Business Information Alert articles from February 2002

Business Information Alert archives from February 2002

From the editor.(contents)
February 1, 2002... Our lead article covers two of the most valued areas in the information professional's repertoire--competitive intelligence and knowledge management. May Hasso melds the two with her insights about and guidance on the creation of a competitive...

All aboard the trendwagon! (News & Trends).(trends in information management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Are you as sick of surveys as I am? In grazing for business information trends, surveys are tempting, especially when they flaunt the logos of high-profile organizations. Trouble is, their contradictory results, depending on which trade group...

The customer is always right. (News & Trends).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Shoppers like liquid laundry detergent twice as much as the powder. Who asked them? Nobody. Information Resources, a market service company, simply tallied the sales. The Household and Personal Products Industry (HAPPI) web site has free market...

What to watch for. (News & Trends).(Web site list)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of the Treasury is now tabulating the "Survey of Consumer Finances." (Surveys by the government are also okay with me. Who's going to lie to a T-man?) Actually, families were interviewed by the well- established National...

National libraries. (News & Trends).(Biblioteca Nacional de La Republica Argentina)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... What does a national library foretell about its country's future? When I visited the Biblioteca Nacional de La Republica Argentina two years ago, I was shocked by its horrible state of neglect. A few blocks away, street tango and lively...

Now playing. (News & Trends).(Web sites)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tables for "Race and Ethnic Distributions in the United States" from the 2000 Census are now available. The new statistics reflect the revised standards for race and ethnic categories, which for the first time account for multiple race...

Issues for Libraries and Information Science in the Internet Age. (Information Services).
February 1, 2002... Bruce A. Shuman. 2001. Libraries Unlimited Softcover. 228p. ISBN: 1-56308-805-3. $45. Without question, the Internet's impact on the library and information science profession is significant and far-reaching. It has transformed and even...

The Invisible Web-Uncovering Information Sources Search Engines Can't See. (Internet Technology).
February 1, 2002... Chris Sherman & Gary Price. 2001. Information Today, Inc. Softcover. 439p. ISBN 0-910965-51-X $29.95. This Book Should Be Banned! Some studies estimate the "deep" or "invisible" Web to be nearly 550 billion pages of information versus...

Competing with Knowledge: The Information Professional in the Knowledge Management Age. (Knowledge Management).
February 1, 2002... Angela Abell & Nigel Oxbrow. 2001. Library Association Publishing. Hardcover. 275p. ISBN. 1-85604-339-8. $75. TFPL, established in 1987, knows the information business. TFPL incorporated knowledge management (KM) techniques and practices...

Subject Analysis in Online Catalogs, 2nd Edition. (Library Management).
February 1, 2002... Hope A. Olson & John J. Boll. 2001. Libraries Unlimited Softcover. 333p. ISBN: 1-56308-800-2. $50. The World Wide Web/Internet provides an overwhelming amount of information at everyone's fingertips. The constant refrain in...

Internet Librarian 2001: the Internet Conference and exhibition for librarians and information managers, November 6-8, 2001, Pasadena, CA. (Conference Report).(conference report)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Sponsored by Information Today, Inc, 2001 marked the 5th Annual Internet Librarian Conference. Conference promoters declare it is "the ONLY conference for information professionals who are using, developing, and embracing Net and Web-based...