[Web4lib] April 20 Deadline for ARL XML Workshop in Austin

[Christine Peterson/Amigos]

If you are interested in attending this 4-day workshop in beautiful Austin,
Texas, be sure to register before April 20th.  We have seats available, but
need to know if you're coming soon.

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   Web Development with XML: Design and Applications


   Date & Location:
   May 21-24, 2007


   University of Texas School of Information
   Austin, TX


   Description
   Offered in collaboration with Amigos Library Services and taught by
   seasoned XML developers from the libraries of Brown University, the
   University of Virginia, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities,
   this four-day workshop will explore XML with a specific focus on
   fundamentals of design, markup and use. Participants will use XML and
   XML technologies in the creation of a prototype digital publication.


   Topics to be covered include:


   1. XML: what is it? how does it differ from SGML and HTML?


   2. Working with content models (Schemas and DTDs) and methods of using
   them when constructing and validating XML content;


   3. Implementing methods of content formatting, transformation, and
   delivery (including XSL and cascading stylesheets) so the XML we build
   can be delivered, read, and used in a variety of formats;


   4. Using XML applications such as XQuery and eXist to further utilize
   XML capabilities and technologies in a Web environment.


   Presenters
   ·  Matthew Gibson, Managing Editor, Encyclopedia Virginia
   ·  Christine Ruotolo, Digital Service Manager, University of Virginia
   Libraries
   ·  Patrick Yott, Leader, Digital Services Department, Brown University
   Library


   Matthew, Christine, and Patrick have taught XML courses in collaboration
   with ARL since 2002.  This will be the sixth event where they have
   worked together.


   Registration
   Register online at http://db.arl.org/xml/.


   Members of ARL and Amigos Library Services pay a registration fee of
   $850; Nonmembers pay $1,275.  These prices do not include meals or
   housing for the event..


   Audience
   No prerequisites necessary.


   Questions?
   If you would like more information, please contact Mark Young,
   mark at arl.org .


   About ARL
   The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization
   of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence
   the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public
   policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they
   serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member
   research libraries, providing leadership in public and information
   policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the
   exchange of ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that
   leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is
   located on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.


   About Amigos
   Amigos Library Services, Inc. is dedicated to serving libraries.  Amigos
   began in 1974 in Dallas, TX, as AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, when 22
   libraries united to bring OCLC access to the southwestern United States.
   A not-for-profit organization, Amigos is today one of the nation’s
   largest library resource-sharing networks and a leader in providing
   information technology to libraries.  Amigos is located on the web at
   http://www.amigos.org/.


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