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Searching the Internet: Google and beyond (or "What do you mean you didn't use Google?")
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to be held in the
Main Library Training Room, University of Birmingham, Tuesday, 21st March 2006, 9.30 - 16.30
Some comments from delegates attending this meeting in London, October 2005
"Excellent, informative. Couldn't pack more into a day's course" "Will highly recommend to colleagues", "Excellent, all jargon explained. Enough depth without being overwhelmed" "Very comprehensive and wide-ranging" and "Will be searching with renewed vigour now!"
Course Outline
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Most of us head straight for Google when we want to search the Internet. But Google is not the only search engine and all too often we would be better off taking a completely different approach. With so many new tools available to us and so many new search features being launched every day, it can be difficult to know which one to use and when. Karen Blakeman will take you through the best of the search engine world and highlight how they can be used to significantly improve your results. By the end of the day delegates will have a vital toolkit to help them search more effectively, including key search tools, comparisons, top tips and essential techniques.
Topics to be covered include:
*different types of search tools and how they work
*what the search engines miss - the "invisible web" - and how to tackle it
*making the most of Google and advanced search
*alternatives to Google
*RSS and blogs - how they can help you stay ahead and improve your visibility
A significant part of the day will be taken up with practical sessions; exercises will be provided but delegates are free to try out searches of their own. The techniques and approaches described in this workshop can be applied to all subject areas.
**** N.B. Places on this course are strictly limited because of access to PCs so please book early to avoid disappointment ****
Course Presenter: Karen Blakeman
Karen Blakeman has worked in the information profession for over twenty years and has been a freelance consultant since 1989. Her company (RBA Information Services) provides training and consultancy on the use of the Internet, and on accessing and managing information resources. Karen writes for "Business Information Searcher". She also publishes a monthly, electronic newsletter called "Tales from the Terminal Room". Her publications include "Search Strategies for the Internet", now in its sixth edition. She is a Fellow of CILIP and in 2002 she received the Information World Review Information Professional of the Year award.
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BOOKING FORM
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Searching the Internet: Google and beyond (or "What do you mean you didn't use Google?")
Main Library Training Room, University of Birmingham, Tuesday, 21st March 2006, 9.30 - 16.30
Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £150 + VAT (£176.25); others £180 + VAT (£211.50)
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