Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 09:23:12 +0000
From: "Richard J. Violette" <rviolett@SOCIALAW.COM>
Subject: [Fwd: ALA Annual Internet Demo - Call for volunteers]

***Please reply to Mimi King (kingm@uwec.edu), not to SERIALST. -- ed.

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Subject: ALA Annual Internet Demo - Call for volunteers
Author:  Mimi King
Date:    5/24/96

                * Cross-posted to multiple lists *

     Are you an Internet evangelist? Do you thrill to the prospect of
     introducing newbies to the wide range of information available on the
     Internet? Do you have interesting lists of Internet resources to share
     with other librarians? Have you developed ways to incorporate the
     Internet into your library support for users?

     If any of these questions are true and you will be at the American
     Library Association annual conference in New York, July 6
     through 8 1996, you need to volunteer to present an Internet demo in
     the ALA Internet Demo room. Demos will be presented using a live
     Internet connection with either Macintosh or Windows software,
     including the latest WWW browsers and other graphical interfaces.

     Following are some topics which have been presented at other Internet
     room demos. Rather than pre-assigning topics to particular timeslots,
     I am requesting that you tell me what you would like to talk about,
     and what timeslot(s) you would be available to present a demo. Please
     list your preferred timeslot and at least one alternative timeslot to
     assist with scheduling. If you would be willing to present on more
     than one topic, please list alternative topics in order of preference.

     Remember, everyone wants to talk about the World-Wide Web, so offers
     for presentations on OTHER topics would be greatly appreciated.
     Intermediate or advanced topics are also popular, as long as you
     describe your intended audience clearly. Topics from the information
     service provider's side have been frequently requested, but difficult
     to locate speakers for, such as WWW site management, listserv setup=7F
     and ownership, etc.

     Potential topics:
        General Internet Introduction
        Children's & Young Adult Internet Resources
        Reference Tools on the Internet
        K-12 Internet Resources
        Federal Government Info Resources
        Business Resources on the Internet
        Medical Resources on the Internet
        Writing PERL/CGI Scripts for WWW
        HTML Tags and Editing Tools
        Archie, FTP, and Major Archive Sites
        World-Wide Web Search Tools Compared
        SLIP and PPP: Using GUIs with Dialup Connections
        Interactive Information Spaces using MOOs
        Managing your World-Wide Web Sites

     Presentations on specific commercial products or individual library
     systems are NOT appropriate for this venue.

     Please send a short description of your presentation, outlining
     specific resources and topics to be covered. Include a two-sentence
     "advertisement" for your session, with audience level indicated.
     Topics need to be covered in an hour, leaving time for audience
     questions. If you wish to distribute handouts, plan for 300 people,
     and note that there are NO photocopying facilities on site.

     If you need to connect your laptop to the video display or you have
     other special presentation needs or plans, specific descriptions of
     your plans should be included in your proposal, and you must schedule
     time to test the demo room equipment in advance of your presentation.
     The demo room equipment may not be able to accomodate some specific
     presentation configurations.

     The timeslots that are available include (please refer to timeslots by
     number in any correspondence):

      1) Sat. July  6 10:30am - 11:30am
      2) Sat. July  6   1:30pm - 2:30pm
      3) Sat. July  6   3:00pm - 4:00pm
      4) Sun. July  7  9:00am - 10:00am
      5) Sun. July  7 10:30am - 11:30am
      6) Sun. July  7   1:30pm - 2:30pm
      7) Sun. July  7   3:00pm - 4:00pm
      8) Mon. July  8  9:00am - 10:00am
      9) Mon. July  8 10:30am - 11:30am
     10) Mon. July  8  1:30pm - 2:30pm

     If you are interested in presenting a demo, please send an email
     message to:  kingm@uwec.edu  before Friday, June 14th at
     9:00pm CST indicating your topic and timeslot preferences.

     Include your name, job title, library affiliation, and email address
     as part of the *BODY* of the message to aid future communications.
     Please include a short paragraph describing your experience with
     Internet demonstrations or training.

     Initial topic and timeslot confirmations will be sent as soon as
     possible after June 17, so you can begin preparing presentations.
     A complete final schedule emailed to presenters and various listservs
     by Wednesday, June 19.

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      Mimi King, Head of Reference
      University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
      Eau Claire, WI 54702
      kingm@uwec.edu
      (715) 836-4958
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