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UKOLUG (www.ukolug.org.uk) are pleased to announce two
courses to be run in 2002 which will be of interest to
members of the list.
Making Your Website More Popular
Tuesday, 26th February 2002
University of Aston, Information Skills Suite
Presented by Phil Bradley, Internet Consultant, Trainer &
Web Designer
Creating a website should only be regarded as the very
first step in establishing a presence on the Internet. This
seminar will cover ways in which you can effectively
promote your website, increase the number of visitors, add
interaction to your site and make it an effective member of
staff. Although the course will not be hands on, delegates
should have some understanding of the Internet, and
preferably be involved in their organisation's site.
Programme
09.00 Registration & Coffee
09.30 Introduction & overview
10.15 Search engines : everything that you need to know
about the search engines
10.45 Tea
11.00 Search engines (cont)
12.00 Interactivity : ways in which you can encourage
people to return to your website
time and time again
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Basic design issues : how the design of your site
can affect your popularity, together
with some examples of what NOT to do!
15.30 Tea
15.45 On-going promotion
16.30 End of course.
Cost (including lunch and refreshments)
UKOLUG members £90 + VAT (£105.75); others £120 + VAT
(£141)
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Making Your Website More Popular, Tuesday 26th February
2002, Aston University
Please complete and return this form, by 18 February 2002
to Christine Baker, The Old Chapel, Walden, West Burton,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4LE. Tel. & Fax 01969
663749. Email: [log in to unmask]
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A cancellation fee of 15.00 + VAT is payable. No refunds
after 18 February 2002
Please specify any special dietary requirements
Business Information:
Resource Management Strategies
Wednesday, 20th March 2002
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London
Presented by Karen Blakeman, RBA Information, Internet
Consultant &Trainer
Desktop access to the Internet is becoming commonplace with
the result that many end users have direct access to a wide
range of resources of variable quality. Directing users to
more reliable sources and managing this access presents
both a challenge and an opportunity to the information
professional. This workshop provides a step by step guide
to setting up a central resource management strategy. It
includes identifying patterns of usage within the
organisation, how to select appropriate resources, managing
and marketing those resources internally.
Programme
0915 Registration & Coffee
0945 Getting started: identifying resources already in
use and current IT practice
1015 Identifying and assessing possible new services
1100 Practical session
1130 Coffee/Tea
1150 Feedback from practical session and questions
1210 Integrating new with existing services: content and
IT considerations
1300 Lunch
1400 Rolling out services within your organisation
(includes a practical session)
1445
1510
1530
1600
1630 Monitoring usage within your organisation and
keeping up to date
Coffee/Tea
Practical - preparing your Resource Management Strategy
Feedback and questions
Close
Cost (including lunch and refreshments)
UKOLUG members £90 + VAT (£105.75); others £120 +
VAT (£141)
Business Information Resources, Wednesday 20th March 2002,
London
Please complete and return this form, by 11th March 2002,
to Christine Baker, The Old Chapel, Walden, West Burton,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4LE. Tel. & Fax 01969
663749. Email: [log in to unmask]
Name(s) Organisation
Address
.......
Post Code Tel. No Email
.
*I am/am not a member of UKOLUG (*please delete as
necessary)
*I enclose a cheque for 
made payable to UK Online
User Group /
*Please invoice me/my organisation
(*please delete as necessary)
A cancellation fee of 15.00 + VAT is payable. No refunds
after 11th March 2002.
Please specify any special dietary requirements
