>Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 11:55:03 -0600
>From: Jim Milles <MILLESJG@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU>
>To: Multiple recipients of list NETTRAIN <NETTRAIN@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu>
* Cross-posted to multiple lists *
The following Internet demos will be presented at the American
Library Association meeting in Chicago. The demos will be held
in McCormick convention center room E251C -- please note that
this is *NOT* immediately adjacent to the exhibits as in years
past. Seating at the demos is limited, only 75 per session, so
please arrive early to be able to view a particular topic.
For those of you who are not attending ALA in Chicago, you can
vicariously participate in the fun by visiting the Internet
Room WWW site:
There will be a link from this page to a list of these demos,
and we are encouraging demo presentors to share their handouts
with those who are not able to attend by placing them in this
WWW site. Thanks again to all those who volunteered their time
to put these presentations together! KW
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Kate Wakefield, Internet Svcs. Coord.
WLN PO Box 3888 Lacey, WA 98503-0888
800-DIAL-WLN or 360-923-4065 (direct)
wake@wln.com or vraptor@wln.com
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ALA Annual 1995 (Chicago) - Internet Demonstration Schedule
1) Sat. 6/24 9:00am - 10:00am
"Integrating the Internet into Your Daily Work"
Mark Beatty, Wisconsin Interlibrary Services
Beginning and intermediate Internet users will receive tips on
organizing your personal Internet information resources, optimizing
your email usage, and selecting Internet tools that meet your needs.
2) Sat. 6/24 10:30am - 11:30am
"Finding it on the Internet: Browsing Tools vs Searching Tools"
Denise Beaubien Bennett, Univ. of Florida, Marston Science Library
How do you identify information resources on the Internet? Explore
examples of browsing tools and searching tools available, and learn
strategies for using each type. For the beginning Internet user.
3) Sat. 6/24 1:30pm - 2:30pm
"Military Resources on the World-Wide Web"
Lotte Larsen, Western Oregon State College
For librarians working with veterans, military enthusiasts, and
teachers/students pursuing military topics. World-Wide Web sites
demonstrated include E-Hawk, Military History, WWII:D-Day,
DefenseLink, and numerous Veterans Groups sites (e.g. Korean,
Vietnam, and Gulf War). Presentation assumes some basic
experience with or expsoure to the World-Wide web.
4) Sat. 6/24 3:00pm - 4:00pm
"Finding History Resources on the Internet"
Cynthia Etkin, Western Kentucky University Libraries
Discover the world of electronic historical archives. Learn where to
find tables of contents, bibliographies, electronic journals. Visit
WWW sites for genealogists, history faculty, and students. This demo
is geared to Internet novices interested in history or who work with
historians and give bibliographic instruction to history classes.
5) Sun. 6/25 9:00am - 10:00am
"Introduction to the Internet"
Al Stewart, Amoco Research Center
This presentation will cover the history of Internet development, from
1969 through the World Wide Web explosion of the past two years. The
audience is new or potential Internet users. Terms defined include: TCP/IP,
email, listservs, telnet, FTP, Usenet, gopher, the WWW, and some of the
search tools in use on the 'net.
6) Sun. 6/25 10:30am - 11:30am
"Internet Resources for Children's Services Librarians"
Carolyn Klatt and Louis Reiwand, Utah State Library
See interesting professional development resources for librarians
as well as some fun resources for children. Share some of your
own favorite sites. For public young adult / children's services
staff or K-12 school librarians.
7) Sun. 6/25 1:30pm - 2:30pm
"Managing your WWW site"
Gerry Hurley, SilverPlatter Information
Managing a web site requires maintaining your own files, as
well as scanning the links you've established to other Web pages
to make sure they still exist. The presenter will discuss how info
is added to a Web site, and how (and why) we monitor both the usage
of our site and the links to our site from other sites.
8) Sun. 6/25 3:00pm - 4:00pm
"Career Resources on the Internet"
Rachael Naismath, Springfield College
This demo covers a variety of Internet resources to help the
job-seeker and the employer. Other career-related information such as resume
tips, demonstrations of significant databases and sites, and how to search
for information on fields of interest will also be presented. This
demo presumes basic Internet navigation skills (gopher and WWW).
9) Mon. 6/26 9:00am - 10:00am
"Creating Subject Guides to Internet Resources"
Joanne Juhnke & Christina Powell, Univ. of Michigan
Confronting the exciting chaos that is the Internet, librarians are
uniquely equipped to help users find "the good stuff" on subjects
that interest them. Learn to turn your organizational and evaluative
skills to creating subject guides for Internet resources. This demo
is aimed at people already familiar with navigating the Internet, who
are now interested in organizing it.
10) Mon. 6/26 10:30am - 11:30am
"Medical Resources on the Internet"
Holly Grossetta Nardini, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale Univ.
Learn how to use gopher and the WWW to locate health science resources
on the Internet. Explore newly emerging online medical resources,
disease resources, and government databases. This demo is aimed at
Internet beginners or intermediates who will use these resources to
answer basic medical or consumer health questions.
11) Mon. 6/26 1:30pm - 2:30pm
"Uncultured PERL: Top-notch Forms from a Bottom-notch Programmer"
Thomas Dowling, Univ. of WA Engineering Library
Covers the basics of interactive forms on the World Wide Web, and the
use of Common Gateway Interface scripts for library applications.
Participants should already be familiar with the WWW and basic HTML
formatting and tagging language.
12) Mon. 6/26 3:00pm - 4:00pm
"The Electronic Newspaper Archive"
Karl Bridges, Eastern Illinois Univ.
A presentation showing techniques for offering fully formatted and
interactive documents over the World-Wide Web. Eastern Illinois
University has developed prototype techniques for archiving and
delivering newspapers using the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document
Format (PDF). Of interest to those interested in electronic
archiving, WWW, and electronic imaging.