Podcasting/
Fast Content for Your Website

Spend One-Half Day Learning!  Join us for two special programs back-to-back on Wednesday, May 17. You can sign up for one or both sessions!

DATE: Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 12:00pm-3:30pm
PLACE: National Geographic Society
1146 16th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
Note: This entrance has stairs. Disabled access through another entrance—let us know if you need directions.
METRO: One half mile from Farragut West and McPherson Square Metro (Blue and Orange Lines)
0.3 miles from Farragut North Metro (Red Line)
   
SESSION ONE: Podcasting Potential for Special Libraries
12:00pm-1:30pm
  DC/SLA and the Military Librarian’s group are jointly sponsoring a program to explore podcasting in libraries.  The brown bag lunch program will feature Kathryn Shaughnessy of St. John’s University in New York City as our special guest, who has presented on this topic before.  Other panelists will be Barbara Ferry, Karen Huffman, and Leonard Williams of National Geographic Society, which is currently offering a weekly podcast to NGS Staff.
PRICE: FREE to DC/SLA Members only (bring your lunch)
REGISTRATION: Sign up with Barbara Ferry (bferry@ngs.org).  Seating is limited to the first 50 to sign up.
   
SESSION TWO: Always Fresh! Fast Content for Your Website and Users
2:00pm-3:30pm
  Keeping a library Web site up to date with fresh content is a challenge for busy library staff and the library webmaster.  RSS (rich site summary/RDF site summary/really simple syndication) feeds can help you keep your site current.  Learn how to publish, merge, and convert RSS feeds into instant Web content.  Discover how libraries have made specialized pages featuring article titles of current journal issues, new library acquisitions, book and movie reviews, and much more
PRICE: FREE for DC/SLA Members
$10.00 for non-chapter members (pay via PayPal)
REGISTRATION: Sign up with Barbara Ferry (bferry@ngs.org).  Seating is limited to the first 50 to sign up.