LITA Regional Institute - August 11, Dublin, OH

[Mary Conroy]

Cross posted to several lists, please pardon any duplication.

Proxy Servers

The LITA Regional Institute, "Proxy Web Servers and Authentication" is
co-sponsored by LITA and OHIONET in cooperation with OCLC Institute.  The
LITA Institute will be held at the OCLC campus in Columbus, Ohio on Friday,
August 11, 2000 from 9am to 4pm.

This institute is a combination of instruction on the theory and the use of
proxy servers in library situations.  It includes practical examples of
implementations. The background of proxy servers as defined in the HTTP
protocol specification will be outlined, followed by a discussion of the
application of proxy servers for library uses such as conserving bandwidth,
providing access to IP address-restricted resources, and restricting access
to specified sites.  Example implementations of applications are also
provided. Special emphasis will be placed on using proxy servers to access
IP address-restricted resources, including a discussion of alternatives to
proxy servers for solving this particular problem.

This program is intended for systems librarians and computer professionals
with a background in providing web services. Some technical knowledge about
the management of web servers, such as installing CGI programs, is assumed.
Knowledge of C and/or PERL is recommended for the implementation examples.

Presenter Peter Murray was, until recently, the Library Systems Manager at
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. He is newly
employed by the University of Connecticut Law Library as a Computer Services
Librarian. Active in the Innovative Users Group, he has served as Programs
Committee Chair (1999) and Chair (1999-2000). In 1999, Peter was awarded the
"Highly Commended Award" by MCB University Press for his article "World Wide
Web Technologies in CWRU Libraries," published in _New Library World_. Find
out more about Peter at http://www.cwru.edu/home/pem.html.

For more information about LITA Regional Institutes, or to request that a
Regional Institute be held near you, visit www.lita.org/institut/index.html.


Register for the Columbus, Ohio "Proxy Web Servers and Authentication"
presentation at www.lita.org/institut/Ohionet/ohionet.html.  Or contact
Valerie Edmonds at vedmonds at ala.org or #312-280-4269.  Registration fees:
LITA Members or OHIONET Members $165,
Non-LITA Members and Non-OHIONET Members $215.  REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1.

The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) is a division of
the American Library Association.

For more information, contact:
Rebecca Felkner
800-545-2433, ext. 4268