Business Information Alert articles from September 2005

Business Information Alert archives from September 2005

Researching Financial Services: a global perspective, part 1; definitions, opportunities, and trends in the sector.
September 1, 2005... Nearly three years ago, I wrote an article for Business Information Alert on "The Future of Financial Services and the Information Professional" (January 2003). I explained a series of trends that I thought might help business information...

From the editor.
September 1, 2005... Sylvia James has recovered from all her hard work as the chair of SLA's Business and Finance Division and is back to writing. We are quite happy about this as she is giving us a threepart series on researching the global financial services...

Why libraries?--and other trenderings.(News and Trends)
September 1, 2005... The pharaohs left us pyramids. And I guess we librarians should be honored that U.S. presidents choose libraries rather than Xtreme sports stadiums or satellite stations as their monuments. Bidding invitations are out for the George W. Bush...

China business Info deals.(News and Trends)
September 1, 2005... China's state-controlled enterprises' highly publicized efforts to acquire Maytag and Unocal fell through. But a successful business information deal got little notice. Last year Dun & Bradstreet sold Mergent, of Mergent Manuals (formerly...

DC doings.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Proposed cuts of $150 million in the U.S. Census budget could result in the elimination of the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is the result of the "long form" population census questionnaire introduced for the 2000 census that...

Downsizing media.(News and Trends)
September 1, 2005... We all just got back about five feet of shelf space. The 2006 print edition of Thomas Register of American Manufacturers, along with all Thomas directories, is the last. All are available online, free of charge. ThomasNet.com The Asian...

Deceptions at Work: Investigating and Countering Lies and Fraud Strategies.
September 1, 2005... Deceptions at Work: Investigating and Countering Lies and Fraud Strategies Michael J. Comer & Timothy E. Stephens. 2004. Gower/Ashgate Publishing. Hardcover. 496p. ISBN: 0-566-08636-0. $165. Deception and fraud are part of the business...

Managing Information Technology: A Handbook for Systems Librarians.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Managing Information Technology: A Handbook for Systems Librarians. Patricia Ingersoll & John Culshaw. 2004. Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group. Hardcover. 199p. ISBN: 0-313-32476-X $45. In the introduction,...

Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for International Business.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for International Business Rebecca Marschan-Piekkari & Catherine Welch, eds. 2004. Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. Hardcover. 640p. ISBN.. 1-84376-083-5. $250. Handbook of Qualitative Research...

Introduction to Online Investment Research.(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Introduction to Online Investment Research Jan Davis, ed. 2004. Thomson Learning. Hardcover. 344p. ISBN: 0-538-72681-4. $49.95. At the outset, it should be mentioned that Online Investment Research is, itself, one of the volumes that...