Business Information on the Internet

To be held at Kings College London, Guy's Campus, London Bridge, London

Date: Wednesday, 2nd April 2008, 9.30 - 16.30

Course outline

This one day workshop looks at key sources of business information available on the Internet. It will compare what is available for free with pay-as-you-go and subscription services, and highlight quality, coverage, functionality and price.

Topics to be covered include:

• key starting points, evaluated listings and portals
• company information, including information on SMEs
• directories and marketing resources
• news, blogs, alerts and RSS
• official statistics and market data
• key search techniques

On completing this course you will

• have the key starting points at your fingertips
• have essential resources for the different types of business information
• be able to search more effectively and quickly for business information
• be able to assess when you will have to start paying for information
• have compiled your own Top 10 business resources

Course Presenter: Karen Blakeman

Karen Blakeman has worked in the information profession for over twenty years and has been a freelance consultant since 1989. Her company (RBA Information Services) provides training and consultancy on the use of the Internet, and on accessing and managing information resources. Karen writes for "Business Information Searcher.” She also publishes a monthly, electronic newsletter called "Tales from the Terminal Room.” Her publications include "Search Strategies for the Internet,” now in its sixth edition. She is a Fellow of CILIP and in 2002 she received the Information World Review Information Professional of the Year award.

Further details are available on the UKeiG website.