On-line @ your
desktop....REGISTER TODAY....SPACE IS RUNNING OUT!
Instructor: Rita Vine, Workingfaster.com
You know about the "invisible" web. You've heard about the
limitations of even the "best" search engines. You understand how
advertisers influence search results in popular search tools. You've heard that
Google has gone public, but what will happen if your favorite search tool
changes its focus? How do you put that knowledge into practice to help you save
time and search the web more efficiently? How can you find value in (or even
spot) the rubble of useless links and crass promotions?
WHEN
€ 8 weeks on-line @ your
desktop, starting April 4, 2005
€ 8 weeks on-line @ your
desktop, starting July 11, 2005
REGISTER ON-LINE TODAY for this program at www.thepartnership.ca. Scroll
down to 2004/2005 programs and click on April 4th to register.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learn the secrets of effective web searching without leaving your desk!
Designed by
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course will benefit experienced web searchers who want to refine and
improve their searching, and discover new top-quality FREE web search resources
from one of
KEY TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE AT THIS WORKSHOP
€ Why popular search
engines are making searching harder not smarter
€ Rules-of-thumb for
using search engines
€ A simple 3-step method
for finding good information fast
€ When you don't know
where to start -- top subject starters for resource discovery
€ Finding phone, e-mail
and address information
€ Finding facts:
Fact-finding tools and search portals
€ Timesaving tips and
tricks - no special software required!
€ Tools to help
librarians stay up to date on web developments
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
Each week, you'll receive an e-mail with the lesson for that week, plus
practice exercises that will help you work through the week's sources and
reinforce your learning. A web-based bulletin board will enable you and other
participants to ask question of the instructor and to provide on-line feedback
about problems incurred. The course will include a teleconference call with you
and your fellow participants, hosted by the instructor, to give advice and
clarify the learning experience.
BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM
You will come away from this session with new ways of thinking about web
searching, including:
€ Advanced search
techniques and "best practices" for finding relevant reference and
related resources on the Internet.
€ Great, largely unknown
resources that you can use and share with your library patrons.
€ Resources and
mechanisms for staying up to date on Internet developments affecting librarians.
€ Computer features and
tools that dramatically enhance on-line searching efficiency and productivity.
FEES
Members: $199.00 + GST
Non-Members: $254.00 + GST
Instructor Biography
Rita Vine is
Our Students Comment on this On-line
Course...
This on-line course is wonderful and should be a 'must' for every
librarian! It was so well organized and presented, allowing each learner to
take what he-she needed. I loved that I was able to work on this course as time
permitted in my life... I did not have deadlines that 'had' to be met - rather
I had work that could be accomplished on my timetable - that is a bonus!
Looking at the 'big picture' it is designed for so many different professionals
- not just librarians! I even tested the course often with queries for some of
my hobbies and was still able to work well Beyond Google!
I thoroughly enjoyed your excellent course. I learned a great deal and
felt my existing knowledge was reinforced. I will recommend this course
whenever I can. The structure of the course was excellent, clear, well
organized and easily accessible.
Excellent program. I would recommend it to anyone who needs to work with
the Internet on a regular basis (and thinks they know what they are doing!) It
was on-line so I could learn when convenient and go over material at my pace
(be it early morning or late night) and be assured good feedback at any time.
This was an excellent course. I was able to stay on top of assignments
and learn as I went. Course reflected a good understanding of what we face on
the reference desk - types of questions, time constraints, etc. The concrete examples
added to a show, don't tell mode, so the learning points were made and then
reinforced.
This on-line course was the first one I have taken that involved
interaction on a bulletin board. This aspect was worthwhile in itself. The
course quality and quantity was excellent and I will recommend it to my
colleagues. I liked the emphasis on the various tools - search engines, subject
starters, quick lookups, and specialized databases. The session on how to keep
focused on the question and how to do research was outstanding. Even seasoned
searchers of print resources, who know how to keep on track, still get thrown
off topic by all the interesting links that come up when Web searching.
This was worth my time and gave me time to research for my own benefit. I
now have something to share with the other library personnel in our board and
some good ammunition against the Google freaks!
[The course] inspired me to keep working and exploring new search engines
and subject starters. [It] clarified my thinking re various types of searches,
and increased my awareness of the commercial aspects of free search engines.
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