But you don't have to attend one of his classes to benefit from his knowledge. Like many journalism professionals, he's created his own Web site -- http://www.sree.net/stories/web.html -- offering tips on how to make better use of your time online.
Sree.net offers a streamlined list of well-known reference sites, such as Encyclopedia Britannica and Refdesk, plus quite a few sites I've not encountered elsewhere, such as http://www.worldskip.com, a handy place to find the basics about individual countries.
Sreenivasan's list of search engines is also solid and includes a few lesser-known sites like Vivisimo.com and Copernic.com. In recent years, I've visited -- and promptly forgotten -- numerous engines geared to search for e-mail addresses and phone numbers; some of the sites listed here look like keepers.
Perhaps the most useful part of the site is lumped under "journalism stuff," an easy-to-navigate list of newsie links. I discovered and rediscovered quite a few interesting sites here. I'd recommend spending some time surfing through them.
In addition to the Web site, Sreenivasan offers a free, monthly tip sheet. You can subscribe from a link at his Web site and also take a look at an archive of recent tip sheets.
And for folks who live in the New York City area, you can catch the professor on "Tech Guru" at 6:45 Thursday mornings on ABC's Channel 7. I haven't seen the show myself, but judging from the Web site, it's likely to offer an appealing menu for early birds.
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