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THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTRE Faculty of Information, University of Toronto MASTERING WEB SEARCHING - web-based course Monday February 8 to Sunday March 28, 2010 Instructor: Gwen Harris What are advanced search techniques? Which Web search engines are the best? What tool should be used for what purpose? How are they best used? This course will help build skills in using the main tools and applying web search strategies. On completion of this course, students will be able to: ? Locate major resources by using topic-oriented tools including social bookmarking sources. ? Work with words to construct more effective queries. ? Skillfully use the syntax and special features of the leading search engines, Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Graduates of the course will be power Google searchers. ? Consider strategies for accessing the Invisible Web. ? Employ alternative engines such as meta-searchers, verticals, visual search and others as part of a search strategy. ? Apply various strategies to get much better results. This course is completely updated for each session to include the latest features and rising stars among search tools. Students receive personal and direct support from the instructor. An optional certificate in WEB SEARCH STRATEGIES is available. To be eligible, students must complete the weekly assignments and pass an online exam at the end of the course. Fee: $50 FEE: CDN $435 Previous students of this course may audit it to learn about new developments in search. (Fee $70) REGISTRATION: To register for the course and for more information, please visit the PLC website at http://plc.fis.utoronto.ca/coursedescription.asp?courseid=3