[Web4lib] PERL Workshop/San Antonio

[Chris Peterson]

PERL for Librarians
May 22-23, 2006
San Antonio, TX

This two day course will provide a thorough, hands-on introduction to the
PERL programming language and how it can be used in a library setting.
Students will learn the syntax of PERL programs, how to incorporate
existing PERL modules into their work, text processing, regular
expressions, and how to develop interactive web applications using the
Common Gateway Interface (CGI). Exercises and example programs will focus
on using PERL for administrative tasks as well as in web development.

Topics to be Covered:
* Running PERL programs
* Debugging PERL programs
* Basic PERL syntax
* Working with variables, lists, and arrays
* Conditional tests and flow control
* Creating functions
* Using STDIN and STDOUT
* Working with files and directories
* Pattern matching and substitution
* CPAN (the Comprehensive PERL Archive Network)
* Subroutines, packages and modules
* Overview of the CGI
* Overview of HTML forms and form tagging
* Using cgi.pm to build your CGI

Audience:
Librarians interested in learning to use PERL.

Prerequisites:
None. Familiarity with UNIX and HTML forms beneficial.

About the Instructor
Patrick Yott serves as the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Brown
University where he is charged with designing and implementing a digital
library program within the library. Additionally Patrick is currently
working with the Scholarly Technology Group and other units on campus to
develop an institution-wide policy and architecture for managing digital
objects. Prior to his appointment at Brown, Patrick worked at the
University of Virginia Library where he directed the Geospatial and
Statistical Data Center and most recently, served as Director of Digital
Services Integration, overseeing UVA’s Library of Tomorrow Project. Patrick
has been developing interactive websites using PERL, PHP, XML and SQL since
1995, and has taught programming workshops for the International
Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology
(IASSIST), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the New England
Library Network (NELINET), the Visual Resources Association (VRA) and other
local and regional groups.

Contact Hrs: 12.00

Amigos Member Early Bird Fee: $ 325.00
Non-member Early Bird Fee: $ 480.00
Amigos Member Fee: $ 350.00
Amigos Non-member Fee: $ 505.00

Registration is available on the Amigos web site.


http://www.amigos.org/learning/catalog/shopping/product_details.php?id=197


 Christine Peterson
Continuing Education Librarian, Technology
Amigos Library Services, Inc.
14400 Midway Road, Dallas, TX 75244-3509
1-800-843-8482 ext: 2891
512-671-1580 (direct)
512-671-1580 (fax)
www.amigos.org
peterson at amigos.org