[Web4lib] lita workshops at ALA Annual Conference

[Michelle Frisque]

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.