Key Business Resources on the Net

Training Home Page & Events Calendar

Advanced Internet Search Strategies

Effective Use of the Internet

Key Business Resources on the Net

Managing Information Overload

Market Research on the Web

RSS, blogs and wikis

Setting up Shop on the Internet

Web Site Management

Selected Presentations

Privacy

Copyright

Site Map

This one day workshop concentrates on information sources relevant to business applications, and in particular portals and the so-called "invisible web". The emphasis will be on pay-as-you-go and free services. The workshop will benefit anyone who plans to use, or already uses, the Internet for gathering essential business information.

Areas covered include:

Key starting points, evaluated listings and portals
"Invisible Web" resources
Company information
Directories
Newspapers, magazines and RSS
How to use Usenet, discussion groups and blogs more effectively
Official statistics and market data
Key search techniques
How to assess and evaluate the information you find

Throughout the day, there will be practical sessions during which you can work through exercises or try out your own research. Each delegate receives a comprehensive set of notes and a list of key starting points and business information resources.

The main course presenter is Karen Blakeman.

For further information about the course content please contact Karen Blakeman, RBA Information Services, Tel: 0118 947 2256 (+44 118 947 2256), Fax:020 8020 0253 (+44 20 8020 0253), or email Training

Course reference materials:

Key Starting Points and Search Tools PDF
Search Tool Summary and Comparison Table HTML, PDF

Recommended books

Business Information at Work

The Business & Economy Internet Resource Handbook

This page was last updated on 27 December, 2006