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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This is the event I mentioned at the meeting on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Timony, James (DCPL)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Library of Congress - Monday - All Things Tactile: Maps, Graphics, Objects and Tours Panel Discussion Marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The Library of Congress is having a 3D panel discussion and show and tell on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-151/all-things-tactile-maps-graphics-objects-and-tours/2017-10-13/" id="LPlnk581756">https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-151/all-things-tactile-maps-graphics-objects-and-tours/2017-10-13/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="font-size:2.5rem;margin:1rem"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">All Things Tactile: Maps, Graphics, Objects and Tours<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="press-release-source" style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Press Contact:</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333"> Bryonna
Head (202) 707-3073<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Public Contact:</span></strong> Yvonne French (202) 707-9191<br>
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or <a href="mailto:ADA@loc.gov">ADA@loc.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Library of Congress is using technology and ingenuity to make collections accessible to visitors, researchers and tourists who are blind. A panel of speakers will present on
a variety of Library programs and best practices in 3D imaging and curation for the visually impaired.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The “All Things Tactile” panel discussion will be held <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m.</span></strong> in
room 119 of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. Pre-registration through <a href="http://allthingstactile.eventbrite.com/" id="LPlnk399553"><span style="color:#00618E">allthingstactile.eventbrite.com</span></a> is recommended but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#666666">All Things Tactile: Maps, Graphics, Objects and Tours Panel Discussion Tamara Rorie, Braille Development Officer,
National LIbrary Service for the Blind and Physically HandicappedJohn Hessler, Curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Archaeology and History of the Early Americas, Library of CongressDr. Bernard K. Means, Director, Virtual Curation Laboratory, Virginia
Commonwealth UniversityGiulia Adelfio, Chief, Visitors Services Office, Library of Congress The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) presents "All Things Tacticle: Maps, Graphics, Objects and Tours" in commemoration of National
Disability Employment Awareness Month. NLS staff will discuss the utility of 3D maps; a curator from the Library’s Geography and Map Division will describe how the Library has made 3D scans of Maya ceramics accessible to researchers across the globe; a professor
will share best practices, and the Library’s Visitor Services Chief will share how visitors can experience real 3D ob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped will discuss the utility of 3D maps; a curator from the Library’s Geography and Map Division will describe
how the Library has made 3D scans of Maya ceramics accessible to researchers across the globe; the director of a virtual curation lab will share best practices; and the Library’s Visitor Services Office will share how visitors can experience real 3D objects
in <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-105/"><span style="color:#00618E">the Library’s new Touch History tour.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The discussion will be followed by a hands-on show-and-tell on the mezzanine level of the Thomas Jefferson Building at noon featuring architectural
samples from the Jefferson building as well as plastic 3D replicas from the Virtual Curation Laboratory at Virginia Commonwealth University. Guided tours of the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/exploring-the-early-americas/"><span style="color:#00618E">Exploring
the Early Americas exhibition</span></a> will also be offered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">Scheduled speakers include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tamara Rorie,</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> braille development officer, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">John Hessler</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Archaeology and History of the Early Americas
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Bernard K. Means</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory, Virginia Commonwealth University<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Giulia Adelfio</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">, chief of the Library’s Visitor Services Office<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">“All Things Tactile” is presented by the Library’s Organization of Employees with Disabilities and its Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity
Programs to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The event was inspired by this year’s theme of “Inclusion Drives Innovation” which was set by the Department of Labor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">For more information about National Disability Employment Awareness Month at the Library, visit <a href="https://www.loc.gov/disability-employment-awareness-month/"><span style="color:#00618E">loc.gov/disability-employment-awareness-month/</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States—and extensive materials from around
the world—both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at <a href="http://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00618E">loc.gov</span></a>;
access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at <a href="http://www.congress.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00618E">congress.gov</span></a>; and register creative works of authorship at <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#00618E">copyright.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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