Sorry for any cross-posts: WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH XML: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS, JAN. 5-9, 2009, CHAPEL HILL, NC Washington DC‹The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to offer once again an in-depth workshop focused on Web development with XML. Taught by experienced XML developers from the libraries of Brown University, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, this five-day workshop will explore XML with a specific focus on fundamentals of design, markup, and use. Participants will use XML and related technologies in the creation of a prototype digital publication. In addition, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries will host a reception and tour of their new Carolina Digital Library and Archive. Topics to be covered include: 1. XML: What is it? How does it differ from SGML and HTML? 2. Working with content models (primarily XML Schema) and methods of using them when constructing and validating XML 3. Implementing methods of content transformation and delivery (using XSL and XPath) so the XML we build can be delivered, read, and used in a variety of formats 4. Using XML applications such as XQuery and eXist to further utilize XML capabilities and technologies in a Web environment DATE & LOCATION January 5-9, 2009 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 247 Davis Library Chapel Hill NC PRESENTERS Matthew Gibson, Managing Editor, Encyclopedia Virginia Christine Ruotolo, Digital Service Manager, University of Virginia Library Patrick Yott, Director, Center for Digital Initiatives, Brown University Matthew, Christine, and Patrick have taught XML courses in collaboration with the ARL Statistics and Measurement program since 2002. This will be their seventh collaborative event. REGISTRATION Register by December 1, 2008, at http://www.arl.org/stats/statsevents/index.shtml. Members of ARL and TRLN libraries pay a registration fee of $850; non-members pay $1,275. These prices do not include meals or housing for the event. ARL has reserved a block of rooms at the Carolina Inn, a nearby hotel, until November 20, 2008. The rooms cannot be guaranteed after this date. For reservations, call 800-962-8519 and identify yourself as part of the Association of Research Libraries group. AUDIENCE There are no prerequisites for this workshop. QUESTIONS? For more information, please contact Kristina Justh, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. ------------------ The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/. Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) is a collaborative organization of Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the purpose of which is to marshal the financial, human, and information resources of their research libraries through cooperative efforts in order to create a rich and unparalleled knowledge environment that furthers the universities' teaching, research, and service missions. TRLN is on the Web at http://www.trln.org/.