Searcher articles from March 2008

Searcher archives from March 2008

Searcher's voice: hey, OCLC! Got a minute?(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I know you're busy, what with all the brewing brouhaha stemming from the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control. Although to most of us, the term "bibliographic control" covers a lot...

Google and your government.(THE GOVERNMENT ONLINE)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You have heard about e-gov. That's the short term for electronic government, the use of digital technology by governments to provide information and services. Let me introduce you to "G-gov." That's my own short term...

Internet Librarian 2007: what's up with searching and what's the deal with virtual worlds?(Conference news)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As October 2007 drew to a close, information professionals made their annual migration to Monterey, Calif., for total immersion in the tools, tips, jargon, and trends that librarians and information professionals...

Growing on a shoestring: a business information guide for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs): Part 1. What everyone needs.(Live Links)(Cover story)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Business today is fast-paced. There is more information out there than owners of small to medium-sized businesses can reasonably manage as they focus on growing revenue. Ye t managing the flow of needed...

On the road again: gear for a mobile world.(LiveLinks)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a child, my friends and I used to play hide and seek. The object was to find friends hiding around the house or somewhere behind a tree or boulder. Success at the game had two measures: first, finding the person,...

Think globally, but where to start? Websites and blogs for the green at heart.(LiveLinks)
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] It seems that every newscast, paper, and magazine includes a segment or column on celebrities or industries "going green." But what exactly does this buzz phrase mean to the ordinary individual who is busy with...

When 'trust me, it's a good idea' won't cut it: tips for developing effective business cases.
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Of all the challenges we information professionals tackle, I believe the one we dread the most is crafting business cases--to advocate for budget increases, for new licenses, for special projects, or even for the...

Library book sales: cleaning house or cleaning up?
March 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Library book sales can be the stuff of dreams for both library supporters and book lovers. For book lovers, each sale offers an instant expansion of that collection of cookbooks, mystery novels, or gardening how-to's...

Zooming ahead of cancer on the information superhighway.(INTERNET EXPRESS)
March 1, 2008... My friend's brain tumor is at it again. After a year and a half of shrinkage and quiet, it started growing last August. Over the next 6 weeks, it rapidly wrecked my pal's ability to read, write, and often, even to speak and understand. (These...

Contacts.(Directory)
March 1, 2008... Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) 20 West 44th St. New York, NY 10036 (212) 944-8291 (212) 944-8293 (fax) URL: http://www.abaa.org/ Asociacion Espanola Contra el Cancer (AECC) Amador de los...