The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association and the American Library Association Government Documents Round Table welcome you to a series of webinars designed to help us increase our familiarity with government information. All are welcome because government information wants to be free. Have you ever heard people talking about APIs and wondered what they are and why someone would use them? Have you ever tried to use Data.gov and felt overwhelmed by all the different data formats available? This webinar aims to answer these questions by explaining APIs and their purpose, showing how to navigate Data.gov and understand the different data types offered, and explain how you can leverage APIs in your projects. We will meet online on Thursday, February 18th from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). Please RSVP for the session using this link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_luosam5CSJ6l3tYyqn3GXA.

Presenter: Julia Ezzo is the librarian for government information, packaging, and political science at Michigan State University. She has a B.A. in History from Michigan State University and a MLIS and Graduate Certificate in Records and Information Management from Wayne State University.

We will use Zoom for the live session. Information on testing and accessing the session will be made available when you register. The session will be recorded and available after the live session, linked from the NCLA GRS web page at https://nclaonline.org/Help!-Webinars.