Searcher articles from September 2005

Searcher archives from September 2005

Skip this ad.(use of online newspapers)
September 1, 2005... Mark Twain once had an idea for a publication called The Back Number, but it never got off the ground. He couldn't convince any publisher that the idea would work. Twain's notion was that one could take news stories published months or years...

A 20-year-old overnight sensation: on-demand software arrives with a flourish.(PUBLISHING TRENDS)
September 1, 2005... You know how the software industry always seems to reinvent services information professionals devised long agog They're at it again. Subscription-based software, on-demand, pay-as-you-go, software-as-a-service, metered services, hosted...

I spy with my little eye: removing and repelling spyware and malware.(INTERNET EXPRESS)
September 1, 2005... A man sits at a computer bearing a sign that reads, "This PC Has Been Porn Free for 23 Days." --C. Covert Darbyshire cartoon in The New Yorker, June 27, 2005 The sun was up. I was preparing our library's Internet access computers for a...

New and improved: a second look at favorites.(electronic books)(Column)
September 1, 2005... "New" may be a bit of a stretch; "improved" is what I really intend to discuss. Since I began writing this column 4 years ago, I have covered a lot of tools. I think it's time to look back to see what improvements, if any, have occurred to some...

Le Milleur (the best) de l'Internet: a review of French-language information sources.(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... In March of this year, French President Jacques Chirac asked his country's Culture Minister and National Librarian to investigate the creation of a European digital library that would give French and European literature a greater online...

Factiva SalesWorks and Companies & Executives: a product review.(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2005... In January 2005, Factiva announced two new products designed to ease access to global business intelligence. Factiva SalesWorks for salespeople and Factiva Companies & Executives for marketing and sales management are meant for busy users who...

E-reference books: a Knovel experience.(use of the books)
September 1, 2005... In the course of making the transition from corporate librarian to independent researcher this past year, I have missed my former access to e-reference texts. Free tools for searching and accessing full-text journal content such as Scirus and...

"If you were a real librarian, you would know": information professionals without M.L.I.S. degrees.(qualification of librarians and their demand in the market )
September 1, 2005... "People need librarians, not brick and mortar." --Barbara Quint, editor, Searcher magazine Tossing aside typical definitions and ways of thinking for a moment, just what is a librarian? Is it someone with an M.L.S. or M.L.I.S. degree?...

Best buys.(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2005... Hardware Best Small PCs Shuttle Computer's XPC i8600b ($1,611); Dell Inc.'s OptiPlex SX 280 ($1,403); Gateway Computers' Profile 5.5C ($1,885) Source: Dan Sommer et al., "Small Is Beautiful," PC World, June 2005, pp. 124-8. ...

Contacts.(Directory)
September 1, 2005... 3am Labs (LogMein Basic) 500 Unicorn Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 (781) 638-9050 URL: http://www.logmein.com Acronis Inc. (Privacy Expert Suite 8.0) 395 Oyster Point Boulevard Suite 213 South San...