Searcher articles from July 2006

Searcher archives from July 2006

Fear of success.(Searcher's VOICE)(libraries )(Column)
July 1, 2006... Long, long ago in ages past when I worked in a traditional library environment, an unanticipated budget crisis occurred. It stemmed from the library doing its job too well. In an effort to apprise all interested clients of our wonderful growing...

Just how deep is it? Fundraising researchers wade in.(philanthropists)
July 1, 2006... Bad news begins with words like "earthquake" and "disaster." Good news begins with the word "philanthropist." Headlines trumpet philanthropists saving hospitals, shelters, and entire villages. Wire services report life-changing enhancements...

"Get outta here and get me some money, too": Web resources for public library fundraising.(INTERNET EXPRESS)
July 1, 2006... When I go to meetings of public librarians in my area, the story is always told in a flat tone, sometimes with a sigh, "We can't do this and we can't do that because... we don't have any money." In California, public libraries are still...

DOIs, URLs, LoCKSS, and missing links.(digital object identifier)(Uniform Resource Locators.)(Lots of Copies Keeps Stuff Safe)
July 1, 2006... You're reading something that takes a provocative paragraph from a book, quotes it, and cites the source. You become intrigued--so much so that you have to see not only that paragraph in context, but maybe even the entire book. Doesn't seem...

Phone search: the search goes on.
July 1, 2006... We've all had the experience of putting a project to bed, and patting ourselves on the back for a job superbly done... only to have the project resurrect itself and confront us with new challenges, new hurdles, new chances to think outside the...

How do you process your words--for free?(TOOLS of the TRADE)(Jarte, free word processor)
July 1, 2006... I'm going out on a limb here but I'm willing to bet that all of you do some word processing. And, for those of you using a PC, I'm even willing to bet that almost all of you use MSWord for your word processing needs. As I've mentioned before in...

Open access for Physics.(Marc Brodsky of American Institute of Physics)(Interview)
July 1, 2006... As executive director of the American Institute of Physics, Marc Brodsky leads a federation of 10 physics societies and heads up a major science publisher. I talked with Marc on March 7, 2006. How many individual members are represented in...

Music to soothe the savage searcher: classical music databases and web resources.(on the occassion of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday)
July 1, 2006... The year 2006 marks the 250th birthday of Austrian musician and composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I thought the occasion might warrant a review of Web databases and related online resources covering the European classical musical traditions...

Grateful for Grossman.(CORRESPONDENCE)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I read David Grossman's What's Next column ["Beyond the 'L' Word," February 2006] with great interest. I started out roughly 15 years ago as a librarian (primarily a searcher) in a technical information center, which through its evolution was...

My bad.(CORRESPONDENCE)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I think that the interview ["NTIS Adds Value: Interview with Ellen Herbst, director, National Technical Information Service by Miriam Drake, March 2006] turned out great! However, there is an error near the end of the article regarding costs...

My bad ... again.(CORRESPONDENCE)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Congratulations on another terrific article [Sidebar: "The People's Law: Free Legal Help and Legal Research on the Web, "April 2006]. I noticed that you referred to my site incorrectly in your article as Law Library Reference Exchange. It...

The Wikipedia versus Britannica debate continues.(CORRESPONDENCE)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... In response to Paula Berinstein's cover story in the March 2006 issue of Searcher ["Wikipedia and Britannica: The Kid's All Right (And So's the Old Man)"], we received this correspondence: One point which nobody seems to have addressed is...

The Empire of Imperato.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Referring to the article by Leslie Stebbins, "Now Just Who Is Daniel Imperato?," in the May 2006 issue: I found some more information about Daniel. Easy facts to check out. In addition, his name appears in SEC fillings. Seems to have been...

An internet discussion between Wallace Koehler, Ph.D. Director/Associate Professor Master of Library and Information Science Program Odum Library Valdosta State University and Vinton Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist.(CORRESPONDENCE)(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
July 1, 2006... Google/Regus The following is an account of an exchange between Vinton Cerf and Wallace Koehler. It is largely written in Koehler's voice. It results from an e-mail exchange between the two authors in March 2006. Statements from Cerf's...

Best buys.(Buyers guide)(Table)
July 1, 2006... Hardware Best Power PC Polywell's Poly 939N4-SL12JFX60 ($4,250) Source: Kirk Steers, "FX-60 Powers Fastest PCs," PC World, April 2006, pp. 46-8. Best Dual-Core PC Maingear's F131 SLI-AMD ($4,840) Source: Rich Brown,...

Contacts.(Directory)
July 1, 2006... ABS Computer Technologies Inc. (Mayhem G4 Revolution) 9997 Rose Hills Road Whittier, CA 90601-1701 (562) 695-8823 (800) 876-8088 (800) 926-8088 (562) 695-8923 (800) 685-3471 URL: http://www.abs.com ...