[MNASIS-L] MN SLA Chapter hosts the January 12th SLA Click U Live (formerly Virtual Learning Series)

[Janet Arth]

Happy (almost) New Year!  To welcome the new year, the Minnesota Chapter 
will host the January 12th SLA Click U Live.

Beyond the Basics of Internet Search Engines:  Choosing and Using the Best 
Features of the Major Engines
http://www.sla.org/content/learn/learnmore/distance/2006cul/011206cul/index.cfm

The Course
Internet search engines change and add new capabilities frequently. Take 
this opportunity to spend an hour and catch up on the most important 
advanced features of the major engines. Rita will review the advanced 
features and "quick-search" answer functions embedded in major search 
engines, including Google (and its subsets), Yahoo, Gigablast, Teoma, 
Exalead, and MSN Search. You will learn how to use the advanced features, 
and understand how advanced features can be used in various search 
scenarios to improve or enhance search results.

Targeted Learners
This presentation is designed for anyone who searches the Web regularly, 
and who wants to keep up to date with the major features of the largest 
search engines. The content is targeted at the intermediate-level searcher 
and requires an understanding of how search engines work, and the basic 
features of the major search engines.

Critical Learning Questions
  What are the advanced features of the major search engines that are most 
relevant?
  What aspects of the business models of search engines are poised to alter 
their effectiveness?
  What new search engines should librarians watch and test?

Presenter
Rita Vine, co-founder of Workingfaster.com

Date:  Thursday, January 12, 2006

Time:  1:00pm - 2:30pm CT  (plan to arrive a few minutes early, as the seminar
starts promptly at 1pm)

Location:
Carmichael Lynch
800 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55403
612-334-6000

Your host:  Deb Rash
Thank you, Deb, for hosting the seminar!

Parking:  Deb suggests parking at the Target Center or Hawthorne parking ramp.
There are also surface ramps close by; however, they are usually full by this
time of the day.

Directions:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&cat=&address=800+hennepin+avenue&city=minneapolis&state=mn&zipcode=55403

Cost:  $10 for SLA/ASIST  members;  $15 for non-members  (Please make your 
check
payable to  "Minnesota Chapter SLA" and bring it with you to the  seminar.)

How to register:  Send the registration form shown below to Mary Weber
(mary_weber at uhc.com) or call Mary at 763-797-2143. Space is limited, so 
register
early.  Registrations will be handled in the order received, and a confirmation
message will be sent. [Please note that if you register, you are obligated to
pay for your seminar attendance, whether or not you show up on the 12th.]

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January 12th Click U Live Registration Form

Name:

Phone number:

SLA/ASIST member:  yes   no

Do you need a receipt:  yes   no

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Mary Weber
Library Services Manager
Optum/UHG
6300 Olson Memorial Hwy
Golden Valley, MN  55427
763-797-2143
mary_weber at uhc.com