Several different types of search engines will be compared. Topics will be solicited from class participants. Handouts will be provided. All Extension Personnel and Non-Extension Collaborators are welcome. A listing of all dates, locations and times for this class can be found here.
Emphasis is on subject searching of the web.
Basic and advanced searching will be covered as well as the usefulness of meta search engines. Practice sessions will include putting together a good search strategy and emphasis will be on precision retrieval from Web pages. Familiarity with Netscape or other Internet Explorer is recommended. Topics will be solicited from class participants. Handouts will be provided.