[OPLINLIST] "Beyond Boolean: Effective Web Reference Strategies " Web-based workshop

[Diane K. Kovacs]

"Beyond Boolean: Effective Web Reference Strategies " Web-based workshop.

Register at anytime to work at your own pace during 2005.
Registrants will receive a certificate confirming 8 hours of 
continuing education contact hours on completion of this workshop.

This Web-based workshop involves individually paced Web-based work in 
consultation with the
teacher and other students through the Web and e-mail.

Agenda

Syllabus at http://www.kovacs.com/beyondboolean.html
Register at http://www.kovacs.com/register.html

Tuition

$50 (limited time)

Overview

Learn to use advanced Web search strategies including subject 
specific databases, directories and electronic library collections, 
as well as Web-search engines.  Search "The Invisible Web".  Basic 
search skills will be reviewed and discussed. Advanced search skills 
will be introduced and practiced.

The Web-based activities provide practical experience in comparing 
and evaluating subject specific databases, directories, e-libraries, 
and Web search engines in terms of their value in answering real-life 
reference questions.

Audience

This workshop is intended for people who want to learn to more 
efficiently use the Web as an information source.  It is specifically 
designed for reference staff who will be using the Web to assist with 
reference questions.

Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web 
Browser, e.g.,Mozilla/Firebird/Firefox, Netscape 7.0 or IE 5.5 or 
higher is preferred.

Materials

All materials will be online on interactive Web pages.

Mechanisms for Instruction

Participants will interact through e-mail with the instructors before 
and after the workshop.

Participants will complete hands-on Web-based activities at their own 
pace  with the guidance
and in consultation with the teacher.
-- 
Diane Kovacs - Web Teacher http://www.kovacs.com
"Beyond Boolean: Effective Web-based Reference Strategies" Web-based Course.
Register anytime 2005-2006 time to work at your own pace. 
http://www.kovacs.com/beyondboolean.html
AIM & Yahoo:  SaintsMrsDi - MSN - diane@kovacs.com