Due to a last minute cancellation we now have one place available on our
workshop 'Searching the Internet: Google and Beyond'.
Venue: The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool, 1 Brownlow Street,
Liverpool
Date and time: Friday, 16th May 2008, 09.30 - 16.30
Workshop outline:
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/2008/May/beyondgoogle.html
Please contact Christine Baker if you are interested in attending.
Tel & Fax: 01969 625751 +44 1969 625751
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Further details:
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
Participants 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.
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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Karen Blakeman
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