8:00 am - 9:00 am - Registration, Davis College
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Historical Research on the Internet - Katherine Hayes, South Carolina Department of Archives and History. This session will demonstrate finding sources of historical information, including some in South Carolina, on the Internet. We'll use search engines and specific URL's on the World Wide Web, as well as demonstrate listservs. Handouts will be available and there will be a question and answer session.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch on Your Own
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Registration, Davis College
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Computer Lab Sessions
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Break and Switch Sessions
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - All Computer Lab Sessions Repeat
Computer Lab Sessions: Introduction to HTML - This session will introduce participants to HTML and the World Wide Web.
Basics of Networks - An introduction for all of those new to the concept of computer networks, basic enough for the beginner, but comprehensive enough for anyone.
Geographic Information Systems - This workshop will be a brief, hands-on overview of geographic information systems and their application to library and information science. Included will be polygon overlay, address matching, GIS software packages and pointers to geographic information on the Internet.
Educational Technology Center - ETC Lab, Wardlaw, College of Education. Presented will be an introduction to the ETC and the Center for Excellence in Special Education Technology. The Educational Software Selector will be demonstrated. Use of adaptive technology will be covered.
Electronic Resources - Computer Classroom, Thomas Cooper Library.
1:30 - 2:30 - USC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a Web based multicampus
Interlibrary Loan system. It was developed in the University Libraries
Systems office. The public module was developed to allow multiplatform
submissions and status requests. The staff module was developed in Active
X for speed and security. An overview and a demonstration will be presented.
3:00 - 4:00 - Initially covered will be the Information Resource
Workstation. Also shown will be networked CD-ROMS and Locally Mounted Databases,
specifically InfoShare. Databases on the Web and OCLC's FirstSearch will
be included in the hands-on session.
South Carolina Information Locator Service - Davis College - Room 209. This is a "virtual card catalog" of documents, services, data, records, and publications in state government. Included will be a demonstration of the on-line directory of these information resources that can be accessed through the Internet. "Hot Links" to the publications, databases, documents or records are provided. Participants can then download the information.
8:00 am - 9:00 am - Registration, Russell House
9:00 am - 10:00 am - Welcome - Dr. Fred Roper, Dean, College of Library and Information Science, USC
Keynote Address - Jamie McClelland, Technology and Policy Specialist, Libraries for the Future. Russell House Theater
10:00 am - 10:30 am - Coffee Break
10:30 am - 12:30 pm - Universal Access/Universal Service - The Universal Services section of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is supposed to help schools and libraries obtain "affordable" access to state of the art services and technologies. This session explores the implications of Universal Service for Universal Access.
Speaker: Jamie McClelland
Panel: BellSouth Time, Warner Public Service Commission , Internet
Service Providers, The State Newspaper - CyberState
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - The Internet : Hardware and Software Solutions - Tom Lowrimore, Spartanburg County Public Library. Russell House Theater
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Iced Tea and Lemonade
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Information Environments - Planning for the Internet/Intranet in Your Library or Information Center . Each panel will address three different perspectives: organizational, informational and technical. Academic Libraries Session Public Libraries Session School Media Centers Session Corporate/Information Centers and Intranets Session.
Jamie McClelland is the Technology and Policy Specialist for Libraries for the Future, a national non-profit organization of library advocates. He is the author of the Library Advocate =D5s Guide to Telecommunications, a publication providing technical assistance to library users interested in telecommunications policy. He is also working on a project profiling libraries from around the country that are providing public access to technology. Local Places, Global Connections will serve as a tool for library advocates by revealing the powerful potential for community development public libraries can offer when provided with the proper telecommunications resources.
In addition to his work the Libraries for the Future, Jamie McClelland is actively involved in alternative media and communications. As a memeber of the Paper Tiger Television Collective, his is an independent video producer and high school media literacy/video production instructor. He is also an active member of Access for All, a New York City coalitition of media arts and information organizations working for telecommunications policy in the public interest.
Libraries for the Future is a national non-profit organization of public library advocates. LFF educates and activates current and potential library users to become advocates and to enhance the relationship between libraries and communities, particularly those with limited resources. The LFF program promotes community participation and universal access to literacy, lifelong learning and information, essential tools for democracy.
Registration will remain open until Friday, March 28, 1997. There is a 200 person maximum.
Fees:
For additional information and a registration form contact:
College of Library and Information Science Continuing Education Office.
Phone: (803) 777-5277 or (803) 777-0513
E-mail: CLIS-GOLD@sc.edu