Business Information Alert articles from September 2003

Business Information Alert archives from September 2003

Taming online research: tracking, reporting, and cost recovery.
September 1, 2003... Introduction Remember the "good old days" when information professionals could look at reference desk statistics and check out cards to get an indication of which resources were being used, who was using what, and how often? Then along...

From the editor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... Billing for library services has been around for some time, but it is now becoming more common. In my days as a librarian, it was very controversial, with librarians lining up on either side of the debate. There were those who saw charge-back...

Don't ask--don't tell.(News & Trends)(brief overview of several business information resources on the web)
September 1, 2003... Don't ask; I can't explain it. Don't tell; maybe we're not supposed to know. Gary Price has told us about the untapped resources on the vast "Invisible Web." But did you know there are hidden patches of information right in our own grazing...

The handbook of human resource management policies and practices in Asia-Pacific economies, volumes 1 & 2.(Human Resources)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Volume 1. Michael Zanko, ed. 2002. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. Hardcover. 735p. ISBN: 1-84064- 750-7. $140. Volume 2. Michael Zanko & Matt Ngui, eds. 2003. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. Hardcover. 643p. ISBN: 1-84064-751-5. $145. $255 for the...

Managing the human side of information technology: challenges and solutions.(Information Technology)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Coral R. Snodgrass & Edward J. Szewczak, eds. 2002. IRM/Idea Group Publishing. Hardcover. 351p. ISBN: 1-930708-32-7. $89.95. There has been a seemingly inexorable trend toward the use of technology to manage people and processes in...

Network knowledge in international business.(International Business)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Sarianna M. Lundan, ed. 2002. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. Hardcover. 304p. ISBN: 1-84064-870-8. $110. Network and knowledge management have been buzzwords in recent years, and there have been many publications on the subject. Network...

Super searchers on Madison Avenue: top advertising and marketing professionals share their online research strategies.(Market Research)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Grace Avellana Villamora. 2003. CyberAge Books, a division of lnformation Today. Softcover. 236p. ISBN: 0-910965-63-3. $24.95. Whenever I finish reading a book from the Super Searchers series, I always feel like I've had an exhilarating...