Searcher articles from June 2009

Searcher archives from June 2009

Searcher's voice: stormy seas and piracy.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Things are getting ugly out there, but they could get uglier. With the threat of unemployment seeming to loom over everyone in the nation, it seems we might start looking at colleagues or clients as competitors or...

Free tools for job seekers.
June 1, 2009... "Can you help this patron with her resume?" my colleague asked. "Sure!" I answered jauntily. After all, at work I am Computer Answer Girl, able to solve the most vexing problems with a flick of the mouse or a toggle of a power button. But...

The perils of federal publishing and the benefits of SaaS project management services: or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the audit.(TOOLS OF THE TRADE)
June 1, 2009... Halfway through working on my original column last week, I received an email from the government that is most people's worst nightmare (including mine). It read: The [insert agency name] has requested an audit of work performed...

Survival lessons for libraries: corporate libraries--a soft analysis and a warning: when a library closes or suffers drastic reductions, is it suicide or murder? And what happens to the survivors? Our series continues with case studies of corporate library reductions and closures and what you can do to minimize your chances of becoming a victim.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When the internet as a popular research tool began affecting the lives of librarians and information professionals and their clients, accountability for contributing to the mission (i.e., bottom line) of one's parent...

Financial information literacy services at your library.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many people don't like to talk about their finances. And, even though personal finance is on everyone's mind now, that doesn't mean...

All (almost) on the internet: freely available science information resources on the Web.
June 1, 2009... The recent economic downturn has caused, and undoubtedly will continue to cause, cutbacks in the budgets of libraries worldwide. While some savings may come out of operations, many cuts will need to come from collections and may include...

Thinking about culture and language: the European Library and Europeana.
June 1, 2009... Just as I was beginning to wonder whether the world really needed Europeana [http://www.europeana.org], the ambitious new digital repository of Europe's art treasures, to construct its site in 22 different languages, there comes a press release...

The art of the deal: negotiating in times of economic stress.
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Samford University Library Negotiating for products and services can be a tricky business in the best of times. Information professionals and vendors might both make a knee-jerk assumption that in the worst of...

Contacts.(Directory)
June 1, 2009... 37signals LLC (BaseCamp) 400 North May St., Ste. 301 Chicago, IL 60622 (312) 239-0165 URL: http://37signals.com American Library Association (ALA) 50 E Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 944-7298 ...