Blogging, RSS Feeds and News Aggregators:
a hands-on workshop with Steven Cohen

Thursday, 13 November 2003
9am-12noon

[Sorry, the workshop is now full - 10/23/2003]

MIT Libraries, DIRC Training Room, Building/Room 14N-132
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Directions: How to get to MIT (includes public transportation and parking suggestions)
Campus maps: Bldg 14N | Kendall T-Stop

This training session will explore a few of the numerous software tools that are currently being used to both publish to weblogs as well as read content via RSS. During the session, the attendees will have the opportunity to post/publish to a weblog, explore the features available with the software, as well as examine content via a news aggregator. A basic discussion of weblogs and RSS will be undertaken before we dive into the training. If you have ever thought about creating your own weblog or utilizing an aggregator to read news but have been a bit skeptical then this training session is for you. Please come with your enthusiasm, ideas, and questions.

This workshop is a hands-on follow-up to our spring program, It's Not Just Google Anymore: Blogs and the Latest in Search Engines. Attendence at the spring program is not required to attend the workshop.

Steven Cohen

Steven M. Cohen is Assistant Librarian for Rivkin Radler, LLP in Uniondale, NY. He is the creator of Library Stuff, a library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development. He is also the Internet Spotlight columnist for Public Libraries Magazine and his first book was released this month, "Keeping Current: Advanced Internet Strategies to Meet Librarian and Patron Needs".

Registration:

$50.00 for regular ASIST members
$45.00 for student or retired ASIST members
$55.00 for non-ASIST members

Registration is limited to 20 people and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Send a check (made out to "NEASIST") or your credit card number with a paper registration form:

Registration form [Sorry, the workshop is now full - 10/23/2003]

Please send to:

Dick Luxner
P.O. Box 277
Stow, MA 01775
978-562-1288
dluxner@rcn.com

Questions about registration? Contact: Dick Luxner (above)

Questions about the program? Contact: Darcy Duke, darcy@mit.edu, 617.253.9370

 

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