**Apologies for cross-posting**

 

UKeiG are proud to be currently offering 3 courses that are taking place
outside of London, enabling those who cannot reach the capital an
opportunity to attend our in-demand courses.  The courses on offer are:

 

Searching the Internet: Google and beyond: 

 

The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 1 Brownlow Street, Liverpool

Friday, 16th May 2008, 09.30 - 16.30

 

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. 

 

For information and to book:
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2008/May/beyondgoogle.html 

 

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

 

 

Blogs, RSS and Wikis: tools for dissemination, collaboration and information
gathering: 

 

The John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester

Tuesday, 22nd April, 2008, 9.30 - 16.30

 

Course Outline

Without realising it you are probably already using RSS, blogs and wikis -
all Web 2.0 technologies.  Awareness of them amongst users will increase as
Microsoft incorporates Web 2.0 technologies into Office 2007, Outlook and
its server products so don't get left behind.  This workshop will cut
through the jargon and hype and suggest ways in which you can use them as
information sources, tools of collaboration or as part of your information
delivery strategy.  It will look at how they can be used to manage projects,
provide users with current awareness, generate newsletters and promote your
expertise to colleagues, users and clients.  There is a substantial
practical element to the workshop giving you a chance to try out the
technologies, assess their relevance and consider how you can implement them
within your organisation. 

 

For information and to book:
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2008/April/BlogsManchester200804.html

 

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

 

 

Image Management: New Directions: 

 

The Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Thursday, 13th March, 2008, 9.30 - 16.30

 

Workshop Outline

In this increasingly visual age, subject librarians and information
specialists are frequently required to source Images in a wide variety of
formats, advise on their use and organise their retention as part of their
day-to-day jobs, but often with no specialist experience or training.  This
workshop aims to help the non-specialist navigate successfully across this
unfamiliar territory, pointing out useful shortcuts and pitfalls to avoid,
and showcasing examples of good practice that can help inspire us in the use
of a wide spectrum of information resources ranging from historic
manuscripts to genomic databanks.  Achieving holistic management of such
diverse resources to allow easy correlation of their information content is
challenging, especially for small information units and 'one-man-bands'.
Developing technologies offer new opportunities but can themselves produce
new demands in devising effective strategies for their use.  This workshop
is an opportunity to share experiences and float ideas in areas where there
are as yet few 'right answers'!

 

For information and to book:
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2008/March/ImageManegementNewDirections.htm
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Details about all of UKeiG's training courses can be found on our website:
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/index.html