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Google is the first port of call for many of us when it comes to searching the Internet, and with more data and services being added all the time it seems the obvious place to start. More information, more search features but not necessarily more relevant results. This hands-on workshop looks at the latest developments in Google (for example Google property search, statistics and public data explorer) and how to focus your search to obtain better results.

Topics covered include:

• recent developments and new services from Google
• how Google personalises your results
• how Google is incorporating social media
• essential advanced search commands
• how to use the new options to narrow down your search for more relevant results
• how to access and use the specialist tools
• build your own Google Custom Search Engine

You will have ample opportunity to experiment and try out the techniques for yourself and Karen will be on hand to help and advise you. Exercises are provided to help you test out the search features but you are free to try out searches of your own.

This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience. The techniques and approaches covered can be applied to all subject areas.

The workshop leader is Karen Blakeman.