**Apologies for Cross-Posting**
Searching the Internet: Google and beyond
to be held at
Kings College London, Guy's Campus, London Bridge, London
Tuesday, 6th November 2007, 9.30 - 16.30
Some comments from delegates attending this meeting in 2006
"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
With the major search engines claiming coverage of over 20 billion web pages
in their databases, it is becoming increasingly difficult to locate relevant
information. Most of us head straight for Google when we want to search the
Internet but Google is not the only search tool, and the
competition is hotting up. This workshop looks at recent developments at
Google and the alternatives, especially the new kids on the block and Web
2.0 'stuff'. There will be advice on locating serious blogs, RSS feeds,
audio, video and podcasts of news broadcasts and interviews. 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, participants will have a vital toolkit to help them search more
effectively, including key search tools, comparisons, top tips
and essential search techniques.
Topics to be covered include:
* different types of search tools and how they work
* making the most of Google and new features
* alternatives to Google
* advanced search techniques to help you track down the "hidden web"
* image, audio, video and news
* Blogs, RSS, wikis and Web 2.0 resources
* tracking down pages that have disappeared
Delegates will have ample opportunity to test out advanced search techniques
and to compare different search engines. 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. This workshop
is suitable for all levels of experience. The techniques and approaches
covered 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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Searching the Internet: Google and beyond
Kings College London, Guy's Campus, London Bridge, London
Tuesday, 6th November 2007, 9.30 - 16.30
Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £150 + VAT (£176.25); others £180 + VAT (£211.50)
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