Searcher articles from September 2003

Searcher archives from September 2003

Muggle magic.(Searcher's Voice)
September 1, 2003... Of all the characters in the Harry Potter stories, my personal favorite--the one whose arrival on a page always brings on a smile of eager anticipation--is Arthur Weasley. He is the patriarch (if one can use such a venerable term for such a...

Criminology web sites: an annotated "Webliography".
September 1, 2003... Criminology, the study of crime, criminal behavior, and its prevention, has been a part of the human condition since Cain murdered his brother, Abel. But the world is far more complicated (and more dangerous) now than it was then. Today the...

Protecting yourself against "rogue" vendors: beyond "divine" guidance.(The Sidebar)
September 1, 2003... Here's a scary thought. Is divine's RoweCom/Faxon the only loose link in the vendor chain? Does dealing with any other companies put your operation at a similar risk? Just consider the number of suppliers for your organization. From the...

Due diligence on key vendors: looking for floes in all the right places.(Web Wise Ways)
September 1, 2003... What can information professionals do to significantly decrease the chance of repeating the challenges of the divine vendor follies? How can you minimize your risk and maximize your investments? You can evaluate and monitor your vendors. We'll...

Web resources for home-schooling.(Internet Express)
September 1, 2003... Imagine giving up your job, not to relax, but to home-school your children. You abandon your income and independence to devote yourself full time to your offspring. As a home-school parent, you make yourself responsible not only for their...

Working the pharmaceutical pipeline databases.
September 1, 2003... (Note: The following does not describe an actual event but a fictional encounter created for the article.) The day began as most do... a quiet period in the early dawn, sipping on the java while reading the daily digest from the BUSLIB...

94th annual SLA conference: a new beginning or same old?(Special Libraries Association )
September 1, 2003... As the Special Libraries Association approached its 94th annual conference, its members faced several questions. Given the state of the world, would attendance suffer? Would the Association be without a new executive director when the...

New life for GPO: interview with Bruce R. James, Public Printer of the U.S.(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 1, 2003... Bruce R. James became Public Printer of the United States in January 2003. He was recruited out of retirement by President Bush to head the Government Printing Office (GPO). Mr. James has founded and managed printing companies in the U.S. and...

10 best buys.(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2003... Hardware Best Notebook Computers: IBM's ThinkPad X31 ($2,369) and ThinkPad T40 ($3,399); Hewlett-Packard/Compaq's Pavilion ze5300 ($1,893) and Pavilion ze4200 ($999) Source: Jenn DeFeo, "Notebooks Notebooks, Notebooks," PC Magazine...

Grant blessings.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... Bless you Searcher magazine for writing an article about "Grant Money on the Web" [May 2003]. I have a friend who is learning to write for grants for a worthwhile nonprofit cause. The learning curve has been tremendous and I've only minimally...

Providential correction.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I read with interest the article in this month's Searcher about newspaper archives by Larry Krumenaker ["Tribunes and Tribulations: The Top 100 Newspaper Archives (Or Lack Thereof)," July/August 2003]. It was a great comparison of the features...

EBSCO linking issues.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... This e-mail is about your recent article in Searcher, "Linking Services Unleashed" [February 2003]. I have been intimately involved in the linking solutions that we offer though EBSCO-host for a number of years (the development team reports to...

Following the fed.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I just wanted to comment to you how important your article in Searcher ["National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: Why Not?," February 2003] was to me, and I'm sure to many. The problem of getting the kudos an organization...

Tax problems.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I work with CCH and saw your April article "Pay it Forward" [Irene McDermott's April 2003 "Internet Express" column]. We appreciate you including CCH Complete Tax online tax prep and efiling in both the Free File Alliance section as well as...

Give 'Em "L".(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2003... I just read and enjoyed your little write- up entitled "L" is for Librarians ["Searcher's Voice: The 'L'Word," February 2003]. I'm the manager of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (Web site is at www.ncjrs.org,) which, among...

Contacts.
September 1, 2003... 80-20 Software (Retriever 2.6 SP1) 3055 112th Avenue NE Corporate Campus East Suite 120 Bellevue, WA 98004 (425) 739-6767 (425) 739-9228 (fax) URL: http://www.80-20.com Adaptec Inc. (DVPics Plus,...