Online NW — February 22, Corvallis, Oregon
Session 2, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Drumm and Barret Havens, Centralia College, have conjured up an informative and timely presentation, "Making the Magic Really Happen: Real Applications and Real Tools for Really Simple Syndication (RSS)." Realizing that by now most librarians are familiar with a host of 2.0 tools, but still may not have the technical knowledge to take advantage of them, Drumm and Havens have created a program designed to present a few ways that librarians can harness the power of RSS to broadcast quality information into the places that matter most to our patrons.

CLiC — February 25-26, Grand Junction, Colorado
February 25, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
In "Library 2... Oh! Now I get it: Practical Applications of 2.0 Tools," Drumm will explore RSS technology, moving into practical applications of interest to academic and public librarians. She will include extensive (hopefully live!) demonstrations of how RSS-powered content from blogs, news sites, library databases and more can be delivered to our patrons when they want it, where they want it. Tools explored may include blogs, podcasts, an RSS to Javascript converter (possibly Feed2JS or FeedDigest) and may use MySpace or Facebook as well as Google Pages.

Drumm will also be available in the BCR exhibit booth to answer questions, provide information and meet with library staff. Please drop by to visit and learn how BCR can help your library deliver effective and timely solutions to help keep pace with the ever-expanding diversity of information services.