Announcement: "A LITA Regional Institute: Proxy Web Servers & Aut hentication" in New York City

[Jane Neale]

This message will be cross-posted. Apologies in advance for duplication! 

This LITA regional institute will be offered nationally, but only on a very
limited basis. 

Nylink and METRO are pleased to present...

"A LITA Regional Institute: Proxy Web Servers & Authentication."   

Date and Time:
    Friday, May 12, 2000;  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
    (8:30 a.m. registration)

Location:  
    Fashion Institute of Technology, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, 
    7th Ave. at 27th, New York City

Registration fees:  
    $150 Nylink and METRO Members / $195 Non-members 
    (Fee includes breaks, lunch and session materials.)


Workshop description:
This one-day program from the Library and Information Technology 
Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, 
provides instruction on the theory of proxy servers and their use 
in library situations. 

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: 

--  Conserving bandwidth on your Internet link 
--  Providing access to IP address-restricted resources to patrons 
    outside your local network 
--  Only allowing access to resources you specify, or denying access 
    to resources you do not want available from your workstations

Example implementations of these applications will also be 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.

Audience:  
    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, assumed. Knowledge of C and/or 
    PERL recommended.

Presenter:  
    Peter Murray, Computer Services Librarian, University of 
    Connecticut School of Law Library

To register online and to obtain more information, go to
http://nylink.suny.edu/forms/litaprox.htm
<http://nylink.suny.edu/forms/litaprox.htm>  

Registration deadline: April 21.

Register before April 1 and be entered into a drawing to win 
one of a selection of O'Reilly technology books!

Cancellation/refund policy: full refund minus $10 handling charge 
through April 21; 70% refund April 22-May 5; no refund if canceling 
after May 5. 

For registrations, cancellations and other inquiries, please contact 
Carol Donato at Nylink by phone at 800-342-3353 or by e-mail at 
donatoc at nylink.suny.edu <mailto:donatoc at nylink.suny.edu> .

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1973 as the SUNY/OCLC Network, is a not-for-profit
membership organization providing services to libraries throughout New York
State and beyond.

METRO (Metropolitan New York Library Council) ( http://metro.org
<http://metro.org>  ) is a nonprofit membership 
organization of libraries and library systems in the five boroughs of New
York City and Westchester 
County.