This workshop will give you a greater understanding of how Google works and equip you to search it, and other sites, more effectively. The workshop also provides you with the opportunity to explore what else is out there, learn about new developments in searching and think about how to evaluate web sites for quality.

Topics:

• How Google works and how it differs to other search engines
• Why search engines fail
• A comparison of other search tools, including subject gateways and the 'invisible web'
• Efficient searching methods and strategies
• Tips on searching Google effectively
• What's new in web searching
• Information quality issues on the web

Location: Thursday 25 October 2007, 09:30 Kilburn Building,University of Manchester
Contact: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/products/workshops/event/man-oct07-resear-r1/index.html