Tuesday 2 June 2009 9.00 - 12.30 THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

Capacity: 18 participants
Venue: North Training Room of Berkeley Library, Trinity College  (See detailed map of Trinity College here)

Course description: This course will offer participants an introduction to Web 2.0 (wikis, blogs, social networking and bookmarking, semantic web, etc.) by showing how these technologies work (the nuts and bolts) and how they are revolutionizing the way users interact with and find information. A case study will be presented of the experiences of implementing and using these technologies in a large, non-profit organization (The Cochrane Collaboration), including the challenges and pitfalls associated with these tools. After a short break, there will be a moderated discussion where participants can ask questions and share their experiences with using and implementing Web 2.0 technologies.

Chris Mavergames is currently the Assistant Manager of Website Development for The Cochrane Collaboration where he also serves as Information Architect. He holds a MLIS degree from Long Island University in New York and has worked in the field of information and library science for more than 15 years. Prior to his current position, Chris worked as a Metadata Librarian at the British Library in London and as the Director of Multimedia Services at the City University of New York’s College of Technology. Chris specializes in information retrieval, multimedia web content and Web 2.0 technologies as well as having a research interest in the Semantic Web (Web 3.0).