Action for Libraries
BCR Trainer Presenting at Nevada Tech Conference
By Michael Sauers
Next month, BCR Internet Trainer Michael Sauers will provide nine presentations and two workshops at the Nevada Library Institute's
2006 Technology Conference, "Nevada Meets the Web." Sauers will discuss the following:
- Introduction to Web Page Usability
- Blog-based Publishing for Libraries
- Using the Internet as a Reference Tool
- Tech Support on the Fly
- The Writing on the Walls: Wikis and the Power of the Collective
- Accessible & Maintainable Web Sites with CSS
- Tech Terms: What's New, What's Hot and What You've Got to Know
- Making the Most of Your Browser: Firefox
- Moving from HTML to XHTML
- Introduction to Web Standards
- Teaching Technology to the Public
The 2006 Technology Conference is sponsored by the Nevada State Library and Archives (NSLA) and funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) through the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The deadline for applications to attend the full conference was May 17. However, registrations are still being taken for the daily sessions. Contact Holly Van Valkenburgh (hvanvalk@clan.lib.nv.us).