| Sept. 17 |
Day
One |
| 8:00
a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 9:00
a.m. |
The Past, Present, and Future of Web Search Engines
Chris Sherman
Start
off WebSearch University with a look at trends in the industry.
|
| 10:30
a.m. |
The Practical World of Search
Mary Ellen Bates
How to think about search is as important as doing research. |
| 11:30
a.m. |
Advanced Search Strategies
Greg Notess
Learn about the newest advanced search techniques and differences among engines. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Searching Outside the Box
Genie Tyburski
Find useful information where you least expect it, thanks to serendipity and creative thinking. |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Information Trapping
Tara Calishain
What’s the best way to trap the information you’re looking for on a regular basis? |
|
|
International Search
Marydee Ojala
Learn resources and strategies for non-English language and non-U.S. research. |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Web 2.0
Ran Hock
What Web 2.0, with its “Web as platform” mantra, means to information professionals. |
|
Multimedia Search
Gary Price
It’s not just text; Web searching now includes audio, video, and moving images. |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception |
| Sept. 18 |
Day
Two |
| 8:00
a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Competitive Intelligence
Mary Ellen Bates
Get tips for solving competitive intelligence problems. |
| |
Customizing Your Search Engine
Greg Notess
Create personalized search engines that tailor your searches to the topics and sites you want. |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Read All About It: News Online
Ran Hock
From mainstream media to citizen journalists, news resources present challenges for researchers. |
| |
Open Access: Not Just for Sci-Tech Anymore
Marydee Ojala
Open access has moved beyond the scientific and technical literature. |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Mobility and WebSearch
Gary Price
Learn how to use your hand-held mobile device to search for and receive important information. |
|
WebSearch Head to Head
Tara Calishain and other WSU faculty
WebSearch faculty compare their approaches to searching. |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| 1:30
p.m. |
Social Search
Chris Sherman
Social search incorporates both automated software and human judgments about the nature of Web content. |
| 2:30 p.m. |
When What You See Isn’t What You Get
Genie Tyburski
As searchers become more sophisticated, so do those out to foul, fool, and defraud. |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Resource Shelf Unshelved
Gary Price
So many resources, so little time—and yet the ResourceShelf.com team diligently brings these to your attention on a dailly basis. |
