Business Information Alert articles from February 2003

Business Information Alert archives from February 2003

Leveraging knowledge through Visualization technology--the big two visualized.
February 1, 2003... As information professionals, we are often asked to deliver research results in the most succinct way possible. We need to use a variety of tools to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency, and accuracy of these reports. Visualization technology...

From the Editor.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... This month's lead article is the result of the happy confluence of a long-held wish and the discovery of how to gratify it. For a long time I have wanted to show a "family tree" of some of our most influential and powerful information...

The next big thing in education. (News & Trends).
February 1, 2003... For several years, major online information vendors have been investing heavily in educational and training services as the next big thing. Spending on business information services started to slip in 2001, after posting consistent growth for...

Words, taxonomies, and auto-categorization. (News & Trends).
February 1, 2003... There's nothing like a new word to brighten my day. Take "auto-categorization." You could dance to that one, as Mary Poppins does to "Supercallifragilistic." Auto-categorization denotes a whole class of indexing products based on the fact that...

MediaManager. (Brief Bits).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... If you're missing Mediastart, a database of consumer magazine information that disappeared a few months ago, try new free MediaManager. Be aware that entries vary in completeness. The listing for TRIPSouth, for example, includes publisher...

Advertising Media Internet Center. (Brief Bits).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... I was reluctant to recommend another otherwise pretty good media rates and audience-measuring site because of all the mysterious acronyms, until I noticed the great glossary. Advertising Media Internet Center gathers selected data from Simmons,...

"The 2001 Affluent Survey". (Brief Bits).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... An interesting example of content is "The 2001 Affluent Survey," which shows among other things what rich FHOHs (Female Heads of Households) are reading. See, I'm already fluent in media lingo. Click on Ad Data. www.amic.com/

Is Internet monitoring in our future? (Brief Bits).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Is Internet monitoring in our future? The Bush administration plans to submit a proposal to introduce some level of government surveillance early in 2003, as detailed in a report, "The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace."...

World Bank assignment. (Brief Bits).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... As you read this, I should be just returning from three weeks in India, tagging along on my husband's World Bank assignment. I really don't know what to expect, but look forward to information adventures there. I'll let you know next issue.

Value-Based Fees: how to charge -- and get -- what you're worth. (Consulting).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Alan Weiss, Ph.D. 2002. Jossey-Bass. Hardcover. 224p. ISBN: 0-7879-5511-6. $40. In his book Value-Based Fees, does author/management consultant Alan Weiss do nothing more than produce guru-speak? Does his book hold water? After initial...

Job analysis: methods, research, and applications for human resource management in the new millennium. (Management).(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Michael T. Brannick & Edward L. Levine. 2002. Sage Publications. Softcover. 353p. ISBN: 0-8039-7203-2. $34.95. Job analysis is defined as comprehending and describing what employees do at work. This book discusses theories and methods, as...

To search or not to search. (Price's Post).
February 1, 2003... Though Google and the other Web search engines are wonderful and important tools, over the past year or so I've found that many searchers believe that if it's not found with Google, it's not available or doesn't exist. Even worse is that...