[Anchasl-l] Save the Date - ANCHASL Fall CE and Meeting - Friday, November 16th, Winston-Salem, NC

[Ottosen, Terri]

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CE Course:
Super Searcher: Enhancing Your Online Search Super Powers

This course focuses on the advanced search features of web search engines and online searching. Participants will use various online search engines, compare the features of each and broaden their knowledge of search strategies and online search techniques. This class focuses on search tips and techniques for online search engines. Search strategies for popular or propriety health science databases are not explored. Participants will develop search strategies that will increase the precision and scope of their online searching ability. Participants will engage in discussions, exercises and view short demonstrations as a part of the class. The class includes: discussions of web search engines, strategies for searching for online media including images, videos and books. The class concludes with examples of real-time searching and mobile search solutions. Class participants will gain new knowledge and experience with new search engines and search strategies. Knowledge gained in this class will broaden general search skills.

Objectives
Participants will be able to:
•perform searches using the advanced features of various search engines to quickly identify useful websites and information resources;
•communicate the differences between various search engines and justify the choice of search engine for a given information need;
•locate archived and older versions of websites which may no longer be in use;
•search for various types of results including specific file and media types;
•identify new trends in online searching;
•demonstrate familiarity with web resources covered in the course.

This course provides 4 MLA CE contact hours

Date: Friday, November 16, 2012

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Forsyth Medical Center's Conference Center

Instructor: Andrew Youngkin, Emerging Technologies/Evaluation Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region





Terri Ottosen, M.L.I.S., AHIP
Consumer Health Outreach Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
Southeastern Atlantic Region
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
601 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-2855
800-338-7657
Fax 410-706-0099
tottosen at hshsl.umaryland.edu