Moderator: 
Marydee Ojala, Editor, ONLINE magazine
Lecturers: 
Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services, USA
Phil Bradley, Independent Consultant & Author, UK
Ran Hock, Principal, Online Strategies, USA
Gary Price, Library Research and Internet Consulting, USA
Chris Sherman, Searchwise, Inc., USA

Join the experts in Web searching for a day-long session to learn the latest developments in search engine capabilities.  Polish your skills and gain insights into the overall search process, with the added pleasure of being able to query these luminaries face to face. Our presenters literally wrote the books about Web searching.  They are authors, searchers, and veterans of the online information environment.  Familiar with different search systems, conversant with real-life search challenges, and willing to share their knowledge with others, the WebSearch Academy speakers are the best in the business.  Participants should have basic experience with Web searching, but even those who have been searching the Internet for years will learn new insights, tricks, sources, and techniques to take back to the office.

Academy topics include:

• Search engine mechanics: how search engines really work
• Searching the invisible Web
• Practical tips and tricks for Web searching
• Advanced decision points for choosing Web search engines
• Browsers, directories, engines, metasearches
• Power searching relevant to Internet librarians
• Ask the experts

This workshop has been cancelled.
 
 

Workshop 3

Standards Primer for Digital Libraries
10:00 – 13:00

Darlene Fichter, Data Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Library, Canada
Frank Cervone, Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology, Northwestern University, USA

This half-day workshop brings you up to speed with the new formats and terminology for digital library projects.  It focuses on the practical applications of TEI, EAD, RDF, xHTML, Dublin Core, METS, MODS, and OAI.  Find out what each standard is and isn’t and how each relates to the digital library environment.  Learn about XML markup, DTDs, schemas, namespaces, and stylesheets.  Find out how libraries are working together to build interoperable digital library collections.  You will learn to recognise the names of different standards that are being used in the digital library environment and will understand the syntax and rules for encoding them.  This workshop will enhance your understanding of the digital library environment and the challenges and opportunities for interoperability.
 
 

Workshop 4

Online Library Instruction Using WebCT
14:00 – 17:00

Portia Diaz-Martin, Assistant Professor/Electronic Services Librarian, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA
Basil Martin, Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction, Carlson Library, Clarion University, USA

Students are working and learning in a world that is increasingly saturated with information.  The development of course management software such as WebCT has made virtual learning a reality.  As instruction librarians, it is apparent that the academic success of students depends on the librarian’s approach to methods in teaching students and faculty how to access, navigate, and evaluate the sea of information available to them.  This workshop will address issues in providing library instruction through WebCT and show demos for promoting virtual library resources and services to faculty and students.
 
 

Workshop 5

Managing Web Development Projects
14:00 – 17:00

Darlene Fichter, Data Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Library, Canada
Frank Cervone, Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology, Northwestern University, USA

Leading a project is a challenging task.  Many of us do not have formal project management training and have picked up techniques wherever we could.  This workshop discusses how to plan and carry out your project.  Learn about the art and technique of setting clear project requirements, defining critical paths, selecting development methodology, leading diverse project teams, creating project documentation, and enabling reporting and communication.