[MNASIS-L] MN SLA Chapter hosts the January 12th SLA Click U Live (formerly Virtual Learning Series)
Janet Arth
arth at tc.umn.edu
Wed Dec 28 16:17:55 EST 2005
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
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