This one day course reviews searching techniques both with and without search engines and covers more specialised areas such as mailing lists, newsgroups, intelligent search agents, finding people and images and offers additional hints and tips for better and quicker searching. The course is continually updated to include the latest information, details of new search engines and enhancements to existing ones together with techniques for efficient searching and coverage of new resources. Delegates will receive a copy of the 3rd edition of Phil's book 'The advanced internet searcher's handbook' (currently retailing at £34.95 on Amazon).
Delegates will have permanent access to a website specifically dedicated to this course and can use it to keep in touch with each other, ask questions of the trainer, share information and post their own experiences. They will also be kept informed of any special offers etc from TFPL which will be posted directly to the site.outcomes:- be able to search the internet faster and more effectively, and to choose the appropriate tool for different types of queries.
- understand the different types of search engines and their advantages and disadvantages
- be aware of the wide variety of other methods of searching the internet for required information
programme:- types of search engines
- using search engines effectively
- virtual libraries
- intelligent agents
- finding people and images
- mailing lists and newsgroups
- hints and tips
speaker:Phil Bradley , Information Consultant
Former librarian, consultant and Trainer specialising in effective use of the internet, website design and optimising websites.
Phil Bradley is an information professional with many years experience in the field of electronic publishing. He has been an independent internet consultant for a decade, and his activities cover training, writing, website design and search engine optimisation. He has probably trained more people in the UK on effective use of the internet than anyone else, and regularly teaches on behalf of TFPL, CILIP, the School Library Association and others. When Phil isn't teaching he writes about the internet in professional journals such as Update and the online magazine Ariadne. He has wide experience of designing websites and advising clients on how best to optimise existing websites for maximum exposure on the Internet. Phil is also a well known speaker at conferences such as Internet Librarian and ONLINE, covering various aspects of the internet. Phil's work also takes him abroad to teach and consult. 'Phil is also one of the Microsoft 'Search Champs', providing them with feedback on their work in the area of Internet search.'
