This posted to PubLib earlier in the week. I thought y'all might be interested.
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:00:53
From: "Rob Carlson" <rcarlson@ala.org>
To: publib <publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu>
Subject: LITA Institutes at Midwinter in San Diego, CA
(apologies for any duplicate postings)
LITA will be hosting two full-day institutes in San Diego, CA, on January 9, 2004, preceding the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
1. Open Source Software in Libraries
LITA's newest Regional Institute, "Open Source Software in Libraries" will debut in San Diego. Participants in this full-day hands-on institute will...
-- learn skills enabling them to download and install GNU software and Perl modules;
-- create and download software from a CVS repository for sharing code;
-- evaluate open source software for usefulness and applicability;
-- create and foster a community of developers and users; and
-- conduct usability studies to verify a computer program's
functionality.
The presenter is Eric Lease Morgan, Head of the Digital Access and Information Architecture Department at the University Libraries of Notre Dame. One of Eric's more recognized accomplishments is the development of a portal application called MyLibrary. Recently he was awarded the 2002 Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award for his serials work as well as MyLibrary.
For more information and to register, please visit
[url http://www.lita.org/mw2004/oss ]http://www.lita.org/mw2004/oss[/url] .
Registration for ALA Midwinter is not required to attend this Institute. Because of the hands-on nature of this session, attendance is strictly limited to 30. Your place is not reserved until payment is received.
2. XML and Libraries
LITA's popular Regional Institute, "XML and Libraries," is back! This session covers the structure and utility of Extensible Markup Language (XML) with an emphasis on the relevance of XML to libraries. You will discover:
-- the role XML plays in diverse applications such as web design, content management, descriptive metadata;
-- how to use XML to achieve the separation of content and presentation on a web site;
-- and how to use stylesheets to tie together XML-based components for building web-based applications.
This institute is especially productive for library webmasters and systems librarians, but would be useful to anyone who is interested in web technology, data representation, or who wants to know what XML is all about. A basic familiarity with HTML is assumed.
The presenter is Art Rhyno, Systems Librarian at the University of Windsor who also holds an adjunct appointment at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has recently authored a book on Open Source Software (OSS) and Digital Libraries, and has written several articles and a book chapter on XML. He has also Contributed to several OSS projects involving XML and does extensive work with XML-directed architectures like Cocoon and AxKit.
For more information and to register, please visit
[url http://www.lita.org/mw2004/xml ]http://www.lita.org/mw2004/xml[/url] .
Registration for ALA Midwinter is not required to attend this Institute. All attendees will also receive a copy of LITA's latest Guide, "XML: A Guide for Librarians" by Ron Gilmour.
For information on other LITA meetings and events in San Diego, please visit [url http://www.lita.org/mw2004 ]http://www.lita.org/mw2004[/url]
