The embassy of the United States in Banjul, yesterday, organised a day training session for over forty young people, including journalists from the various media houses in the country and students from the University of The Gambia.

The session, which was held at the hall of the embassy's education centre, aimed at exposing participants to over twenty five secrets to internet research as well as some searching engines where participants can access information relevant to their fields of professionalism. Participants also learnt techniques as to how language is translated on the internet, which today remains the biggest problem in obtaining information, as well as copyright violations.

Stephen M Mallinger, information officer at the United States Embassy in Banjul, observed that it is good to use a quality reference site to access online encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs as well as fact books, making reference to http://refdesk.com as one of the most popular reference sites used by information professionals for searching.

Mallinger urged participants to utilize their time efficiently when using the internet by adequately applying the knowledge they may have gained from the training. According to him, with the use of the internet, one could learn and acquire knowledge and profession without sitting in the classroom, since various educational books can be accessed on the internet through the use of search engines.

Muhammed Papa Njie, public diplomacy assistant and education officer at the embassy, hoped that the session would make great impact on the professions of the participants by improving and enhancing their level of understanding of how to use the internet and how to search for information on it. Njie urged participants to be focused and to take their professions seriously so that they can achieve their future set target goals.