Internet Librarian International 2001 Conference - 26-28 March 2001Brian Kelly and Marieke Napier ran a workshop session on Publishing Web Magazines, e-Journals & Webzines at the Internet Librarian International 2001 Conference. The workshop session took place on Thursday 28th March from 13:30-16:30.
This half-day workshop is aimed at organisations and individuals who wish to produce their own Web magazine or e-Journal, either for in-house use or for the general public, or who wish to further develop an existing one. It covers a number of issues associated with publishing Web magazines and e-Journals including:
The workshop consists of a mixture of presentations, demonstrations and group exercises.
The aims of the workshop session are to:
The workshop is intended primarily for members of services such as libraries, educational institutions, public sector organisations, etc. who are considering setting up an electronic publication or have an existing electronic publication which they wish to develop further.
The workshop will consist of a mixture of presentations, group discussion and hands-on exercises.
The timetable is given below. Note that the timings may change.
| Time | Topic | Comments |
| 13:30-13:35 | Introduction (Talk) | Introduction by BK and MN describing aims of session, format, etc. Introduction: [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 13:35-13:45 | What You Want From The Session | Participants to describe what they want from session. Exercise A-1 [MS Word] |
| 13:45-13:55 | What's Out There? (Talk) | Presentation giving examples of electronic publications - MN What's Out There? [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 13:55-14:10 | What's Out There (Hands-on) | Hands-on session in which participants review a variety of Web publications Exercise B-1 [MS Word] |
| 14:10-14:25 | Webzine, E-Journals, Web Magazines - What Are They? | Discussion session and exercises - MN Exercise C-1 [MS Word] What Are They? [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 14:25-15:00 | Reader Needs - BK | Talk and feedback on the reader's needs Exercise D-1 [MS Word] Readers' Requirements: [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 15:00-15:20 | COFFEE | |
| 15:10-15:40 | Author Needs - BK | Talk and feedback on the author's needs Exercise E-1 [MS Word] Authors' Requirements: [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 15:40-16:10 | Publisher Needs - BK | Talk and feedback on the publisher's needs Exercise F-1 [MS Word] Publishers Requirements: [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 16:10-16:20 | Funding Options | Talk on funding options - MN Funding Options: [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
| 16:20-16:30 | Conclusions | Workshop conclusions and feedback - BK Conclusions: [MS PowerPoint] - [HTML] |
The following resources may be used in the workshop: