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Evening Sessions Information On Tuesday, August 7, and Thursday, August 9, from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. there are optional evening sessions for any participants interested. All sessions are on a drop in basis with the exception of Web Tools for Librarians that has a capacity limit and requires pre-registration. The discussion groups are planned as casual opportunities for discussion by participants interested in a specific area, with facilitation provided by interns. The sessions are as follows:
The class is limited to 20 participants. A sign up sheet is located outside the Institute Office in Governor's Corner. This class will introduce students to Macromedia Dreamweaver as a web page authoring tool. Dreamweaver is widely used by Stanford students and teachers. Its easy interface belies its ability to provide sophisticated tools and effects that you often see in good commercial web site. We will explore Dreamweaver's basic tools and develop a home page and supporting pages with links. The first meeting will focus on getting to be familiar with Dreamweaver's features. The second meeting will introduce other tools built into Dreamweaver. Special emphasis will be made on developing information design, graphic layout and navigation menus. Dreamweaver provides "objects" -- special codes that simplify complex programming routines such as buttons, forms, and mouseovers, among a few. The class is expected to come away with an understanding of web development, information design, and web technologies. REINVENTING LIBRARIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: A Visioning Workshop
The workshop will introduce visioning as a creative and productive planning tool. We will discuss trends affecting libraries and possible alternative futures for the information profession. Participants will have time to think, discuss and draw their vision of an ideal library. They will then have time to share their visions and move from vision to strategy to realize the vision. Reading: "Teens Turn On, Tune In, Log Off" DISCUSSION GROUP: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
A discussion group for those participants interested in the burgeoning field of knowledge management. What is knowledge management? Can libraries deliver this service? What is involved; who is involved; who can be served? Can this be applied only in specialized or academic libraries or can public libraries explore this role? Can libraries become involved with push technology that some Internet services and publishers are developing and charging for? Can libraries also charge for these services? DISCUSSION GROUP: SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LIBRARY COOPERATION
A discussion group for those participants interested in the issues of schools and public libraries working together. Are schools and public libraries working together like oil and water or a coming together of key partners in creating information literate students? What are the elements of successful partnerships? Do co-located school-public libraries work? Are there some good examples of successful joint ventures between schools and public libraries? DISCUSSION GROUP: E-BOOKS AND E-REFERENCE
A discussion group for those participants interested in e-books and e-reference. Do e-books have a place in libraries? What is that place . . . and what isn't that place? Will hand held reading devices ever catch on? Will e-books morph into the PDA technology? Will e-reference become the wave of the future? How can e-reference be marketed to a library's primary clientele? Is there money to be made in e-reference? DISCUSSION GROUP: BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Discussion groups by type of library for those participants interested in spending time with participants from similar types of libraries. The participants will decide the topics discussed in each group. |