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Workshop outline

This one day workshop concentrates on business information sources and in particular key starting points 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 and evaluated listings for business information
"Invisible Web" resources and specialist search tools
Company information: share prices, financials, official information
Directories
Newspapers, magazines and alerting services
How to use Web 2.0 and social/professional networks more effectively
Official statistics and market data
Key search techniques

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 workshop leader 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

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This page was last updated on 22 July, 2010