From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dawn Vogler Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:50 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [slm] FW: [clenert] Upcoming Infopeople webinar: Introduction toDrupal for Libraries
FYI. -----Original Message----- From: Gail McGovern [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:45 AM To: CLENE Discussion List Subject: [clenert] Upcoming Infopeople webinar: Introduction to Drupal for Libraries Please print and post or route this message to staff and colleagues who might be interested in this webinar. Title: An Introduction to Drupal for Libraries Date and time: Aug 28, 2009, 12 pm - 1:00 pm PDT This webinar will last approximately one hour. There is no charge for this webinar. Pre-registration is not required. For more information and to participate in the Aug 28 webinar, go to http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/webcast_data/342/index.html Looking for a better way to manage your web site content? Want more advanced functionality and/or social networking features? Drupal is an award-winning, open source content management system being used by major corporations worldwide and is now being widely adopted by the library community. Learn more about the pros and cons of Drupal and how libraries are using it to make their web presences more effective and efficient. Discover library-specific add-ons (modules) that can make your new Drupal site even more extensible. After viewing this webinar, attendees will be able to: * Explain Drupal to other staff members * Identify various pros and cons for using Drupal in a library setting * Be familiar with library-specific contributed modules for Drupal * Identify features that are native to a core Drupal installation Join us for this introductory webinar on a new application for managing your library?s website content. Speaker: Laura Solomon, MCIW, is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network and the former Web Applications Supervisor for the Cleveland Public Library. She has been doing web development and design for over ten years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant. She also authored a statewide web site usability study in 2004 that evaluated the site of every public library in Ohio. She specializes in developing with Drupal, as well as in web code and accessibility standards. As a former children's librarian, she enjoys bringing the "fun of technology" to audiences and in giving libraries the tools they need to better serve the virtual customer. If you are unable to attend the live event, you can access the archived version the day following the webinar. Check our archive listing at: http://www.infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list/archived
