategy at the Library of Congress, Kate Zwaard helps the nation’s oldest cultural institution use technology to enable transformational user experiences. She is a statistician by training, a software developer by trade and deeply in love with humanity’s creative and scientific work.

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Science Sundays is a free public lecture series offered and supported by The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences and its sponsoring science centers. Speakers are leading experts in their fields dedicated to making their work interesting and accessible for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Science Sundays brings leading-edge work directly to the public with lectures covering diverse topics in science, arts and technology that touch our everyday lives.

This lecture is from 3-4 p.m. at the Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theatre, followed by a free, informal reception from 4-5 p.m. at the Interfaith Room in the Ohio Union.

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