Notice of Meeting

Smash and Grab: using RSS and mashups to engage with online users

Speaker: Toby McAleer

Join the Australian Tax Office eLibrary Administrator, Toby McAleer, for a plain-English overview of RSS feeds and Mashups.
— What are Mashups?
— How do Mashups work with RSS feeds, and...
— How can I do this in my own library?

About Toby McAleer
Toby is the one of the eLibrary Administrators at the ATO; prior to the ATO, Toby was the VICNET Web Production Manager.   Toby also has degrees in Cryptography and Digital Security.
This presentation is a repeat of Toby's well received unconference presentation on mashups and RSS, and offers a practical overview on how you can make RSS and mashups work for your library. The Melbourne unconference blog is located at http://l2unconferencemelbourne.blogspot.com/index.html

Not a VALA member?
Visitors are welcome at VALA meetings - just come!

Want to join Committee and the speaker for dinner (your expense) afterwards?
RSVP *for dinner* by 5.00 p.m. Monday 25 March: vala@vala.org.au or (03) 9725 2725

Venue
Tutorial Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
(On-site parking available — have gold coins available for the parking fee.   Public transport via tram.)

Date
Wednesday 28 March 2007
5.30 p.m.  Wine and nibbles     6.00 p.m. Meeting