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CHICAGO - 91´«Ã½ Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse on . Amanda Goodman and Polly-Alida Farrington will serve as instructors for a six-week facilitated eCourse starting on Jan. 16, 2012.

WordPress is an open-source content management system that helps you create, develop and maintain a website. Its intuitive interface means that there’s no need to learn complex programming languages - and because it’s free, you can do away with purchasing expensive Web development software.



Skilled Web developers Farrington and Goodman will guide you in applying WordPress tools and functionality to library content. You will learn the nuts and bolts of building a library website that is both user friendly and easy to maintain.

Learning Outcomes:

• Ability to use WordPress to build and manage your library website
• Understanding how WordPress organizes content types
• Skills to effectively apply your WordPress knowledge to library content
• Ability to use navigation and other features to create a user-friendly website structure

Use code WPEC11 and save $50 if you purchase by December 1, 2011.

Polly-Alida Farrington, as consultant and the owner of PA Farrington Associates, has more than 15 years’ experience providing technology-related training, Web project development and consulting services to libraries, library systems and schools. A former academic librarian, she has 17 years of experience in reference, government documents, interlibrary loan and technology. She is the co-author, with Kyle Jones, of Library Technology Reports, April 2011 (47:3), . Her website is .



Amanda Goodman is the user experience librarian at Darien Library, where her projects have included redesigning the library’s website, creating marketing materials and co-managing adult technology education classes. As an MLIS student, she redesigned the using WordPress. It became a model for other UNCG departments’ websites. She blogs about her work at .

Registration for this 91´«Ã½ Editions facilitated eCourse, which begins on January 16, 2012, can be purchased at the . Participants in this course will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection for online message board participation, viewing online video, listening to streaming audio (MP3 files) and downloading and viewing PDF and PowerPoint files.

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