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60-523: The early Columbus Free Press was the culmination of a string of attempts to launch an antiwar underground newspaper in Columbus, which included the Free University Cosmic Cosmic , Gregory , The People Yes , Renaissance , and Purple Berries . None of these efforts had survived for more than six months. The Free Press (still alive in greatly altered form in its fiftieth year) was founded by

120-450: A blog to promote the Tuesdays @ Thompson speaker series for spring semester 2015. In support of the program's first event on human trafficking, the committee used Tableau, a tool for data analysis, to create an interactive visualization for this blog. This visualization was made by extracting human trafficking subject headings from the library catalogers and importing them into Tableau. A title,

180-595: A byline, and instructions were then added to create a fully interactive visualization that not only highlights the complexity of human trafficking but also allows library users to see how the libraries' collections on human trafficking and related subjects have evolved since 1894. This blog is a useful approach for librarians and other staff members who are responsible for assessment, marketing, and other tasks that assist librarians in visualizing and comprehending their data. Librarians use Tableau to generate compelling and dynamic representations from enormous sources of data that

240-612: A crucial basis for the health sciences' future. The Ohio State University Libraries and the John Glenn School of Public Affairs collaborated to create the Ohio Public Policy Archives (known as the Ohio Congressional Archives until October 2020) in 2004 to expand on Senator John Glenn's papers. Primary-source materials and associated published works from the medieval period through current literature and

300-797: A donation from the Class of 1973 and a grant from the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, Library Services for the Physically Impaired (LSPI), formerly known as the Library for the Blind, was founded. Visual magnifiers, a typewriter that could output papers in Braille and another that wrote in gigantic print, and audio devices like tape recorders were also given by LSPI. It provided the required resources for students with visual impairments with

360-492: A fiscal agent for other nonprofit organizations and individuals. Ohio State University Libraries The Ohio State University Libraries are the collective libraries of the Ohio State University and its satellite campuses . This system welcomes Ohio State faculty, students, visiting scholars and the general public to study and research. It includes ten libraries located on the Columbus campus, six libraries on

420-457: A flawed system which must be fixed now.". Kerry would later state that "the widespread irregularities make it impossible to know for certain that the [Ohio] outcome reflected the will of the voters." In the same article, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said "I'm not confident that the election in Ohio was fairly decided... We know that there was substantial voter suppression, and

480-536: A large cast of volunteers including Steve Abbott, Bill and Sandi Quimby, Paul Ricardo, Cheryl Betz, John Hunt, and Roger Doyle, with many others; some of the early founders were on the staff of the Ohio State University library . The first issue, dated Oct. 21, 1970, was printed in a run of 2,000 copies and sold for fifteen cents. Initially the Columbus Free Press was an eclectic liberal-pacifist paper, less militant than Purple Berries , which had been founded in

540-578: A late rush of registrations after voting machines had already been allocated as one source of long lines. In the 2000 election , especially in the disputed recounts in Florida , there were issues concerning the ambiguities and uncertainties that arose from punch-card ballots, such as the hanging chads (incompletely punched holes). In 2004, the punch-card ballots were still widely used in some states. Most Ohio voters used punch-card ballots, and more than 90,000 ballots cast in Ohio were treated as not including

600-575: A local community activist named Duane Jager was talking about starting a paper of his own, contacted him and offered to give him the paper. Jager took over as the paper's new publisher and created a non-profit entity, the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism, to own the paper. John Quigley stayed on as senior editor and Harvey Wasserman , a former member of the Liberation News Service collective who had moved to Columbus, joined

660-433: A report detailing the 2004 election's exit polling. The NEP report stated that "the size of the average exit poll error ... was higher in 2004 than in previous years for which we have data" and that exit polling estimates overstated Kerry's share of the vote in 26 states by more than one standard error and overestimated Bush's share in four states by more than one standard error. It concluded that these discrepancies between

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720-676: A report from the University faculty committee and Brit Kirwan (the new University President at that time) in 1998, the Ohio State University decided to start the renovation of the Thompson Library at the very beginning of the 21st century. The renovation cost over $ 100 million with a two-year feasibility study and a three-year design phase. The number of collections in the Ohio State University libraries increased rapidly and caused storage issues. The Ohio State University libraries tried

780-569: A selective browsing collection of books and magazines in audio, Braille, and large print, including Reader's Digest and Newsweek. In 1981, the Ohio State University Libraries moved LSPI to a better space in Thompson Library with a new machine that could scan and read aloud almost any printed page. The Student Life Disability Services office now oversees programs and projects for students with disabilities, including visually impaired library services. Librarians are trained to have

840-539: A three-year renovation in 2016. The Ohio State University libraries found that the library environment was changing mainly because of the development of the Internet. During this period, the Ohio State University libraries used Web 2.0, blogs, wikis, podcasts, Carmen, and many other new methods to serve and communicate with readers. The digital initiatives include all collections in the Ohio State University libraries that support storing, sharing, and learning knowledge. The web

900-505: A vote for President; this "undervote" could arise because the voter chose not to cast a vote or because of a malfunction of the punch-card system. Undervotes were down slightly from the 2000 election on the whole. For the country as a whole, the voting technology used in the 2004 election breaks down as follows: Before 2004, the increasing use of electronic voting machines had raised several issues: The state of California ordered that 15,000 of its Diebold voting machines not be used in

960-437: Is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal concerned with empirical musicology . It was established in 2006 and is published by the Ohio State University Libraries. The editors-in-chief are Daniel Müllensiefen and Daniel Shanahan. David Butler was the founding editor. 2004 United States election voting controversies During the 2004 United States elections , there was controversy around various aspects of

1020-551: Is a close connection between the great librarians in the Ohio State University libraries and the development of the Ohio State University. The university helped the staff in the libraries change opinions and improve their ability to keep in step with the Times. The libraries help their readers to gain knowledge more conveniently. The Carmen system gathers instructors, students and the university to help each other and step further. The Ohio State University libraries can be viewed as “tools” for

1080-429: Is increasingly popular as a method for information searching, so the Ohio State University libraries decided to engage in the web environment. This helps the libraries to be more convenient and attractive for readers. After having the web, the Ohio State University libraries started to use blogs to record daily information and events in early 2005. This is a convenient one-way communication tool for readers and staff to get

1140-470: The 2004 United States elections , and the Free Press investigations eventually became the basis for editor Bob Fitrakis 's book What Happened in Ohio? (2006). The Columbus Free Press continued to investigate allegations of electronic election fraud and fraud attempts in the 2006, 2008 and 2012 federal elections in Ohio. Members of the Free Press were also participants of a citizen movement that opposed

1200-685: The Caltech / MIT Voting Technology Project concluded that "there is no evidence, based on exit polls, that electronic voting machines were used to steal the 2004 election for President Bush." Following the 2004 election, researchers looked at ways in which polling methodologies might be flawed and explored ways to improve polling in the future. Ralph Nader requested a recount of 11 wards in New Hampshire where vote totals for Bush were 5–15% higher than predicted by exit polls. The Nader campaign reported that "only very minor discrepancies were found between

1260-510: The Free Press content was reprinted from sources like The Guardian . The staff dwindled to eight active members and in 1977, facing declining readership and staff burnout, the Marxist caucus gave up the ghost and published what was announced as the paper's "final issue." Immediately the former non-Marxist faction on the defunct paper regrouped and relaunched the paper under their own control, bringing back some ex-staffers who had drifted away over

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1320-517: The gubernatorial election in Washington , which was decided by less than 0.01% and involved several recounts and lawsuits. The final recount also reversed the outcome of this election. In the months leading up to the 2004 election, both parties made efforts to register new voters. In some cases, Republicans challenged or prepared to challenge the validity of many new registrations, citing instances of fictitious names such as Mary Poppins appearing on

1380-557: The 2004 elections due to flaws that the company failed to disclose. In September 2005, the Government Accountability Office released a report noting electronic voting systems hold promise for improving the election process while citing concerns about security and reliability raised by numerous groups, and detailing specific problems that have occurred. In Ohio, Secretary of State Ken Blackwell ruled that Ohio would not count provisional ballots that were submitted at

1440-534: The Columbus Zoo tax levy in the 2014 local elections, this despite the Free Press itself being a recipient of tax money to support its own publication (now cut back from weekly to monthly due to lessening revenues). Citizens for Responsible Taxation distributed flyers in opposition of the levy, which was also opposed by the Koch brothers -funded Americans for Prosperity organization, criticized for misinformation regarding

1500-502: The House had not yet taken office, and one seat was vacant. In the Senate, it was supported only by its maker, Barbara Boxer , with 74 senators opposed and 25 not voting. During the debate, no Senator argued that the outcome of the election should be changed by either court challenge or revote. Boxer claimed that she had made the motion not to challenge the outcome, but "to cast the light of truth on

1560-531: The Ohio State University built the Orton Hall Library, the first library at this university. It holds over 200,000 geologic and topographic maps. The largest library in the system is the Thompson Library . It locates at the very centre of the Columbus campus. Serving readers for several decades till the late 1990s, this library had some intolerable troubles, especially in storing space and furnishings. To

1620-728: The Ohio State University libraries to find suitable teaching materials through the traditional way and a new one. Moreover, subject librarians and staff are fluent in more than 25 languages to assist readers. This means the librarians can not only figure out the specific materials the instructor wants, but also provide materials to help courses be more interesting and attractive to different kinds of students. The Ohio State University libraries create partnerships with many academic websites to support affordable educational resources for instructors to help improve their courses. The learning management system Carmen provides resources for instructors which give basic information and help them start preparing for

1680-427: The Ohio State University to learn, educate and improve. Special Collections at Ohio State University Libraries collect, protect, and promote the use of unique collections, primary research materials, and uncommon resources. Faculty and students at Ohio State University, as well as visiting scholars and the general public, can use various collections. These collections are the premiere international studies collections in

1740-576: The Postal Service said it had never received them. According to Richard Morin of the New York Times , the 2004 election "may have finally stripped exit polling of its reputation as the crown jewel of political surveys, somehow immune from the myriad problems that affect telephone polls and other types of public opinion surveys. Instead, this face-to-face, catch-the-voters-on-the-way-out poll has been revealed for what it is: just another poll, with all

1800-430: The ability to use the latest technology. They also learned ways how to support their readers. There is a research service by the Ohio State University libraries for readers to connect with the university’s network. The Ohio State University libraries keep in touch with instructors and students in the university to provide guidelines for education. Instructors in the Ohio State University can ask for help from librarians in

1860-588: The actual result, and that voting machines were rigged to favor George W. Bush . Although the overall result of the election was not challenged by the Kerry campaign, Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb and Libertarian Party presidential candidate Michael Badnarik obtained a recount in Ohio . This recount was completed December 28, 2004, although on January 24, 2007, a jury convicted two Ohio elections officials of selecting precincts to recount where they already knew

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1920-588: The aftermath of the Kent State Massacre and an 18-day student strike at Ohio State. After Purple Berries published its last issue in December some of its staff joined the Free Press . In the early days the paper's distribution center, drop-off point and unofficial hangout was a High Street headshop called Tradewinds; and after several members of the staff were arrested in May 1972 and the regular office seemed unsafe

1980-553: The arts are accessible for advanced study and research in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. The Ohio State University Archives aims to serve as the university's official memory. This archive identifies, protects, and makes available to the university documents and documentation of current and historical worth. Disability Studies Quarterly is published on behalf of the Society for Disability Studies . Empirical Musicology Review

2040-432: The autumn of 2016 which aimed to repair the damaged state of the building due to the several previous renovations. During the renovation, staff changed their offices and most of the collections in the Thompson Library were relocated to other libraries. The Ackerman Library opened after the day the Thompson Library closed to continue the main service. The Thompson Library of Ohio State University did not open till 2009 due to

2100-507: The campaign office. The "storming" was part of a massive simultaneous campaign against 20 pro-Republican headquarters. In every election, some voters encounter practical impediments to voting, such as long lines at the polling place. In 2004, however, the issue received increased attention. In many places, some voters had to wait several hours to vote. In Ohio, some precincts had too few machines, causing long waiting times, while others had many machines per registered voters. Officials cited

2160-432: The courses. There is a learning management system called Carmen, supported by the Ohio State University Libraries, which provides digital materials for students at the Ohio State University to study and research. The Ohio State University libraries collect and analyze students’ assessments to develop the courses with this system. Besides, the Ohio State University libraries take action to help and serve students to decrease

2220-468: The designed facility to operate high-density off-site book storage and used the new technology of sophisticated climate control systems to extend the life of stored collections. With the progress, there is more space to create learning places for readers. In some sections of the Ohio State University libraries, readers are able to have 24/7 services and study space. The staff working in the Ohio State University libraries are qualified and experienced. During

2280-466: The elections for: After the election, many blogs published false rumors claiming to show evidence that voter fraud had prevented Kerry from winning. Unfounded conspiracy theories about the election were circulated and promoted. Conspiracy theorists argued the election was stolen, arguing that votes were switched from Democratic to Republican, that "phantom voters" voted in Ohio, that exit polls that favored Democrat John Kerry were "more accurate" than

2340-506: The exit polls and the official results were "most likely due to Kerry voters participating in the exit polls at a higher rate than Bush voters". The NEP report further stated that "Exit polls do not support the allegations of fraud due to rigging of voting equipment. Our analysis of the difference between the vote count and the exit poll at each polling location in our sample has found no systematic differences for precincts using touch screen and optical scan voting equipment." A study performed by

2400-475: The financial pressure by providing e-books and streaming media for them. This solves the problem for students who may not be possible to afford course materials. The libraries had an increasing number of partners and ventures to support students in savings and provide the best options possible to instructors and their students. There are various events held in the Ohio State University libraries every week to provide opportunities for students to study further. There

2460-475: The five-year renovation, the library management decided to improve its service. The university used a training program and clear communication to help staff change their previous responsibility, reduce cataloguing backlogs, understand their new responsibility and improve their ability to manage the library. All staff are knowledgeable to help readers find the direction in a complex information landscape. The Ohio State University libraries started renovation again in

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2520-422: The hand total would match the machine total, thereby avoiding having to perform a full recount. Independent candidate Ralph Nader obtained a recount in 11 New Hampshire precincts that used Accuvote voting machines. As a result of these conspiracy theories, some Democratic members of Congress asked for investigations into the vote count. At the official counting of the electoral votes on January 6, an objection

2580-510: The information they want. The Ohio State University Libraries’ website is a collaborative effort between University Marketing and a variety of campus communications partners. It provides relevant and timely information to over 100,000 unique online users per week. The homepage of the website works via a visual identity system, providing common web templates and graphic elements to increase accessibility for searching and reading. The University Libraries' Diversity & Inclusion Committee created

2640-723: The levy's actual economic impacts on the Franklin County taxpayers. The Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism (CICJ) currently publishes the Free Press newspaper, Free Press Express broadsheet , the website freepress.org , books, and other educational materials. The CICJ sponsors journalistic activities such as community radio, video production, the local film festival, film screenings, speakers, conferences, educational workshops, election protection, and other special events. The CICJ partners with local activist organizations, holds monthly community salons, and an annual awards dinner to honor community activists. The CICJ also acts as

2700-531: The optical scan machine counts of the ballots and the recount. The discrepancies are similar to those found when hand-counted ballots are recounted". Two poll workers in Cuyahoga County were convicted of preselecting ballots for recounts in Ohio. Around the country there were also recounts of races for state and local office. Most of them reflected simply the closeness of the official tally, but some also raised issues of election irregularities. These included

2760-592: The paper and executive director of the sponsoring CICJ, posts he continues to hold to the present day (2014). In late 1995 the Columbus Free Press ceased publication, starting up again as a website a few months later. By 1998 the Free Press was healthy enough to resume publication as a print newspaper, initially as a quarterly. In all its varied incarnations the paper carried forward a commitment to progressive politics and investigative journalism, on both environmental and political issues. The Columbus Free Press investigated allegations of election fraud in Ohio during

2820-513: The paper as a regular columnist, eventually becoming senior editor. Mary Jo Kilroy , one of the editors of the paper during these years, later served in Congress, representing Columbus in a seat formerly held by a Republican. In 1993 Bob Fitrakis , a political science Ph.D., attorney and founding member and national committee member of the Democratic Socialists of America , became editor of

2880-486: The paper was produced for a time in the basement of Tradewinds. The Free Press survived the ending of the Vietnam War, which deprived many underground papers of their raison d'être , and in 1974 it raised its print run from 2,000 to 10,000 copies and became an advertiser-supported free giveaway newspaper, following a model increasingly adopted by many other alternative papers around the country at that time. At this time

2940-641: The paper's politics continued to drift farther to the left. Some staffers and former staff were involved with the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee , the above-ground support group for the Weatherman Underground , and half the staff formed a Marxist caucus within the paper. As a result of an FOIA request it was discovered years later that the FBI had an informant inside the core staff at this time filing regular reports. During this period much of

3000-598: The previous four years. The articles attempted to match voter rolls to each other, which probably did not produce accurate results due to similarity of names. Court injunctions were placed by the Franklin County Common Pleas Court against MoveOn for verbally threatening and harassing individuals who identified themselves as Republican. On October 5, a Bush-Cheney campaign volunteer in Orlando had his arm broken when trying to stop union activists from storming

3060-546: The problems and imperfections endemic to the craft." Exit polls showed a higher percentage of the vote for Kerry than he actually received, leading some, including Tony Blair , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , to conclude that Kerry won the election prematurely. Mitofsky International , the company responsible for exit polling for the National Election Pool (NEP) and its member news organizations, released

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3120-533: The regional campus of the university and nine special collections. The Ohio State University Libraries offer educational resources and services to support readers to research, learn and teach. They can help researchers find and borrow physical and digital materials from articles, journals, databases, books, dissertations, theses, newspapers, streaming videos and images, etc. The Ohio State University libraries hold over six million volumes in traditional library formats and more in electronic information resources. In 1893,

3180-626: The state of Ohio , including resources that support the university’s international studies centre as well as Ohio State’s languages, literature, and cultures departments. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is the world's largest and most extensive academic study centre dedicated to editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, and manga. This program offers unique material recording polar exploration and scientific study, such as records of explorers, scientists, and polar research organizations, available for research and educational purposes. The Hilandar Research Library holds

3240-729: The voter rolls. There were also complaints about the rejection of registrations by government agencies. College students encountered difficulties in registering where they attended school. Some officials rejected voter registration forms on grounds that were contested, such as a failure to use paper of a particular weight (in Ohio ) or a failure to check a box on the form ( Florida ). A New York Daily News article alleged 46,000 people were registered to vote in both New York City and Florida. A Cleveland Plain Dealer article identified 27,000 people possibly registered in both Ohio and Florida, with 400 possibly voting in both states consistently in

3300-451: The voting process, including whether voting had been made accessible to all those entitled to vote, whether ineligible voters were registered, whether voters were registered multiple times, and whether the votes cast had been correctly counted. There was generally less attention paid to the Senate and House elections and to various state races, but some of them were also questioned, especially

3360-644: The world's biggest microform collection of medieval Slavic Cyrillic manuscripts. The Ohio State University Libraries and the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies collaborated to create the library. This theatre research institute gathers, preserves, documents, and makes accessible resources that illuminate American performing arts culture and history for study and education through the Department of Theatre. The Medical Heritage Center maintains, promotes, teaches, and celebrates central Ohio's health care past as

3420-556: The wrong precinct. This ruling was ultimately upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Absentee ballots were also an issue. There were reports of absentee ballots being mailed out too late for some voters to complete and return them in time. In Broward County, Florida , some 58,000 absentee ballots were delivered to the Postal Service to be mailed to voters, according to county election officials, but

3480-408: The years. At this time the Free Press embraced the " alternative weekly " formula, "no longer on the barricades but supportive of those who still were," in the words of Steve Abbott, with more focus on local news, alternative culture and lifestyles. In 1984, after ten years of free distribution, the Free Press started charging again and became a 50-cent monthly. In 1987 the editors, hearing that

3540-580: Was made under the Electoral Count Act (now 3 U.S.C.   § 15 ) to Ohio's electoral votes. Because the motion was supported by at least one member of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the law required that the two houses separate to debate and vote on the objection. In the House of Representatives, the objection was supported by 31 Democrats. It was opposed by 178 Republicans, 88 Democrats and one independent. Not voting were 52 Republicans and 80 Democrats. Four people elected to

3600-491: Was previously inaccessible or unmanaged. They create interesting tales about the influence libraries have on different groups of people and communities through their information. Blogs with Tableau integration into library evaluation projects is a wise use of library resources and time. Since 1975, the Ohio State University Libraries have served as a type of reference centre for the visually handicapped in Sullivant Hall. With

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