| Introduction |
 Presentation of Cybion
Objectives of the seminar
Programme of the seminar
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| Module 1 : The potential and the limits of the Internet
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Why monitor information on the Internet?
The different spheres on the Internet
The invisible Web
The limits of the Internet
The limits of the tools
Structuring data
Dating documents
Reliability, counterfeits and cybersquatting
Security
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| Module 2 : Tools for the Web
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1: Directories
How they work
Who are they?
How to use them
Browsing by category
Searching by keyword
What are they useful for?
Thematic mapping
Competitive watch
Searching for similar sources
2: Search engines
How they work
Who are they?
How to use them
Advanced syntax
Using fields
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| Module 3: Complementary tools for the Web
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Online metamotors
What is a metamotor?
Advantages and limits of a metamotor
Cartographic tools and other aides for information retrieval
How to work with cartographic tools
Specialized tools for the invisible Web
Identifying specialized sources
Tools to help information retrieval (translators and dictionaries)
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| Module 4: Making use of the informal spheres of the Internet
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Typology of informal spheres
The Usenet network
Web-forums
Mailing lists
Chat rooms
Personal Web sites
Weblogs
Why search the informal spheres?
Precautions
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| Module 5: king use of a network of experts
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Why detect and create a network of experts?
Strategies for identifying an expert
Using specialized directories
Identifying a specialist from their publications
Before making use of online expertise
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Day 2
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Module 6 : Intelligent agents
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Intelligent agents: theoretical definition
Advantages and limits of intelligent agents
Typology of agents
Resources for finding your way in the world of agents
When should you use an agent
Methodology for the implementation of agents
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Module 7 : Search agents
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Search agents
Definition of a search agent
Crawlers and spiders
First generation metamotors
Second generation metamotors
Practical training on BullsEye Pro
Practical case
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Module 8: Monitoring agents
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Definition of a monitoring agent
Starting point
How the monitoring agent works
Methodology for surveillance
Practical training on BullsEye Tracker
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Practical exercise 1 : optimizing search activities with BullsEye
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Module 9: Security and the Internet
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Introduction : risks and notions of security
Security and e-mail
Security and the informal spheres
Security when browsing the Web
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Day 3
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Module 10: Definition and functional classification of intelligent agents
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Advanced presentation of intelligent agents
Definition and functional classification
Practical case: Boolean search agent
Programming search queries
Practical case: monitoring agent
Configuration and monitoring techniques
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Practical exercise 1: optimizing search activities with BullsEye
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Practical exercise 2: personalizing the sources of a search agent
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Practical exercise 3: automating a press review with WebsiteWatcher
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Module 11: Advanced configuration of intelligent agents
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How a search query works
Modifying the GET parameters
GET POST: difference and transformation
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