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"Beyond Boolean" conveys the skills, techniques and concepts to further improve already confident internet searchers. The seminar is 3 hours long, around $200pp, and delivered by David Novak. It is intense, advanced, and supported with visuals and pre-prepared webbing. (Hands-on time is not a feature). Read more about Beyond Boolean here.
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Searching and Research! This extensive project aims to simplify, speed and educate you in better ways to find information. We divide our time between creating novel tools to simplify the search process (with scripts, embedded forms and deep links) and advancing research theory - building an understanding on how electronic research can and should be undertaken.
In all efforts, we push the fold: reaching beyond browsing bookshelves, reading newspapers and surfing the web.
Prepared by an information professional, released in html, shareware, mirror sites and FAQs, the Spire Project is the most detailed source for information research delivered on the internet. It is content rich, cohesive and frequently verified. We think you will be pleasantly surprised.
David and Fiona Novak undertake the bulk of the work involved in the Spire Project. David is a former information broker who became first an internet trainer then a internet developer. David is also one of the few internet experts with roots in serious research AND internet development. Perl programming and sociology round out the work. Fiona is an accomplished customer service manager and editor.
What is the information quality? (Promotional) This information is the best on the net! Actually, there is very little information of this kind anywhere online though some can be found in books and trade articles. Some articles like National Statistical Bureau and News & News Databases simply don't exist elsewhere. (Legal) The content of this website is simply a collection of information gathered from many sources with limited editorial checking ... (Serious) Some articles do attract peer review. Most information comes from internet webpages, a selection of books on research, interviews with specialist researchers, trade articles and personal experience.
Community Networking develops effective structures on the internet. We currently reside in Perth, Western Australia. Our primary venture is the
July 1997, David launched the Information Research FAQ. In 1998, we launched our website, free shareware, a mirror/host effort, a webring and a second FAQ. 1999 saw two more FAQs, more mirrors and a newsgroup. In 2000, we launched two new websites, trialed a newspaper column, and rewrote the information research FAQ as a book. This year we are producing a traveling public seminar. For those interested, our website traffic bounces around 700 visits a day. Let us consider this project in context. So very much information has moved from its previous location to new digital formats. Yet the understanding of electronic information is only slowly emerging from the previous librarian-dominated information world of a decade ago. New formats and tools emerge, but the way we search has changed little - leaving much confusion. Work is needed to understand what the Internet means to research.
The information revolution is about making you an expert at working with information. It is about a dramatic fall in costs of getting information and a more open sharing environment. Over the past few years I have worked hard to liberate information; from the dusty shelves of government agencies, from the disorganized corners of the internet, and now through exception internet research seminars. We are still at the early stages of this global movement. Much work remains. Permission is granted for attributed use of statements in this website, provided such quotations are not longer than 400 words. An email to david @spireproject.com is optional. Requests for longer quotations, or requests to include articles in a larger presentation handout are almost always fine (and free) but contact David first. As an opinionated internet visionary, I also welcome pointed questions (best by email).
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