[Publib] Library of Congress Web Conference: Monticello to Capitol Hill: Thomas Jefferson and His Library

[Laura Gottesman]

Library of Congress Web Conference: 
>From Monticello to Capitol Hill:  Thomas Jefferson and His Library

After nearly two centuries, Thomas Jefferson’s library has again been
recreated at the heart of the Library of Congress for all to see.  How
did catastrophe vie with vision and innovation to transform
Jefferson’s library into the Library of Congress?     Join us as we
take you on a virtual journey across the Web, blending a
nineteenth-century story with twenty-first-century technical innovation
to bring you online resources that are both the oldest and the newest
treasures the world’s greatest library has to share.

When:  Wednesday, May 14, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), 1:00-2:00
p.m. Central Time 

NOTE:  Allow yourself time to download the small software plugin needed
to participate in the conference.  Depending on your network security
requirements, you may need assistance from your local technical support
group to download and install the plugin.  Actual installation should be
very quick, depending on your computer and connectivity.  All that is
needed is a computer with an Internet connection, sound card, and
speakers.  A microphone will enable you to speak to the group.

To attend, go to OPAL at http://www.opal-online.org/.  From the Quick
Links column on the left, choose Auditorium.

1. Click the "Download Here" button in the light blue rectangle in the
center of the screen.
2. Follow the directions to download and install the plugin.
3. Click the link in the orange rectangle to enter the room.
4. A gray box will appear with text asking permission to launch an
external application, web conference plugin.  When the grayed out text
"Launch application" becomes black, click the Launch application
button.
5. Type your name (no password is required) and click "Log on" to enter
the online conference.  

To learn more about programs sponsored by the Digital Reference
Section, see Virtual Programs & Services -
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/.
 
To learn more about Jefferson’s Library -
http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/jeffersonslibrary/Pages/default.aspx 

To learn more about the history of the Library of Congress -
http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html 

To see more exhibitions - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ 



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Laura Gottesman
Digital Reference Section
The Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-digital.html