Saturday, October 7, 1995
9:00am-5:00pm, Separate Registration Required

Practical HTML: A Hands-on Workshop (Off-Site)

The HyperText Markup Language is a simple tag set used to markup documents for the World-Wide Web. Web browsers such as Mosaic, Lynx, Netscape, and MacWeb retrieve HTML documents from WWW servers around the world and interpret the markup to display the document. The HTML tag set also provides for linking to other Internet-accessible information quickly and transparently.

This workshop is designed to provide the information and hands-on experience required to gain a working and practical knowledge of HTML and issues relating to its use. Participants will complete exercises designed to illustrate basic concepts covered in lecture and demonstration. Participants will have a workstations with HTML and World-Wide Web client software loaded. Participants will also receive written material that complements and expands on the material presented in the workshop. Topics covered will include: The basic HTML tag set and advanced tags, special markup (Common Gateway Interface script execution, etc.); HTML Software for authoring, validating, and translating; constructing good HTML documents (home pages, etc.); and tools, tips and techniques (e.g., templates and online resources such as archives of graphics, etc.).

Roy Tennant is the manager of Information Systems Instruction and Support for the UC Berkeley Library. He co- authored the book Crossing the Internet Threshold: An Instructional Handbook and received the 1992 Network Citizen Award of Apple Library.

Database Indexing: An Update

New Technologies and software are changing the way database indexing is carried out. Cost and competitive pressures require that indexing be performed more efficiently without reducing quality. This workshop will review design and operation of database indexes today, with emphasis on machine-aided indexing, vocabulary management, and the impact of text retrieval technologies.

Dr. Jessica Milstead is Principal of The JELEM Company, which offers consulting services in development of indexes and thesauri. She works with database publishers and corporate clients on development of indexing schemes, thesauri, and end-user search tools. She has taught indexing both as a library school faculty member and in continuing education programs. Jessica serves on the Standards Development Committee of the NISO, and is the author of the ASIS Thesaurus of Information Science and Librarianship (Published by ASIS in 1994).

Copyright and Intellectual Property in an Electronic World

This full-day session will survey the thorny issues associated with intellectual property in the emerging electronic world. Issues and interests will be established through a unique and thought-provoking roleplay exercise. A examination of the history of intellectual property and a tutorial on the subject with emphasis on copyright will be an integral part of the program. Principles and rights, fair use guidelines and the economics of proprietary rights will be covered and discussed. The impact of Patents, trademarks, trade dress and trade secrets will be explored. The course will look at current realities and implications of protections of rights in the electronic environment: CD-ROM, DAT, Digital Video, etc. and how these protections influence software publishing, information publishing and multimedia production, and other forms of electronic distribution. The Internet and its place in intellectual property, international issues and concerns related to moral rights, WIPO, UNESCO and Transborder Communication will be covered.

Mickie A. Voges is the Director of the Legal Information Center and an Associate Professor of Law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. Ms. Voges received her B.A., M.L.S., and J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the Texas Bar. She received the 1991 Watson Davis award from ASIS. She serves on the ABA Litigation Section Special Publications Committee and the ABA Intellectual Property Section Committee on New Information Technologies. Ms. Voges has written and lectured on topics concerning automated legal research, intellectual property, legal issues in information science and legal issues relating to artificial intelligence. She teaches law classes in privacy, emerging technologies and the law, copyright, and computer law.

Sunday, October 8, 1995
9:00am-5:00pm unless otherwise indicated; Separate Registration Required

Introduction to SGML

This workshop will present a general introduction to the problems SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) was invented to deal with, the concepts of SGML, and how it works. Participants will learn basic SGML terminology and practice, including a discussion of Document Type Definitions and how to read them. This session will also discuss the appropriateness and applicability of SGML and related standards (including the TEI) to electronic resources for libraries and will demonstrate how a variety of tools present SGML-encoded materials. Other topics covered may include the creation of electronic text resources, the management of electronic resources, and evaluation of electronic texts.

Michael R. Hahn, an SGML Analyst at ATLIS Consulting Group, has more than seventeen years' experience in MIS as an analyst, operator, and instructor. Michael has written and assisted in the development of DTD suites for association newsletters, professional journals, legislative reports and digest materials.

Digital Libraries -- Computer Concepts and Technologies for Managing Library Collections

This session will deal with digital libraries in which library material, as opposed to bibliographic citations, are maintained in computer-processable formats for online access. The session will examine computer concepts and technologies for the management of library collections. Emphasis will be placed on two broad approaches to digital library implementations: storage of library materials as images and as text. Problems associated with conversion and storage will be examined and methods of estimating costs of digital library implementations will be presented in detail.

The course will include: digital libraries vs. electronic libraries and vs. virtual libraries; implementation alternatives (both text and image based, including definitions, system components and requirements, typical work flows, and advantages and limitations); some examples of implementations; and issues and concerns for planning and implementation, including conversion steps and costs, storage requirements and costs, online access arrangements, and media stability and migration issues.

William Saffady is a Professor in the School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of over two dozen books and many articles dealing with various aspects of information management, including document imaging, micrographics, and records management. His latest books include Optical Storage Technology, 1992: A State of the Art Review and Managing Electronic Records. In addition to his teaching and research activities, he serves consults for corporations, government agencies and others.

Management and Privacy Issues for Internet Service Providers

The course is for those who need to understand critical management issues associated with establishing internet information services. The arrival of commercial internet user services lends new urgency to the management issues associated with publishing information in this environment. In this course, we examine a range of privacy and security issues and explore how they can affect your installation. Issues covered will include: the use of firewalls and other mechanisms for restricting access, security and authentication technologies, privacy and content laws in the US and elsewhere, setting up procedures and guidelines and working with your connectivity provider.

Alan Emtage is Vice-President of Research & Development, Bunyip Information Systems, Inc. Alan holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from McGill University in Computer Science and while there was co-creator of the Internet directory service "Archie". Alan co-chairs the Internet Engineering Task Force working groups on Anonymous FTP Archives and Uniform Resource Identifiers and is currently integrating several internet information systems such as WAIS, Gopher, and WWW into the archie system. He works closely with the library community on facilitating the interoperation of internet and library information systems.

Developing a Quality Presence on the Net

In the course we will discuss - knowing your audience and knowing your purpose for your internet presence, the importance of "frugal" use of graphics, general construction of Web pages and we ll visit some effective sites. The course will include a basic primer on HTML and will provide many tips, including how to capture graphics and re-size them to "thumbnail" images, create hypertext links and incorporate mail to tags. We'll also discuss how CGI scripting is used to create dynamic pages by adding data entry forms, etc. We'll discuss the features and limitations of HTML and some design Do's and Don'ts, including: use of graphics and "power" graphic options, scrolling and linking within documents, linking to complimentary sites, and designing HTML when multiple people are involved. The course will also cover the issues, consequences and costs of building and maintaining in-house vs out-sourcing and whether or not it s safe to transact business on the Net yet?

We will visit organizations on the Net that have established a quality presence by using e-mail, telnet, ftp and gopher technologies to deliver effective content and functionality to the majority of Internet users. These are the sites that keep users "coming back. Participants will receive an in-depth workbook which includes --most of the slides presented - references to many of the live demonstrations and --"helper" tools on diskette that you'll find useful in creating HTML documents.

Pre-requisites: Experience with e-mail, telnet, ftp, gopher, WAIS and WWW; Familiarity with graphical interface (Mosaic, Netscape, etc.) will be helpful

Howard McQueen is President of McQueen & Associates, Inc. which provides Internet consulting and training services throughout North America. Howard has been consulting in the field of computer automation since 1980 and has been involved with networking technology in business and with libraries since 1983. His work with libraries has revolved around the need for automation in administration, communications, circulation and electronic information access and dissemination. Since 1987, much of his work in libraries has been focused on implementing CD-ROM network solutions in public, academic, medical, government and corporate libraries. Howard is Co-Chair of SIGNET, the SIGCAT working subcommittee responsible for networking standards and issues associated with CD-ROM.

In early 1992, Howard diversified the company into the field of Internet training. Today, the company has training contracts with many government agencies and corporations. McQueen & Associates maintains three Internet domains (McQ.com, CDconsult.com and Training.com) and specializes in connecting private LANs (DOS, Windows, Macintosh and Unix workstations) to the Internet.

Establishing a Community Network - or How to Start a Freenet

This full-day course will provide an overview of the basic requirements, issues, and procedures associated with establishing a public-access community computer network. Its goal is to assist individuals and organizations interested in playing a role in starting or supporting a community network in their local areas. The course will cover management, policy, operational, and technical aspects of running a community network; participants will have an opportunity to address problems relevant to their own interests and experiences.

Participants will be able to apply the knowledge they have gained in their own efforts to establish a community network or help a burgeoning network operate more effectively. They will be better prepared to take a leadership role in their own organizations, and better able to identify opportunities and resolve problems associated with their organizations involvement in community networking.

The course will be taught by the co-founders and managing director of Prairienet, a Free-Net sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois.

Gregory B. Newby is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has taught courses dealing with Internet use since 1988 and has written on information retrieval, human-computer interaction, electronic publishing, uses and norms for the Internet, and new technologies for business use. Newby examined the issues surrounding new electronic communication media use during his PhD studies at Syracuse University. He founded the Virtual Reality laboratory at Syracuse University, and is the co-founder of Prairienet.

Ann Peterson Bishop is the co-founder of Prairienet. She received her MLS and PhD from the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and is currently an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bishop teaches courses in information organization and access, and information needs and uses; she is scheduled to offer a seminar in community information systems in fall 1995. She has written on information policy, computer network use, and digital libraries.

Karen Fletcher is Managing Director of Prairienet. She received her MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her particular interests are volunteer management and building community-based information systems.

Text Encoding for Information Interchange: A Tutorial Introduction to the Text Encoding Initiative

This workshop will introduce the encoding scheme recommended by the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) in its Guidelines for Text Encoding and Interchange. The main focus will be on introducing the tag set defined in the Guidelines, but the context within which the TEI Guidelines were developed and general problems of text markup will also be addressed. It is sometimes said that the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML: ISO 8879) provides only the syntax for text markup; the TEI aims to provide a semantics.

Topics to be covered include:

1. General Principles of Text Markup: What is markup for? Varieties of markup; effect of markup. What are electronic texts for? Markup and interpretation. Markup as a means of enabling intelligent retrieval.
2. Basics of SGML: What it is and isn't; the case for using it. Basic SGML syntax for the document instance (tags, entity references, comment declarations). Examination and explication of simple examples.
3. Document Analysis: What document analysis is, and why it is an essential part of any e-text project. Phases of document analysis. Group document analysis of sample text.
4. Basics of the TEI: origins and goals of the TEI, overall organization of the TEI encoding scheme, basic structural notions of the TEI DTD and the pizza model: the base, additional, and core tag sets, how they may be extended, modified, and documented; group tagging of sample document.
5. Hands-on Session: introduction to standard commercial or public-domain SGML-aware editor.
6. Putting the TEI into Practice: types of software available for SGML, how the adoption of TEI encoding affects the practical work of an e-text project, and a review of where to go for further information.