Updated on 18 March 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au

AusWeb96

Searching the Net

Are you sick of surfing and mousing around - wasting your valuable time?

Knowing where to look is half the battle, making effective use of search tools is the other. You can then use bookmarks to easily locate your favorite sites again and again. In this workshop you will get to know the main search tools; learn to design search strategies, discover what indexes are available and become a proficient searcher.

Half Day, Sunday Morning, 7 July. Hands on.

About the Workshop

The main issues are the problems inherent in the organisation of information on the Web, the inefficiencies of the various search tools, and the quality of information. These will be addresses by looking in detail at the various search types and building straegies to assist in finding information.

Objectives are that the participant will finish the course with a sound knowledge of searching techniques plus a knowledge of the search tools and how they operate.

No prior knowledge is expected although participants will need to have used the Internet.

Half Day, Sunday Morning, 7 July. Hands on.

Who should attend

Researchers, teachers, librarians and anyone who needs to find specific information on the Net.

About the Workshop Presenter-Linda Rouse BA Dip Lib AALIA TTC

Linda Rouse has worked in the online information business for over twenty years. Getting started in libraries, Linda moved quickly into the online information business and electronic delivery of information, working as an information consultant to business and government for 10 years. More recently, Linda has turned her focus on the Internet and has been training and educating a wide range of users in a hands-on environment. Linda has a flair for translating the technical into business realities and de-mystifying the jargon such that all can understand.

What to bring

Sample searches will be worked through by participants.
Updated on 18 March 1996 by ausweb96@scu.edu.au
AusWeb96 - The Second Australian World Wide Web Conference, 7th to 9th of July 1996, at the Conrad Jupiters Hotel, Gold Coast, Australia. Contact: Ms Julie Burton, Norsearch Conference Services at Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia. Phone (066) 20 3000 (From outside Australia +61 66 20 3000) Fax: (066) 22 1954 (From outside Australia +61 66 22 1954). Email: ausweb96@scu.edu.au.