Summer Time … Hurray!  Time to learn something NEW!

 

SCRLC is delighted to announce our 2006 Summer Sessions. Join us in Ithaca for interesting content, great presenters, and a friendly, informal atmosphere.  What would you like to learn this summer?

 

Disaster Planning and Collection Salvage

Friday, June 29, 2006, 9:30 am-12:30 pm; $30/members-SCRLC; $35/non-members

Fire! Flood! Who would you call? What would you need to minimize the damage?  Advance preparation is key – so is doing the right things quickly when disaster hits. This workshop is designed to address the basics of disaster planning, and will focus on the recovery and salvage aspects of emergency response. Instructor: John Dean, Cornell University,

 

Electronic Communications:

Podcasts & Monkeys & Blogs, Oh My!

Monday, August 14, 2006 9:30 am-12:30 pm; $30/members; $35 non-members

This hands-on workshop on electronic communication will provide a solid understanding of how to:  setup and participate in a weblog, work a wiki, create and share podcasts, and make good use of RSS (Rich Site Summary) feeds! Instructor:  Eric Machan Howd, TC3.

 

Cascading Stylesheets

Tuesday, August 15, 2006  9:30 am–3:30 pm; $55/members; $70 non-members

What are Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and why should we use them when HTML or XHTML seem sufficient? Do they really save lots of time and effort? Learn the four types of CSS with lecture and hands-on practice. Pre-requisite: Participants should be able to build Web pages using HTML or XHTML. Instructor: Steve Massey-Crouch, TC3.

 

Surveys 101:

Everything You Were Afraid to Ask!

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:30 am-3:30 pm; $55/members; $70 non-members

This day-long workshop will teach you: to identify situations which call for surveys, to create meaningful survey questions, to deliver surveys online, and to report data gathered from an electronic survey. Instructor:  Eric Machan Howd, TC3.

 

Digital Photography:

Taking it Right and Using it Well!

Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:30 am-3:30 pm; $55/members; $70 non-members

This one-day workshop will cover both aesthetic and technical considerations of digital photography. Participants will learn to optimize images for print, email, and websites. Instructor:  Noah Durham, TC3.

 

Weeding: Collection Development’s Evil Twin

Friday, August 18, 2006, 9:30 am-12:30 pm; $30/members-SCRLC; $35/non-members

Back by popular demand! This program will cover the fundamentals of weeding, including a variety of approaches, both scientific and intuitive. The class will review the common barriers to weeding and techniques for successful collection management. Instructor: Marc Wildman, SUNY-Cortland.

 

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