The Catholic University of America

Dr. Ran Hock

Online Strategies

Contact Information

E-mail:

ran@onstrat.com

Phone: 703-242-6078

Fax:

703-255-3798

Website:

http://faculty.cua.edu/HOCK/


Education

Ph.D. Temple University, Religion, 1978

M.A. Temple University, Religion, 1976

M.L.S. University of Maryland, 1971

B.S. Salisbury State College, Physical Sci/Education, 1966


Courses Taught at CUA

610 Internet Searches and Web Design

776 Design and Production of Multimedia


Areas of Interest

Internet Search

Web Design

Internet in Schools


Publications

The Traveler's Web. CyberAge Books. Medford, NJ, 2007

Yahoo! to the Max: An Extreme Searcher Guide. CyberAge Books, Medford, NJ, 2005

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook. CyberAge Books, Medford, NJ, 2004, 2007

The Extreme Searcher's Guide to Web Search Engines: A Handbook for the Serious Searcher, 1999, 2001

"Seriously Search Engines", Monthly column in The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research. January 1998 - present

"Search Engines: From Web 0.0 to Web 2.0 and Beyond" Online, v31 n1, January/February 2007, pp. 26-30

"The Latest Field Trip: An Update on Field Searching in Web Search Engines" Online, v28 n5, September/October 2004, pp. 15-21

"Revisiting Web Search Engines Features and Commands" Online, v25 n5, September/October 2001, pp. 18-24

Professional Affiliations

American Society for Information Science

Association of Independent Information Professionals