Searcher articles from May 2008

Searcher archives from May 2008

Searcher's voice redundancy.(Editorial)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As information professionals, we have two primary--not to say, primal--goals the pursuit of which qualifies us as a profession. One is access, guaranteeing that our clients, which some might define as encompassing...

Joomla! Looms: can open source CMS save a library website?(INTERNET EXPRESS)
May 1, 2008... Two years ago, I was sitting at my reference desk, struggling with the constraints of a "mid-century" library, sans office, elevator, or even enough electricity to run the computers we had--more or less relying on the laptops of patrons eager...

Searching for Australian content: industries, companies, people, and government.(Live Links)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A little local Aussie knowledge can go a long way. For some tips on finding information on Australian industries, companies, people, and government policies, I interviewed leading business, news, and policy...

Web-based tools for citation data management: research is big business and a key to national rankings and international status.(Live Links)
May 1, 2008... Private research corporations and well-endowed private universities vie for funding and the prestige that comes with it. Between 1998 and 2003, for example, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) doubled its science funding. However, about 5...

Staying on the alert for military and defense news: RSS feeds and E-updates from around the Web.(Live Links)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the rites of passage in my Army basic training course in 1983 involved going through elaborate pirouettes with rifle and bayonet under a harsh summer South Carolina sun. A tall, imposing figure standing atop a...

The universal library in a virtual universe: second life and a second chance for librarians?(Live Links)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Most universal libraries focus on the input side of the equation--gathering, organizing, and preserving as much of recorded human information and knowledge as possible. The ancient library at Alexandria was an...

An office in every home?
May 1, 2008... We have entered the age of work-all-the-time, never-stop communications, and terrible commuter traffic. You have a job that takes a bit of time, a lot of time, or all of your time. You have decisions to make as to where to do the work that...

Freedom-to-operate patent searching: my six basic rules.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What risks will a company take if it decides to commercialize a new product or process? Specifically, what need it fear from patent litigation? Freedomtooperate (FTO) opinions provide risk assessments relating to...

Government blogging.(THE GOVERNMENT ONLINE)
May 1, 2008... Blogs can be cranky with names such as Crooks and Liars and Savage Chickens. So I was a bit perplexed the first time I heard the phrase "corporate blogging." Those two concepts initially seemed at odds--the institutionalized corporation using...

Contacts.(Directory)
May 1, 2008... Lori Bell Alliance Library System 600 High Point Lane East Peoria, IL 61611 (309) 694-9200, ext. 2128 skype: lbell927 Internet: lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com Heather Carine Carine Research P.O. Box...