PORTALS announces a series of hands-on workshops on the practical skills needed to thrive in the 2.0 library:

Practical Skills for Thriving in the 2.0 World

Friday afternoons, 1-4pm: April 13th and 27th; May 4th, 11th and 18th
PCC Cascade, Technology Education Building (TEB) Room 226
705 N. Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97217
For directions and parking information, see http://www.pcc.edu/about/locations/cascade/

Session 1: Reading, Writing, and Connecting on the Web: What Social Software
Means for You and Your Patrons (Presenters: Rachel Bridgewater and Anne-Marie Dietering)
April 13, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration and more information

Session 2: RSS -- The Backbone of Key Web 2.0 Applications
(Presenters: Linda Absher and Adriene Lim)
April 27, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration and more information.

Session 3: The Secrets to Keeping Your Secrets in the 2.0 Library -- Privacy Policies and Techniques
(Presenters: Alan Cordle and Cindy Gibbon)
May 4, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration and more information.

Session 4: Wikis and Blogs: More Than Just Cool Toys -- Essential Tools for Libraries
(Presenters: Kitty Mackey, Zachary Grant and Pavel Popov)
May 11, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration and more information.

Session 5: Pulling It All Together: Creating Web Mashups for Libraries
(Presenters: Mark Dahl and Jeremy McWilliams)
May 18, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Registration and more information.

Register here for the whole series of five workshops. Save money and secure your place.

Registration costs for a single workshop:
Student/retiree rate:       $25.00
PORTALS member rate:    $35.00
non-member rate:            $45.00

Registration costs for the series of five workshops:
Student/retiree rate:       $100.00
PORTALS member rate:    $140.00
non-member rate:            $180.00