Moving beyond just the Web databases, this seminar course covers the details of advanced searching strategies using other search engines. From both the major search engines and niche sites, learn what options are available for searching full text book databases, free scholarly engines, Web 2.0 content, news, blogs, people and conversations. With an increasing amount of content on specialized sites, different tools are needed to find it.

Who Should Attend?

This seminar is designed for librarians and information professionals who are frequent searchers. Experience with Google and other search engines is helpful. The content is targeted at those who are already familiar with the basics of Web search and have some familiarity with advanced search pages.

Critical Learning Questions

How to expand a search to find otherwise hidden content?

What are some useful advanced search features of the search engines?

Which search strategies can find additional results?

Why do odd results sometimes appear in search results?

Instructions for accessing the Webcast will be emailed to you 2 to 3 business days prior to the event. Your registration is for one computer and one site only. You can host as many people as you like for one low site fee so be sure to invite your colleagues to learn with you!

* Note: Participants registration limited to 50

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