Web Site Workshop--Michigan

[Randy Dykhuis]

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Michigan Library Consortium & Michigan Library Association present

HOME ON THE WEB:  A WORKSHOP ON BUILDING AND 
MAINTAINING A WEB SITE 

Friday, March 22, 1996
Michigan Library and Historical Center - Forum
Lansing
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CEUs Applied For

If you're thinking about creating a place for your library, campus, 
or other organization on the World Wide Web, this workshop is for you.  

Learn about putting up a homepage and getting your organization's
information on the Web.  Spend the day with two of the Net's best
known experts on Internet information services who will ready you to
make your presence known on the Net

Course Outline:
 %  What is the Web and what are the advantages of having a 
       presence on it 	           
 %  Planning your service: staffing, budgeting, maintenance
 %  Pro's and con's of owning your own technology vs. renting space
      with an access provider 
%  An overview of HTML 
%  Content and design issues for your homepage 
%  Promoting your service & soliciting information sources 
%  A hands-on workshop to create a homepage will
     follow at a later date

Instructors:

Susanna L. Davidsen, Technology Librarian & Operations Manager, MLink,
University of Michigan Library.  Davidsen is the designer and creator
of the Michigan Electronic Library/GoMLink, the first virtual library
on the Internet. She is considered the University expert on
information organization.

Richard Wiggins, Manager, Computer Center, Michigan State University. 
Wiggins authored "Internet for Everyone" and "America Online's Guide to
the Internet."  He has lectured at Harvard, the University of Michigan,
and at various national conferences, speaking on Internet information
retrieval tools and the World Wide Web.

Registration:  MLC and MLA Members  $85	Non Members  $150  

Contact Aaron Smith at Michigan Library Consortium for added information and for a
registration form for HOME ON THE WEB.

Telephone: 	517/694-4242
		800/530-9019
Fax:		517/694-9303
E-mail:		smitha at mlc.lib.mi.us
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Randy Dykhuis			Phone:	517/694-4242
Executive Director			800/530-9019
Michigan Library Consortium	Fax:	517/694-9303
6810 South Cedar St.		E-mail:	dykhuisr at mlc.lib.mi.us
Lansing, MI 48911-6909
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