Upcoming Online Event (March 17): The Oxford Dictionary of African American English: First 100 Words Webinar
From the Oxford English Dictionary:
The Oxford Dictionary of African American English (ODAAE), a joint project of Oxford Languages (Oxford University Press) and Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, is now well underway, and the first 100 entries have recently been completed.
Join some project team members for a presentation of the project’s progress, followed by a live Q&A session.
Agenda:
• Where we are one year into the project
• How did we get here? The roles people played in uncovering and recording words
• Some examples of the entries already finished
• 1-hour live Q&A – bring your questions to the speakers or send them in advance to oed.uk
Learn More and Register For the Event
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.