Information Services Group meeting: To Google or not to Google...? Competing Information Resources for Information Provision, Cambridge 23 November 2004
 

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Sources of Information: An Overview - Karen Blakeman, RBA Information Services

Setting the scene for the day's discussion on choosing the optimum source of information for specific user needs.


Google and Weblogs: the Whys and Wherefores - Phil Bradley, Internet Consultant

An informed discussion of the latest trends in web searching.


The Reference Library Goes Digital: An Overview of the People's Network -
Susi Woodhouse, Senior Network Adviser, Museums Libraries and Archives Council


From Mess to Magic: How writing for the web makes a difference - Alan Sarsby, Independent Business Consultant, Alan Sarsby Ltd (Presentation available soon)

An 'e-walk in the customers' shoes', this journey leads to a framework demonstrating the differences in writing for the web, with hands-on
practice.


The End of Free Text? - Sheila Thomas, Senior Information Scientist, TWI Ltd

Moving into the semantic web with ontologies and case based reasoning.