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Taxonomies, Search & SharePoint How-to
March 24 - 25, 2009 (Washington, DC)
Hosted by AARP
This seminar shows you how
to plan a search function in MOSS 2007 and use taxonomies and metadata to enhance information retrieval.
The seminar is designed to help taxonomists, information architects, web site editors, and content managers develop a MOSS 2007 implementation plan for optimizing search, at both the enterprise and department level.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
At the end of the seminar, you should be able to:
Plan a MOSS 2007 architecture that serves the needs of both enterprise and departmental search;
Use a metadata management system to customize Sharepoint search;
Evaluate third-party applications that enhance Sharepoint search;
Create a system of metrics to measure search effectiveness and better support site owners, editors, and authors.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS SEMINAR This seminar is designed for Web site publishers, content owners, knowledge
managers, technical writers, e-commerce managers, editors and others who
want to learn how to enhance and compliment the full text search function.
SEMINAR FORMAT The seminar is conducted face-to-face in a small group setting via lecture, demo, and discussion.
DAY 1: HOW TO PLAN & CONFIGURE MOSS 2007 SEARCH
Section 1: MOSS 2007 search in context
• Search scenarios from the user's point of view
• Key planning issues
Section 2: MOSS 2007 features and "wish list"
• Full text (document search)
• People search
• Other search and navigation tools
Section 3: How to customize MOSS 2007 search
• Who should be on the search team
• How to plan site structure & publishing
• How to crawl content
• How to plan the end user search experience
• How to refine search with keywords, synonyms, Best Bets, and definitions
DAY 2: HOW TO INTEGRATE MOSS 2007 SEARCH WITH OTHER TOOLS
Section 4: Taxonomies & metadata
• How to map metadata for use in advanced search
• How to create a MOSS 2007 "thesaurus" file for query expansion & relevancy ranking
• How to use a custom Web Part to add a true thesaurus capability to the Best Bets feature
• Third party taxonomy management systems for MOSS 2007
Section 5: Using MOSS 2007 with other search systems
• Search engines that can crawl Sharepoint content
• "Federated" search
INSTRUCTOR
Jean Graef is a "boundary spanner"
with an interdisciplinary background as a manager, entrepreneur, librarian,
programmer, and journalist. She has been developing and conducting seminars
on cutting edge information topics since the early 1980's.
DATE & TIME March 24 - 25, 2009, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Hosted by AARP, Washington, DC.
COST $1,850 per person (nonmembers), $1,600 per person
(members of the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers).
Seminar fee includes morning and afternoon coffee break, a light lunch, and seminar materials.
HOW TO REGISTER Call (423) 968-5584 to request a pro forma invoice
or provide a credit card details (we accept Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Diners Club, and Discover).
Created on December 16, 2008 |
Modified on
March 20, 2009
