FLICC Meeting Announcement 2000-15

Web Site Building

Discussion Series

XML, designs, usability, dynamic databases, site administration are issues every federal Web page builder encounters almost every day. Join your colleagues to discuss what works and does not work for federal library and information center Web pages. Hear from those who are experienced with these emerging online technologies and from those just beginning to build their sites. Each session will help you learn new approaches and techniques while sharing your experiences with others. Attend just one session, several sessions, or all five!

Dates
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Tuesday, October 3, 2000
Tuesday, November 21, 2000
Thursday, December 7, 2000

Time
12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.)
The December 7 program will be held at 1:00 p.m.

Place
The West Dining Room or Dining Room A (as indicated below)
6th floor, Madison Building, Library of Congress
Use the Main Entrance at 1st Street and Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC

Metro
Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)

Sponsors
FLICC Information Technology Working Group

Registration
Free, but registration is required. Attend single or multiple sessions. Call the FLICC office to register at (202) 707-4800.

ADA accommodations will be provided if requested five (5) business days in advance. Please contact (202) 707-4800 or [log in to unmask]

Information
Call the FLICC office at (202) 707-4800; TTY (202) 707-4995

FLICC  Discussion Series on Web Topics

Tuesday, June 27 -  Dining Room A
XML―There has been a lot of hype about XML, but how many federal libraries and information centers are using it and for what purposes? We need to hear from you. Join us for a discussion on why XML is important to federal libraries and hear what does and does not work when it comes to XML solutions.
Moderator: Barry Wheeler, FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Speakers: Rich Greenfield, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Jim Stevens, Information Technology Services, Library of Congress

Tuesday, Aug 1 - West Dining Room
Web Redesign―Is your Web site looking a little tired? Or, have you been through multiple efforts to redesign your Web pages and wonder if there is a better way? Listen to strategies others are using to tackle these issues and share your experiences with your colleagues.
Moderator: James King, Naval Research Laboratory 
Speakers: Joe Pagano, Congressional Research Service 
Robin Dixon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Tuesday, Oct 3 - West Dining Room
Web Site Usability―Many Web designers are adopting principles and methodologies from the field of human-computer interaction to make their Web sites more usable. How have federal librarians applied human factors' engineering techniques to their Web pages? Hear from speakers active in this field and learn what strategies they have employed.
Moderator: Louis Drummond, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress 
Speakers: Betsy Miller, Library Services, Library of Congress 
Lizabeth Stroup, Naval Research Laboratory
 
Tuesday, Nov 21 - West Dining Room
Dynamic Database Driven Web Applications―Spending all of your time updating constantly changing Web information?  Moving to a database to generate a Web site dynamically seems to be all the rage in cyberspace, but does adding this extra layer really make work any easier?  How difficult is this kind of system to implement and what are its benefits?  Find out what other federal libraries are doing and share your observations.
Moderator: James King, Naval Research Laboratory 
Speakers: Stephanie Bianchi, National Science Foundation
Harry Needleman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Thursday, Dec 7 - West Dining Room 
Web Site Administration: Library or IT?―Are federal libraries and information centers losing administrative control of their Web sites to IT? Does it make your work impossible? Share your experiences about what organizational strategies have and have not worked for your agency.
Moderator: TBD
Speakers: TBD