Business Information Alert articles from January 2002

Business Information Alert archives from January 2002

Librarians as publishers: From information services to information products.
January 1, 2002... There's a new role for us to think about in today's information space: the librarian as publisher. It's not really new, of course. Librarians have been putting together publications of various kinds for our end users--and for each other--for a...

From the editor.(Editorial)
January 1, 2002... This issue should help you jump start a productive year. Many of us have taken on a new role, that of publisher of information products. Kenneth M. Liss gives us the benefit of his experiences at the Harvard Business School's Baker Library...

South Africa, Murky Metrics, and more. (News & Trends).
January 1, 2002... I'm just back from South Africa, where I enjoyed a stimulating morning with the librarians at Wits Business School in Johannesburg, named the country's best in the Financial Mail annual survey. The library serves 200 MBA students as well as...

Murky metrics. (News & Trends).
January 1, 2002... Do you need e-commerce sales figures? Go fish. E-commerce market research reports are like Macbeth's weird sisters. They abound in predictions. And just as the Thane said, "When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves...

Destroy this report!. (More Updates).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Destroy this report! Have you received this directive from the Government Printing Office? A hidden casualty of the war on terrorism is reduced public access to government documents with potential value to terrorists, such as a CD-ROM survey of...

The freedom of information act--a tool worth guarding. (News & Trends).
January 1, 2002... The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed in 1966 and amended in 1974 under the Nixon administration, and at other times since then. It has been a steadfast and vital tool in the business researcher's quest for information on topics...

E-Business Privacy and Trust: Planning and Management Strategies. (E-Commerce).
January 1, 2002... Paul Shaw. 2001. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 228p. ISBN: 0-471-41444-1. $49.95. The terrorist attacks of September 11 and the subsequent anthrax scare have encouraged people to shop online. U.S. consumers are reluctant to travel, congregate,...

Using the Internet as a Reference Tool: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. (Information Services).
January 1, 2002... Michael P. Sauers. 2001. Neal-Schuman Publishers. Softcover. 143p. ISBN: 1-55570-417-4. $45. Information professionals are confronted with an abundance of materials about using the Internet. Periodicals, books, electronic mailing lists,...

Digital Imaging: A Practical Handbook. (Information Technology).
January 1, 2002... Stuart D. Lee. 2001. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Softcover. l94p. ISBN: 1-55570-405-0. $55. If a digitization project is in your future, don't proceed a step further without consulting this book. Stuart Lee asserts, "The 1990s, to the...

Copyright in Cyberspace: Questions & Answers for Librarians. (Library Management).
January 1, 2002... Gretchen McCord Hoffmann. 2001. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Softcover. 175p. ISBN: 1-55570-410-7. $55. Copyright in Cyberspace: Questions & Answers for Librarians is an excellent guide for anyone dealing with electronic copyright issues....

Best Practices in Organization Development and Change Handbook: Culture, Leadership, Retention, Performance, Consulting. (Management).
January 1, 2002... Louis Carter, David Giber & Marshall Goldsmith, eds. 2001. Jossey-Bass. Softcover w/CD-ROM. 551p. ISBN: 0-787-95666-X. $65. Organizational change is a hot topic in management circles today. Anxious to ride yet another wave to improvement...

Modern Project Management: Successfully Integrating Project Management Knowledge Areas and Processes. (New Sources - Management).
January 1, 2002... Norman R. Howes. 2001. AMACOM. Hardcover w/CD-ROM 262p. ISBN 0-8144-0632-7. $59.95. Project management is not a new business concept. It has been around for over 30 years as a recognizable business process. Its importance as an...

News on the web. (Price's Posts).
January 1, 2002... Searching for breaking news on the Web has been a challenge since the Web's inception. However, in the past few months, it has become easier. Mind you it's not perfect but what is on the Web? Why has this been an issue? Most of the general...

Who's the best of the best? (More Updates).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Who's the best of the best? The 3rd Annual Financial Times' "European Company Performance Survey" ranks constituents of the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSB) global equity index on total returns to shareholders over the past year and the...

Institutional investor magazine. (More Updates).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Institutional Investor magazine no longer provides free league tables (value/volume performance rankings of professional advisors) online. Use Wall Street Net (WSN), which has all that and more. WSN also holds a Debt & Equity Database for deals...

It's a recession? (More Updates).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... It's a recession? Who says? The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is the arbiter of economic cycles. On November 26, NBER's six-member Business Cycle Dating Committee made it official, labeling it "mild" and predicting an easing back...

The Small Business Administration. (More Updates).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Small Business Administration just released BusinessLaw.gov. The site offers information specific to each state including sections on "Hiring Employees," "Paying Taxes," and "Selecting a Location." It features "business wizards,"...