Business Information Alert articles from September 2006

Business Information Alert archives from September 2006

Researching European companies: new EU legislation affecting company research, Part 2.
September 1, 2006... As we saw in Part 1, pan-European legislation is of great importance to international company researchers. I discussed several of the 10 pieces of EU-wide company legislation that are significant for future disclosure of highly detailed...

From the editor.(Editorial)
September 1, 2006... In this issue, Sylvia James continues her examination of recent EU legislation that affects business researchers' quests for information about European and EU companies. In part 1 (July/August 2006), she identified EU directives and laws that...

Oil crisis? Librarians, start your engines!(News and Trends)
September 1, 2006... Pump rage! It's real. I endured only abusive language, but my motor scooter suffered a vicious motorist's $150 worth of destructive wrath at a crowded service station recently. I racked it up to jealousy over my enviable 50 mpg. While pump...

Bottom of the barrel?(News and Trends)
September 1, 2006... Are we running low on oil or not? Let's look beyond the pump at this controversial issue. Industry experts generally agree that crude oil will run out eventually. But when? That's the core of the debate. Peak oil theorists claim the time is...

What's new?(News and Trends)
September 1, 2006... United Business Media PLC, owner of PR Newswire, has acquired Commonwealth, owner of Journal of Commerce and PIERS database, two stalwart global trade resources. Don't leave for China without checking out "The China Urban Index." It...

What's old?(News and Trends)(www.proquestcompany.com )(www.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/corprep/recordList )(http://brunolib.cba.ua.edu/search/histars/)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... ProQuest Historical Annual Reports: This archive comprises 160 years of continuous coverage for more than 800 of America's top corporations. www.proquestcompany.com/ The Association of Business Library Directors is preparing an index of...

What's left?(News and Trends)(http://searchparty.blogspot.com/)(www.bestbizweb.com)(terryt@wharton.upenn.edu.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... My blog, Search Party Biz Info Bits (http://searchparty.blogspot.com/), was named a Best Business Research Site for the month of August 2006. The Information Advisor's Best Business Web Sites E-letter, Bob Berkman's monthly review of the...

Money Laundering: A Concise Guide for All Business.
September 1, 2006... Money Laundering: A Concise Guide for All Business Doug Hopton. 2006. Gower/Ashgate Publishing. Hardcover. 192p. ISBN: 0-566-08639-5. 899. 95. Author Doug Hopton is a business consultant on financial crime. He is an over 35-year employee...

The Indian Offshore Advantage: How Offshoring is Changing the Face of HR.
September 1, 2006... The Indian Offshore Advantage: How Offshoring is Changing the Face of HR Ian Hunter. 2006. Gower/Ashgate Publishing. Hardcover. 134p. ISBN: 0-566-08682-4. $195. This book is a practical but unabashedly optimistic view of...

Net Crimes and Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering Web Spammers, Stalkers, and Con Artists.
September 1, 2006... Net Crimes and Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering Web Spammers, Stalkers, and Con Artists 2d. ed. J.A. Hitchcock. 2006. A CyberAge Book from Information Today, Inc. Softcover. 496p. ISBN: 0-910-965-72-2. $24.95. The daily newscasts...

The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide.
September 1, 2006... The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide Rachel Singer Gordon. 2006. Information Today, Inc. Softcover. 224p. ISBN: 1-57387-256-3. $29.50. In The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide, Rachel Singer Gordon combines advice, anecdotes, and...