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 by 14th May 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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