Business Information Alert articles from November 2002

Business Information Alert archives from November 2002

Sources of U.S. economic indicators.(Directory)
November 1, 2002... Economic indicators are cited daily, weekly, and monthly in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and the Survey of Current Business. Since markets will often swing in anticipation of changes in economic indicators,...

From the editor.
November 1, 2002... The leading economic indicators are a subject of interest to the general public these days, second only to the fixation on the daily stock market indices. I've seen several articles defining these indicators, but felt that a good, clear article...

Travel and Tourism. (News & Trends).(overview of reports into trends in the world tourism market)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2002... International Sources What is the world's largest growth industry for the 21st century? Tourism. The World Tourism Organization, a United Nations affiliate, backs up its forecast with "Facts & Figures" and "Market Trends." WTO contributor...

Nua: doing well by doing good in dublin. (News & Trends).(interview with Charlie Taylor, editor of online statistical resource Nua)(Interview)
November 1, 2002... I was bicycling in Ireland this fall and suddenly remembered I was in the land of Nua, the popular online resource for Internet statistics. I called, and Charlie Taylor, the editor, invited me to drop in anytime. So I pedaled right over. ...

Digital Futures: strategies for the information age. (Information Technology).(Book Review)
November 1, 2002... Marilyn Deegan & Simon Tanner. 2002. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Softcover. 276p. ISBN. 1-55570-437-9. $55. One of the most popular topics in today's professional literature is digitization. Discussions often cover both new products and...

Trade Associations & Professional Bodies of Continental Europe. (International Reference).
November 1, 2002... Tara E. Atterbury, ed. 2002. Graham & Whiteside (distributed by the Gale Group). 978p. ISBN 1-86099-341-9. $280. When you're looking for companies or investigating an export market, trade associations can be a useful source of industry...

Web of deception: misinformation on the Internet. (The Internet).(Net Crimes and Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering the Spammers, Swindlers, and Stalkers Who Are Targeting You Online)(Book Review)
November 1, 2002... Anne P. Mintz, ed. 2002. CyberAge Books. Softcover. ISBN. 0-910965-60-9. $24.95. Net Crimes & Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering the Spammers, Swindlers, and Stalkers Who Are Targeting You Online J. A. Hitchcock. Loraine Page, ed. 2002....

Audio and video on the web: do you hear what I hear? (Price's Posts).
November 1, 2002... The Content: Part 2 In part 1, I mentioned that with National Public Radio (NPR) content you will be keyword searching program abstracts. But what about the ability to keyword search every word spoken on a radio or television show or in a...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2002... January 21-23, 2003 Annual Conference Sponsored by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Philadelphia, PA www.alise.org/conferences/index.shtml January 21-23, 2003 Information Online...

Just peachy: the American Library Association's 2002 Annual Conference. (Conference Report).
November 1, 2002... Librarians and information professionals gathered in June in Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Library Association's 2002 Annual Conference. Although I work in a special library setting, I found the ALA programs insightful and interesting. ...