LITA Workshops at ALA Midwinter in Boston

[Rob Carlson]

(widely posted; apologies for duplication)

LITA is presenting its two newest Regional Institutes as pre-Midwinter
workshops in Boston.  Both will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on
Friday, January 14th, 2005.

Wireless Networks in Libraries

This workshop provides in-depth and practical information on wireless
networking technologies, focusing on how libraries can take advantage of
wireless to provide flexible access to their network-based services and
electronic resources.  Systems librarians, administrators, and other
library staff involved in making decisions regarding library networking
infrastructure or with the implementation of wireless networks will want
to attend.  The workshop is presented by Marshall Breeding, Library
Technology Officer at Vanderbilt University and a regular contributor to
LITA's popular Top Technology Trends discussions.

Establishing an Institutional Repository

This workshop covers the technical, policy and human factors related to
establishing an institutional repository (IR). Based in part on the
presenter's Library Technology Report "Establishing an Institutional
Repository" (July/August 2004), the workshop will reflect the current
state of IR development and best practices, as well as the lessons
learned by early adopters.  It is intended for librarians,
administrators, and computer professionals at institutions with an IR
project under consideration or in early stages of development. 
Presenter Susan Gibbons is the Assistant Dean of Public Services and
Collection Development at the River Campus Libraries, University of
Rochester.  She has been involved in the University of Rochester's IR
project since 2000 and is the co-principal investigator of an IMLS grant
to better understand how an IR can fit into the current work practices
of faculty from different disciplines.

Fees for these workshops are $195 LITA Members; $255 ALA Members; $305
nonmembers; $195 student or retired.

Registration is now open at
http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2005/institutes.htm
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