Business Information Alert articles from July 2002

Business Information Alert archives from July 2002

E-books: a corporate survey update.(Panel Discussion)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... Last April, I compiled a snapshot of the use of e-books in corporate libraries. A March 2000 "Computers in Libraries" presentation on the use of e-books and readers in public and academic libraries had piqued my interest, and I was wondering if...

From the editor.
July 1, 2002... This issue is chock full of important and useful information. We start off with the promised update to my survey on the use of e-books in corporate libraries, and continue with two reports on information conferences of very different stripes....

Calendar.
July 1, 2002... August 18-24, 2002 68th IFLA General Conference & Council Sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations Glascow, Scotland www.ifla.org/IV/ifla68/index.htm August 19-24, 2002 Annual Meeting ...

Special Libraries Association Annual Conference 2002, Los Angeles. (News & Trends).
July 1, 2002... Science and business were equally represented among about 150 content vendors at SLA. The former sector offered more new products. Elsevier Science introduced an enhanced EMBASE.com for subscribers with both advanced and novice features for...

Manual of Online Search Strategies: Volume II--Business, Law, News, and Patents. (Information Services).
July 1, 2002... 3d ed. C.J. Armstrong & Andrew Large, eds. 2001. Gower Publishing. Hardcover. 283p. ISBN: 0-566-08304-3. $165. This new edition, updated from 1992, is the second in a three-volume set. Volume 3 was reviewed in the March 2002 issue of...

Ethical issues of information systems. (Information Technology).
July 1, 2002... Ali Salebnia, Ph.D., ed. 2002. IRM Press. Softcover. 3l4p. ISBN 1-931777-15-2. $59.95. Technology is a two-edged sword. It gives us an easier lifestyle, but also brings new ethical and social concerns. For the most part, IT professionals...

Social responsibility in the information age: issues and controversies. (Information Technology).
July 1, 2002... Gurpreet S. Dhillon, ed 2002. Idea Group Publishing. Hardcover. 272p. ISBN: 1930708-11-4. $74.95. The introduction of any new technology--be it the printing press, the automobile, or the computer--forces a redefinition of how we view...

Embracing Uncertainty: The Essence of Leadership. (Management).
July 1, 2002... Phillip G. Clampitt & Robert J. DeKoch. 2001. ME. Sharpe. 224p. Softcover. ISBN: 0-7656-0774-3. $24.95. Hardcover. ISBN: 0-7656-0773-5. $64.95. One thing certain about uncertainty is that it is a force to be reckoned with in the business...

Information Highways 2002 Conference and showcase: "Canada's annual event for the E-content community" March, 2002, Toronto. (Conference Report).
July 1, 2002... The Information Highways Conference theme this year was content: Discovering and Driving Value." Tools and strategies for harnessing knowledge resources within organizations, for promoting use and sharing of knowledge, and for measuring the...

7th Annual Search Engine Meeting; "Search Engines: the agony and the ecstasy". (Conference Report).
July 1, 2002... Sex and the Search Engine Okay, now that I have your attention, I confess that I learned that little trick, using "sex" in the title, from one of the presenters at the "7th Annual Search Engine Meeting," sponsored by Infonortics and held...