tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9660042391307950172024-02-20T10:58:22.407-08:00Library Science - EventsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-966004239130795017.post-91097732624054690872011-11-09T12:00:00.000-08:002011-12-12T10:17:35.931-08:00<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style=" background-color: #fff; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: normal; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 1.2em; font-family:Impact;font-size:4em;color:#444;">EVENTS</span></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Film Screening and Discussion:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Man Who Wanted to Classify the World</span><br />(<span style="font-style:italic;">L'Homme qui voulait classer le Monde</span>)<br />2002, 60 min.<br />Directed by Francoise Levie<br /><br />Monday, December 12, 7:00 PM<br />Dayton Program Room<br /><a href="http://www.ridgefieldlibrary.org/" target="blank">Ridgefield Library</a><br />472 Main Street<br />Ridgefield, CT 06877<br /><br />The discussion will be led by Dr. Gayle Bogel, Director,<br />Educational Technology Program at Fairfield University<br /><br />This French film (with English and German audio tracks) is about Paul Otlet, a Belgian Utopian little known in America. Otlet invented an international classification scheme called Universal Decimal Classification used for books, photographs and other documents. He invented microfilm. He invented the ubiquitous index card catalog used in most libraries. But his most amazing invention (in retrospect) was his invention of hypertext, multi-media, and the web. He didn't use these words, of course. He called it the International Network for Universal Documentation.<br /><br />_____<br /><br />Artist Colin Burke will discuss his work, <span style="font-style:italic;">Deliquescence</span><br />Wednesday, December 7, 5:30pm<br /><a href="http://newhavenmuseum.org/" target="blank">Whitney Library of the New Haven Museum</a><br />114 Whitney Avenue<br />(203) 562-4183<br /><br />_____<br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.libraryscienceexhibition.org/">Library Science</a></i><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=298351250184235">Opening Reception</a><br />Saturday, November 12, 5-8pm<br />Artspace<br />50 Orange Street<br />New Haven, CT 06510<br />(203) 772-2709<br /><br />_____<br /><br /><b><a href="http://libraryscienceexhibitionfilmfestival.blogspot.com/">Film Festival</a></b><br />In collaboration with the Connecticut Library Consortium and in conjunction with the exhibition <span style="font-style:italic;">Library Science</span>, Artspace presents a festival of films in which the library plays a central role. Documentaries, independent films, Hollywood classics and television episodes will be screened at libraries throughout Connecticut. For a full schedule of the film festival, click <a href="http://libraryscienceexhibitionfilmfestival.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com