Date & Time
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Wednesday, September 24
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9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
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Registration starts at 8:45 a.m.
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Location
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| Cuyahoga County Public Library Administration Building |
| Electronic Classroom |
| 2111 Snow Road |
Parma, Ohio
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Registraion
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| $45.00 |
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CAMLS libraries
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| $60.00 |
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Non-library staff from member's organizations
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| $90.00 |
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Non-members
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Fee includes materials
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Deadline: September 17
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Limit: 24
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Get a handle on searching and evaluating resources on the Web in this hands-on lecture/laboratory. Learn searching basics, how to use a web index, and how search engines differ from indexes. You will also learn basic skills for evaluating the information content you find on various sites, and how to impart these concepts to patrons. This workshop will include structured exercises that will start you on your way to building a reference search strategy that includes online resources.
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| Speaker |
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Gail Junion-Metz is a librarian and president of the training firm, Information Age Consultants. She is the author of K-12 Resources on the Internet (Library Solutions Press, 1996) and co-author of Using the WWW and Creating Homepages (Neal-Schuman, 1996). She also writes the "Surf For" column for School Library Journal. Gail is a popular presenter throughout the United States and Canada. |
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| Intended Audience |
| Reference librarians or anyone who needs to locate WWW information more efficiently. Participants should have some familiarity with mouse usage |
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Benefits
- Get the basics of searching Web indexes and using search engines
- Review Boolean and other search techniques, and how to apply them to different Web tools
- Get a feel for evaluating the vast information you locate on the Web
- Learn which Web search tool is the best one for your specific information needs
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Course Content
- Tools that will help you get the information you need
- Search basics
- Evaluating Web resources
- Structured searching exercise
- Web index basics and comparisons
- Using search engines
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