Phil Bradley - biography

Introduction

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Short general biography

Phil Bradley is an information specialist and well known Internet Consultant. He runs courses on various aspects of the Internet, is a webpage writer and designer, is the author of several books about the Internet and speaks on various Internet related subjects at conferences. (44 words)

Longer general biography

Phil Bradley is an information specialist and has worked in the area of electronic publications for over 20 years. He became an Internet Consultant in 1996 and specialises in search, often being referred to as the 'UK Search Guru'. He teaches many varied courses on aspects of the Internet, both publically available and in-company. He also writes and designs web pages and is an SEO (Search Engine Optimiser). Phil is also well known for his writing, and he has written several books on different aspects of the Internet, and is also very well known on the conference circuit. Phil is also one of the Microsoft 'Search Champs', providing them with feedback on their developments in search technology. (120 words)

Biography emphasising written work

Phil Bradley is an information specialist and Internet Consultant. He writes a monthly column for the CILIP 'Update' magazine and a quarterly column on search engines for 'Ariadne'. He is the author of a number of books on aspects of the Internet, such as The advanced internet searcher's handbook,
Getting and staying noticed on the web,
Internet power searching: the advanced manual (US),
The business and economy internet resource handbook (ed),
The Library Internet trainer's toolkit (written by Michael T Stephens, adapted by Phil for a UK audience),
Teaching the internet to library staff and users (written by William D Hollands, adapted by Phil for a UK audience),
Going online, CD-ROM and the Internet,
World wide web: how to design and construct home pages.
He also contributes articles to other books and professional magazines.

Biography emphasising training courses

Phil Bradley is an information specialist and Internet Consultant. He is a very well known trainer and has been running courses since 1990. Popular courses include Advanced Internet searching, Writing and designing web pages, Driving traffic to websites and Website promotion. Phil also runs in-company training courses for many organisations from an hour to 4 days. Phil also runs courses in conjunction with TFPL, CILIP, the Royal Society of Medicine and the School Libraries Association among others. He has run courses not only in the UK, but in the rest of Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and Africa.

Biography emphasising speaking engagements

Phil Bradley is an information specialist and Internet Consultant. He is often asked to speak at conferences and exhibitions at home and abroad. He is a well known speaker at the ONLINE and the Internet Librarian conferences, and also often speaks at the UKOLUG conference. He often speaks at the AGMs for various organisations such as the Rare Books Association, ARLIS and the London Chamber of Commerce eBusiness club events.