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LITA INSTITUTE: PROXY WEB SERVERS AND AUTHENTICATION

Nylink and METRO are pleased to present...

"A LITA Regional Institute: Proxy Web Servers & Authentication"

Date and Time: Friday, May 12, 2000; 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (8:30 a.m. registration)

Location: Fashion Institute of Technology, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, 7th Ave. at 27th, New York City

Registration fees: $150 Nylink and METRO Members / $195 Non-members (Fee includes breaks, lunch and session materials.)

Workshop description:
This one-day program from the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, provides instruction on the theory of proxy servers and their use in library situations.

The background of proxy servers as defined in the HTTP protocol specification will be outlined, followed by a discussion of the application of proxy servers for library uses:

-- Conserving bandwidth on your Internet link
-- Providing access to IP address-restricted resources to patrons outside your local network
-- Only allowing access to resources you specify, or denying access to resources you do not want available from your workstations

Example implementations of these applications will also be provided. Special emphasis will be placed on using proxy servers to access IP address-restricted resources, including a discussion of alternatives to proxy servers for solving this particular problem.

Audience:
Systems librarians and computer professionals with a background in providing Web services. Some technical knowledge about the management of Web servers, such as installing CGI programs, assumed. Knowledge of C and/or PERL recommended.

Presenter:
Peter Murray, Computer Services Librarian, University of Connecticut School of Law Library

To register online and to obtain more information, go to http://nylink.suny.edu/forms/litaprox.htm.

Registration deadline: April 21.

Cancellation/refund policy: full refund minus $10 handling charge through April 21; 70% refund April 22-May 5; no refund if canceling after May 5.

For registrations, cancellations and other inquiries, please contact Carol Donato at Nylink by phone at 800-342-3353 or by e-mail at donatoc@nylink.suny.edu.

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Nylink, founded in 1973 as the SUNY/OCLC Network, is a not-for-profit membership organization providing services to libraries throughout New York State and beyond.

METRO (Metropolitan New York Library Council) is a nonprofit membership organization of libraries and library systems in the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County.