Business Information Alert articles from June 2001

Business Information Alert archives from June 2001

Accessing a Company's Strategic and Operational Information: Mining the Firm's SEC Filings.
June 1, 2001... Strategic and operational information on businesses and industries is often perceived to be difficult to obtain or available only from widely scattered sources. One source of a wide variety of strategic and operational information on a business...

From the Editor.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In our current economic climate, it's especially important to perform thorough due diligence on companies that your organization is planning to acquire, merge with, sell to, or buy from. Our lead article, from Charlie Cullinan, associate...

Who Are We? What Do We Do?(librarian discusses changing face of his profession)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... We're not the only ones with an identity crisis. Some certified public accountants (CPA) are pushing for a name change. True, the CPA title doesn't accurately describe the varied financial, consulting, and technical services that today's...

The MLS and Beyond.(master of library science)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Am I bashing library schools? My graduate library education at the University of Denver in the '70s was one of the most enriching and valuable experiences of my life. But does it make sense in today's economy? Salaries for librarians have not...

Off the Soapbox and On to the News.(information industry news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Wolters Kluwer has acquired Silver Platter Information, adding to its already imposing presence in the electronic medical and scientific information market. Reed Elsevier is selling off several major publishing operations, specifically Bowker...

Primary Research for Competitive Intelligence: Techniques for Improving Data collection from Primary Sources and for Maximizing Actionability within Your Organization.
June 1, 2001... Primary Research for Competitive Intelligence: Techniques for Improving Data collection from Primary Sources and for Maximizing Actionability within Your Organization New York, NY March 29-30, 2001 Presented by the Institute for International...

Super Searchers on Mergers & Acquisitions: The Online Secrets of Top Corporate Researchers and M&A Pros.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Jan Davis Tudor. Reva Basch, ed. 2001. Information Today (CyberAge Books). Softcover. 196p. ISBN 0-901965-48-X. $24.95. Mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, deals, and leveraged buyouts; for many people these phrases conjure up images from...

Three Clicks Away: Advice from the Trenches of eCommerce.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Michael Drapkin, Jon Lowy & Daniel Marovitz. 2001. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hardcover. 238p. ISBN: 0-471-39682-6. $29.95. Is your producer staging a soft or hard launch for your next e-enterprise? Are your cookies in place for your traffic...

Central and East European Handbook: Prospects into the 21st Century.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Patrick Heenan & Monique Lamontagne, eds. 2001. AMACOM Hardcover. 305p. ISBN 0-8144-0571-1. $75. This book provides a useful introduction to a region that boasts several emerging economies. The first section, tided "Context and Prospects,...

World Libraries on the Information Superhighway: Preparing for the Challenges of the New Millennium.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Patricia Diamond Fletcher & John Carlo Bertot, eds. Idea Group Publishing. 2000. Softcover. 313p. ISBN. 1-878289-66-7. $64.95. When I received this book, I was both hopeful and skeptical. I was hopeful that a collection of essays would...

Digital Marketing: Global Strategies from the World's Leading Experts.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Jerry Wind & Vijay Mahajan. 2001. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hardcover. 416p. ISBN 0-471-36122-4. $34.95. Digital marketing is not just marketing on steroids. It is a whole new game. This book was written as a result of a conference held at...