The Addlestone Library Thursday at @ Three Sessions kick off this Thursday with a session on basic web editing using Nvu. Not only is it the easiest web editor to spell, Nvu is also an easy to learn open source web editor. If you want to know how to edit web pages from scratch without ANY prior knowledge, experience or clue, come to this session and learn how. Descriptions of this and additional sessions are listed below.
Sessions will be held in Addlestone room 120 from 3 – 4:30pm. Class size is limited to 22 pre-registered attendees per session. Participants may register for a session by contacting Jared Seay via email with subject line: LIBRARY SESSIONS (seayj@cofc.edu) or leaving a voice mail (953- 1428) and indicating the session and date they wish to attend.
January 31st: Thursday @ 3-4:30pm in Addlestone 120
“Who do that Nvu like you do?” with Jared Seay
Nvu is a new open source web editor that looks very similar to Composer with more bells and whistles. If you have no clue what Composer is, forget that first sentence and come to this session anyway. You will learn how to painlessly create web pages from scratch with this free downloadable software. No prior experience with web editing, technical expertise or knowledge of HTML (or any other multiple letter acronyms) necessary. This session will be repeated on February 21.
February 7th: Thursday @ 3-4:30pm in Addlestone 120
Google For Scholars with Sheila Seaman
This session will feature of a wide variety of techniques and resources to support College level research including:
Google Scholar
Google Books
Advanced search techniques for Yahoo! and Google
A search engine that searches only .edu sites
Links for locating images and multimedia
Hands on searching throughout the class
February 14th: Thursday @ 3-4:30pm in Addlestone 120
Basic PowerPoint for Lovers (and everyone else) with Jared Seay
Nothing says “I love you more than technology itself” more than a Valentine PowerPoint presentation. This session will not only give you the ability to effortlessly impress your Valentine (or not), but show you how you can do even more useful things. Learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation from scratch by creating slides that include graphics, animations, and hyperlinks. No prior experience (or great knowledge of) PowerPoint necessary or expected.
February 21st: Thursday @ 3-4:30pm in Addlestone 120
“Who do that Nvu like you do?” with Jared Seay (repeat from Jan 28)
Nvu is a new open source web editor that looks very similar to Composer with more bells and whistles. If you have no clue what Composer is, forget that first sentence and come to this session anyway. You will learn how to painlessly create web pages from scratch with this free downloadable software. No prior experience with web editing, technical expertise or knowledge of HTML (or any other multiple letter acronyms) necessary. This session is a repeat of the one of January 31.
All Sessions will be held in Addlestone room 120 from 3 – 4:30pm. Class size is limited to 22 pre-registered attendees per session. Participants may register for a session by contacting Jared Seay via email with subject line: LIBRARY SESSIONS (seayj@cofc.edu) or leaving a voice mail (953- 1428) and indicating the session and date they wish to attend.
Additional sessions will be posted
Coming Soon: MS Excel for the Clueless and Hyperlink Heaven: Blink and Link
For more information contact:
Jared A. Seay, Reference Librarian
Head, Media Collections
Addlestone Library
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
Reference Office: 843-953-1428
Media Collections: 843-953-8040
Email: seayj@cofc.edu
Web: www.cofc.edu/~seay