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LS100 - Web Search: Thinking Beyond Google

Description:

    Go beyond the standard web search tools and learn to search more efficiently; access the invisible web; evaluate websites; use image and non-text search engines; search for scholarly information news people and blogs; and customize your search results.

Objectives:

    Students will learn:
  • What a search engine does and problems to be aware of when searching
  • Tips for evaluating websites
  • The benefits of using different search engines: the Big 3, top 100, metasearch and visualization search engines
  • How to search for scholarly information, news, people, blogs and images and non-text sources
  • General search strategies and methods for tapping the invisible web, the vast range of sources not covered by standard search engines Benefits:
  • To support faster and more effective web searching

Reasonable Accommodations/Interpreting Services

For deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals requiring interpreting services, please enter your request online in the Interpreting Services System at least five (5) days before the start of the class. If you have any questions regarding this service you may contact the ORS/DATS Interpreting Team at (301-4020-8180). Individuals who need other reasonable accommodations to participate in any of the CIT Training courses should let CIT Training know at least 5 days prior to the class.

Sections Available:

DateTimeLocationRegister for this Offering
Feb 26, 2013 Tuesday 1pm - 3pmBuilding 10 - NIH Library Training Room (1st Floor)Register for Offering

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