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The practicalities of Web 2.0: essential information for information
professionals

 

to be held at

 

Kings College London, Guy’s Campus, London Bridge, London

Wednesday, 19th March 2008, 9.30 – 16.30

 

Course Outline

Getting to grips with Web 2.0 is not an easy task, since it’s difficult to
even find a standard definition to use!  You can be forgiven for doubting
that it even exists in fact, or if it does, will it really make any kind of
difference to what you do as an information professional, and how you serve
the different client groups that you have. 

 

Rather than spend a lot of time wondering and worrying about the theoretical
aspects perhaps the best way to view the use of Web 2.0 is to consider
practical aspects – what exactly can information professionals do with these
tools? 

 

The course will include:

A session to ground the concept of Web 2.0 in terms of practicalities.

 

How to use a variety of different tools, both in order to save you time and
effort in your daily work, but also how to use them to help clients.  Some
of the tools covered will be start pages, building your own search engines,
creating websites without technical knowledge, utilizing community knowledge
with social networking tools, and keeping colleagues up to date with weblogs
and bookmarking tools. 

 

The course will have a strong practical element, and delegates will go away
having created tools that they will then be able to immediately pick up when
back and work and start to use. 

 

Who should attend:

Information professionals who are involved in current awareness services,
selective dissemination of information, those who need to research subject
areas and keep up to speed on them and professionals who offer quick
reference services.  In fact, anyone who wants to save time and work more
effectively!  A technical background or knowledge is certainly not required
or needed.  Delegates should have access to personal email accounts such as
Hotmail or Gmail since they will need to register with various tools before
using them.

 

 

**** N.B. Places on this course are strictly limited because of access to
PCs so please book early to avoid disappointment ****

 

Course Presenter: Phil Bradley

Phil Bradley is well known as a librarian and internet consultant who has
close ties with both CILIP and UKeiG.  Phil is closely involved with
developments in Web 2.0 technologies and his book ‘How to use Web 2.0 in
your library’ has recently been published by Facet Publishing.

 

 

To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request
further details, please email [log in to unmask]  Further details are
also available via the UKeiG website at www.ukeig.org.uk
<http://www.ukeig.org.uk/>  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The practicalities of Web 2.0: essential information for information
professionals

 

Kings College London, Guy’s Campus, London Bridge, London

Wednesday, 19th March 2008, 9.30 – 16.30

 

Costs (including lunch and refreshments):

 

UKeiG members £150 + VAT (£176.25); others £180 + VAT (£211.50)   

 

Please complete and return this form by 12th March 2008, to Christine Baker,
Piglet Cottage, Redmire, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4EH.  

Tel & Fax 01969 625751.  Email: [log in to unmask]

 

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