Searcher articles from February 2003

Searcher archives from February 2003

The l-word. (Searcher's Voice).
February 1, 2003... All great librarians--and there are so many of us, aren't there?--can tell tales of clients who adore them. Reference librarians have the most, of course, since they supply such personalized service. But technical service librarians have their...

Market research aggregators.
February 1, 2003... In my opinion, this is a good time to think about creating and developing new products and services. A dip in the economy and a slow-down in business can free up staff to evaluate the current products and services offered in your company and...

Our environment, Part 3: The science and technology.(Web-based environmental resources)
February 1, 2003... Continuing our discussion of Web-based resources on the environment, the last of the "Our Environment" series focuses on environmental science (and those responsible for scientific research projects). It will cover the collection and analysis...

Linking services unleashed.
February 1, 2003... When we talk about the past, present, and future of digital linking among scholarly materials, time periods are very short indeed. In the past, linking among scholarly materials, specifically among and between bibliographic records and their...

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: why not?(Bush budget lacks funding )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... On and off for the last 20 years, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) has had to fight for its existence. Two administrations have tried to get rid of NCLIS by requesting zero budget. Interested members of...

So you want to start a syndicated revolution: RSS news blogging for searchers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... A decade ago, many of us were catching our first glimpse of a new world order, a precarious, yet tenacious little habitat called the World Wide Web. Just as e-mail and the Web became the killer apps that helped define the Internet experience of...

From bright idea to beta test: the story of LOCKSS.(Lots Of Copies Keep Stuff Safe)
February 1, 2003... Vicky Reich is a small, energetic woman who admits to bouncing when excited. But she was not excited when she met her friend, David Rosenthal, for a hike in California's Joseph Grant State Park on a beautiful Sunday in October 1998. She was...

A primer in information economics.
February 1, 2003... Many articles have been published recently about pricing content, articles suggesting various models of how to price and make a profit from selling information products. Why isn't there one winning method? How can free information and...

"Oh no -- I missed it again?": WinDates reminds. (Tools of the Trade).(Rockin Software's WinDates canlendar, scheduling software )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Meet Pamela Smith. She's sitting at her desk, completely submerged in the company's latest "rush" project. Dialog, Factiva, LexisNexis, and the Internet are all shouting at her -- "Me next! Me next!" Then it starts. The phone rings -- it's...

Virtual reference in libraries: status and issues. (Leading Libraries).
February 1, 2003... Like it or not, virtual reference in libraries is here to stay. As the American Express ad used to say, "It's everywhere you want to be." Virtual patrons, with access to electronic resources the library provides, will have questions. New...

Content analysis Part 2: A value add for the analytical librarian.
February 1, 2003... Introduction We don't act in isolation. And we don't act before we analyze. And we don't analyze without information that clues us into the implications of our actions. What's different about your case? What's similar about everyone...

Ethnic NewsWatch. (Web Wise Ways).(Ethnic database)
February 1, 2003... David M. Oldenkamp There are as many Americas as there are Americans. Obviously, a nation of unique individuals cannot be expected to think, act, or talk alike. Applying these ideas to a library or information setting, one realizes that...