University Park, PA -- The University Libraries' Social Sciences Library is offering the hands-on seminar "Researching the Web" on Monday, February 25, 2002, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. in the Gateway Commons Instructional Lab, 104 Pattee Library.

Open to all students, faculty, staff, and the public, this in-depth seminar will teach users how to optimize Web searches using subject directories and search engines, such as Yahoo! And Google. It will also address how to find information overlooked by search engines.

This class is part of the Subject Seminars series, organized by Libraries' Instructional Programs to teach how to use various databases and access subject-specific reference materials. For a list of other classes in the series, visit www.libraries.psu.edu/crsweb/instruction/ip/subject_sems.htm.

No registration is required for Subject Seminars. For more information about the series, contact Instructional Programs at jhb19@psulias.psu.edu or 814-865-9257. For more information about the Web seminar, contact Rebecca Bichel, librarian, Social Sciences Library, at rmb26@psulias.psu.edu or 814-865-8864.