Searcher articles from January 2004

Searcher archives from January 2004

Encyclopedia of the future: Vol. 12, "L"... "Library, THE".(Searcher's Voice)(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2004... "... By the early years of the 21st century, the forces of technology began to press the information professional community to re-examine the basic infrastructure of service to clients and to consider centralizing national and international...

If at first you don't succeed, stop!: Proposed legislation to set up new intellectual property right in facts themselves.(The Sidebar)(H.R. 3261, the "Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act" )
January 1, 2004... Here they go again. First of all, I want to thank those of you who made calls, wrote, or faxed letters to your elected representatives and then called all your friends and urged them to action. So far, the efforts to protect facts from...

One little, two little, three little candidates: the presidential primaries on the Web.(Internet Express)
January 1, 2004... Ten September Democrats standing in a line; Bob Graham quit and then there were trine. Every morning, nay clock radio turns on the NPR news. Ten seconds later, I wake up screaming. You see, I haven't quite completed the desensitizing...

Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!(Tools of the Trade)(including MailWasher Pro, Spam SleuthSpam and Subtract Pro)
January 1, 2004... It's been quite a while since I've asked for a show of hands, so today that's where I'm going to start--even though I'm fairly certain I can predict the results. Who likes spam? Before anyone raises their hand, I just want to be clear: I'm not...

Beyond road maps: the topography of digital mapping databases.
January 1, 2004... "A map is not the territory it represents, but if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness." --Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950), Science and Sanity (4th ed., 1958). Ever since I joined the Boy...

Early pioneers tell their stories.(Online Before The Internet)(Interview)
January 1, 2004... Part 5 On the Road to LexixNexis Previous installments in this series featured interviews with Roger Summit and Carlos Cuadra, the founders of Dialog and Orbit. Both of these online services first appeared on the market as...

Information audits: building critical process.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... Information audits don't seem to arouse the same interest--and anxiety--as their financial counterparts. Why is that? Is it because financial or performance audits are cloaked in senior management or, in the case of public libraries, board...

Knowledge management at your service: new solutions and sources for librarians.
January 1, 2004... Knowledge management is sometimes described as "getting the right information to the right people at the right time, so they can make the right decisions." Although the term has come to be associated with software that automates the process,...

Contacts.
January 1, 2004... Stephanie C. Ardito Ardito Information & Research, Inc. 1019 Sedwick Drive, Suite G Wilmington, DE 19803 (302) 479-5373 (302) 479-5375 (fax) Internet: sardito@ardito.com Autonomy Ltd. Unit 7 Woodhall Avenue...