The following forums in April are sponsored by the Library's Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA). Talks are free and open to the public. Increasing Library Opportunities to Work in Data-related Research: an Overview of Purdue's initiatives Jake Carlson, Data Services Specialist at the Purdue University Libraries Thursday April 4, 1:00 – 2:30 pm CSSSI 24 hour space, 219 Prospect Collections and Access Seb Chan, Director of Digital & Emerging Media at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York Friday April 5, 2:00 pm YCBA Lecture Hall, 1080 Chapel Street H2O: an Online Platform for Textbook Development and Distribution Dustin Lewis, Project Manager, Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society Tuesday April 16, 2:00 pm SML International Room Also Coming Soon: SCOPA Mentoring Social Event Tuesday April 23, 5:30 pm Location TBD Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Wednesday May 1, 1:00 pm Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library