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Discovering New Resources • Demystifying Web Technologies
Internet Librarian International 2006
16-17 October 2006 •
Copthorne Tara Hotel, London |
PreConference Master Classes
Sunday, October 15 |
The Internet Librarian International Master Classes are designed to offer in-depth, interactive learning in small groups. The
instructors are experienced librarians and information professionals who are practicing experts in their subject areas.
Register for a Master Class and increase the value you obtain from attending Internet Librarian International.
Master Classes are priced separately and lunch is included.
CLICK HERE to register.
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M1 — International Business
Information Resources
10:00 – 13:00
Jane Macoustra, Tai-Pan Research (UK)
Marydee Ojala, ONLINE Magazine (USA)
Take a trip around the world of business information without ever
leaving London! Jane Macoustra, an experienced business researcher
who has recently returned to the UK from Hong Kong, and Marydee
Ojala, who has lived and worked in both the USA and Europe, will
present a wide array of resources and tools that will help you solve those troublesome global business research issues. They will explore
the intricacies of transborder business research and place traditional,
fee-based and free web sources into an international context. Company
and industry information sources, cultural and legal differences inherent
in the global business research process and language challenges are
covered. As business becomes ever more international and information
more readily available, finding accurate and comprehensive company,
industry, market and economic information is a vital skill.
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M2 — Conversation, Community, Connections and Collaboration: Practical, New
Technologies for User-centred Services
10:00 – 13:00
Michael Stephens, Dominican University &
Tame the Web (USA)
Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian and Technology Trainer,
Metropolitan Library System (USA)
This Master Class will focus on new technologies that your library can
implement immediately to enhance online services for your user.
These prolific librarian/bloggers will explore how blogs, RSS, wikis
and social software can be used to offer a more dynamic and useful
site, while at the same time making maintenance easier and more
efficient. In addition, they will examine how new applications of virtual
reference, such as instant messaging, can help you reach out to
patrons wherever they are online. Staff training will also be addressed,
including recommendations for getting started and best practices.
You’ll leave this session with concrete ideas and recommendations as
to how to implement these ideas in your library at almost no cost.
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M3 — Advanced Search Techniques
for the Power Searcher and the
Aspiring Power Searcher
14:00 – 17:00
Greg Notess, Montana State University and SearchEngineShowdown.com (USA)
The world of web search changes constantly, making it necessary for
power searchers to continuously update their skill set. Learn from
professor and search expert Greg Notess about the advanced search
capabilities of the major web search engines, such as Google, Yahoo!,
MSN and Ask, including field searching, limits, language and special
features. He will demonstrate what does and doesn’t work at these
search engines whilst also exploring additional specialised databases
and less well known search engines. This Master Class will provide a
wealth of practical tips and techniques for more effective and
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M4 — Web Accessibility 2.0:
A Holistic Approach
14:00 – 17:00
Brian Kelly, UKOLN (UK)
The importance of web accessibility is widely accepted, especially in
public sector organisations. However, although the Web Accessibility
Initiative (WAI) has been tremendously successful in raising awareness
of the importance of accessibility to web resources, organisations are
beginning to question whether the guidelines are still relevant today
when use of the web is pervasive in a wide range of areas and
technological developments. Do the low levels of conformance with
the guidelines reflect limitations in the guidelines rather than a lack of
willingness to seek to widen access to web resources? When
designing web sites for accessibility, you should not ignore the
guidelines but place them in a wider context with a user focus.
Resource implications need to be addressed, as does the accessibility
of the web service, not just the resources themselves. Blended
accessibility is the desired outcome, just as blended learning is
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