July 15, 16, 17 via teleconference from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern time (8:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific)
In this nuts-and-bolts series, you will learn how to plan for, implement, and customize MOSS 2007 search for your organization. In addition to viewing each task step-by-step, you'll be able to download helpful reference documents and access an electronic library of the Web resources we've found most useful in our own implementation.
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;
Create a Sharepoint content infrastructure compatible with MOSS 2007 search;
Customize the behavior and "look and feel" of MOSS 2007 search;
Create a site navigation system for Sharepoint sites and subsites;
Add and use custom metadata elements;
Use an external metadata management system with Sharepoint;
Evaluate third-party add-on products and other Sharepoint-compatible search engines.
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 MOSS 2007 search and navigation.
SEMINAR FORMAT The seminar is conducted via telephone and Webex. If you can't use Webex, you can view the presentations on your own computer. Resources materials and the Sharepoint library are accessible via a password-protected Web site.
PART I (July 15, 2008)
Planning for MOSS 2007 search
• MOSS 2007 as a search system
• Selecting the search team
• Information architecture worksheet
• Four levels of customization
Section 2: Types and levels of search
• Default search types
• People search (what it is, how it works)
• Six other search types, including federated search
Section 3: Basic customization
• How to set up content sources
PART II (July 16, 2008)
Section 4: Basic customization (continued)
• How to create and use search scopes
• How to customize the search results page
• How to use keywords and "Best Bets"
Section 5: Web parts relevant to search
• Basic Web parts
• Other Web parts
How MOSS 2007 determines relevancy
PART II (July 16, 2008)
Section 4: Basic customization (continued)
• How to create and use search scopes
• How to customize the search results page
• How to use keywords and "Best Bets"
Section 5: Web parts relevant to search
• Basic Web parts
• Other Web parts
• How MOSS 2007 determines relevancy
PART III (July 17, 2008)
Section 6: Advanced topics
• Multi-lingual search & navigation, audiences, etc.
Section 7: Navigation
• How to create site navigation elements
Section 8: Metadata
• Managed properties and how to use them
• Metadata management techniques: within and outside Sharepoint
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
July 15 - 17, 2008 via teleconference. 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Eastern (8:00 am to 11:00 am Pacific).
COST $1,450 per person (nonmembers), $1,200 per person
(members of the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers).
Fee includes step-by-step instructional materials, downloadable reference documents, and access to an index of the best Sharepoint resources on the Web.
HOW TO REGISTER Call (413) 367-0245 to request a pro forma invoice
or provide a credit card details (we accept Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, Diners Club, and Discover).
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