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Ren Xinyue

Digital Initiatives Staff: Ren Xinyue

Hometown: Shanxi, China

Education:  PhD in Instructional Technology, Patton College of Education, May 2020

After Graduation: My goal is to continue doing research about the integration of technology to promote the quality of education and equal learning opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Started at Digital Initiatives: Spring 2018

Position: Digitial Initatives Assistant

Projects Worked On:  Don Swaim Collection; Athens Mental Health Center; Pinterest; Cornelius Ryan Collection; Slide Scanning and metadata; William McKnight Letters

Favorite Project:  Transcribing letters from William McKnight Letter Collection and scanning slides and editing metadata.

Photo by Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives student worker Delanie Thomas.

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Athens Reading Club

The Athens Reading Club, founded in 1871, is comprised of Athens men and women who meet regularly to read aloud from and discuss a wide variety of written works. The Mahn Center has a collection of materials spanning most of the history of this literary society, including several notebooks containing club rules, member lists, and meeting minutes, along with photographs and memorabilia from events and anniversaries. You can also find part of a notebook from the club’s earliest days online (with a transcript) in the Ohio Memory collection. Available pages identify the club’s founding members, which included an Ohio Supreme Court justice and a future United States Congressman, details of the first few meetings, and the first official set of club rules. You can also scroll through the pages. 

bit.ly/AthensReadingClub

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Cassandra (Casey) Elizabeth Machenheimer

DI Student Worker: Casey Machenheimer 

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

College: Honors Tutorial College

Major: English

Minor: Art History

Degree:  BA English 

Graduation Year: May 2019

After Graduation: “Grad School for Library and Information Studies”

Started at DI: April 5, 2017

DI Position: Collection Access Assistant 

Projects Worked On: ~Brown Family Collection

                                 ~Publisher’s Bindings

Photo by Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives student worker Kelly Wallace

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Richard Max Howard Van Dyke

DI Student Worker: Max Van Dyke

Hometown: Nelsonville, Ohio

College: College of Arts and Sciences 

Major: Classics and World Religion 

Minor: Greek

Degree: BA World Religions

Graduation year: May 2020

After Graduation: “Grad school at Kent State for Library Sciences”

Started at DI: April 3, 2017

DI Position: Collection Access Assistant 

Projects Worked On: Brown Family Collection

Photo by Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives student worker Kelly Wallace

[ohiowriter]

MCP Author Dr. jw Smith talks about his journey, his book, and much more. Listen in @Alden Library, Athens Ohio. #alden #aldenlibrary #ohioauthors #memoir #fromthebackofthebus #author #writer #mondaycreekpublishing #ohiopublisher (at Monday Creek Publishing) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKpGJtFl6U0/?igshid=bjusl8htpews

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Happy Founders Day, Ohio University. 216 years young. The exhibit ‘Celebrating Music at Ohio’ features this sensational collage of musicians who have been to Ohio University and was created by Heaven Herrold, Alden Library Support Specialist in User Services and will have an opening reception at 4 pm to celebrate the birthday of Ohio University. The exhibit is on the 5th floor of Alden Library. #ohiouniversity #foundersday2020 #aldenlibrary #celebratingmusic #digitalcollage (at Alden Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ti8urgLhVXQxICE_3SJtwCnGng6nx8oEADdA0/?igshid=1ki17tnqpo27w

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The Pencil of Nature / William Henry Fox Talbot 1844. First commercially published book illustrated with photographs. #pencilofnature #calotype #aldenlibrary #rarebookroom (at Alden Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JtqHeAEeoECjcHkWIY5tAwlQn88YT2xbwlxw0/?igshid=w1jbpfkzu92d

[me-ow-talhead]

So I was feeling really down today and not feeling like I was in a very good place, but instead of dwelling in it I decided to take a walk and listen to some music. I decided I wanted to make a little love for everyone who may need some out of the dead leafs. I looked like a crazy person playing in the leafs but now there's a heart for anyone else feeling down. 🖤🍂☮️ 🍁#mentalhealthawareness #fightdepression #positivevibes #ohiouniversity #aldenlibrary #fall #autumn (at Alden Library)