lita workshops at ALA Annual Conference

There's still time to register for one of three LITA
educational  
workshops - held on Friday, June 27, 2008 in Anaheim, CA.

You do not need to attend the ALA Annual Conference to
register for  
these events.

**Library-wide IT Proficiency** Receive tools, techniques,
and many  
ideas on ways to increase the IT proficiency of all library
staff.  
Start with basic elements of end user education to promote 

departmental self-sufficiency. Move on to the higher level
of  
assisting librarians with cutting edge technology awareness
and use.  
Grace Sines and Gary McCone of the National Agricultural
Library and  
Brenda Chawner of the University of Wellington are
presenting.

**Datagrid Technologies and Libraries** Escape proprietary
hardware  
lock-in on mass digitization initiatives. Identify the
benefits of  
utilizing datagrid technologies with institutional
repositories,  
digital libraries, and digital preservation systems within
libraries.  
The tools for these systems are open source and with minimal
 
instruction, become a collaborative network for use with
academic  
bandwidth such as the Internet2 Abilene network. Experts
from the UC  
San Diego Libraries and the San Diego Supercomputer Center
share  
their experiences implementing datagrid technologies in
their libraries.

**Getting Started with Drupal** Get up and running with
Drupal 6 at  
this hands-on workshop. Learn what Drupal is, and how it
differs from  
typical content management systems, along with an overview
of changes  
and new features in this version. The training will include 

installing and configuring Drupal 6, understanding the
Drupal  
workflow and terminology, setting up roles and permissions,
basic  
site configuration, modules, adding content, using taxonomy
to  
organize content, using blocks, and setting your site's look
and  
feel. The workshop with also include a demonstration of some
advanced  
tools that you can use to customize your site. Cary Gordon,
President  
of the Cherry Hill Company facilitates this hands-on
opportunity at  
the Anaheim Public Library.

-More information is available at the LITA Web site http://www.lita.org/

-Register now for these workshops: Visit the 2008 ALA Annual
 
Conference registration http://
www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/ 
annual/2008a/registration.htm page to register for these
events.


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