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VOLUME 16 • NUMBER 4 • April 2008
Searcher
The Magazine for Database Professionals |
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| FEATURES |
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 The 51st State: The State of Online
Issues for Future Presidents
Not
getting all the answers you need from the debates? In her continuing
series, Laura Gordon-Murnane provides websites that outline and dissect
the candidates’ views on the big issues, including healthcare, the
economy, national security, the war in Iraq, energy resources, and
global warming. |
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Growing on a Shoestring
A Business Information Guide for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) — Part 2: Details, Details, Details
In
the second of her two-part guide for SMB owners, Lark Birdsong focuses
on the subcategories of core business areas, such as industry and
finance, funding sources, grants, importing and exporting, and
marketing and advertising, and also includes government resources as
well as international sites. |
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How to Start a Nonprofit
A Digital Resource Guide
Jeff
Jones makes the process of beginning a nonprofit — from applying for
tax-exempt status to maneuvering through state laws — less daunting
with his hand-picked selection of online resources. |
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Online Information 2007 and the Web 2.0 Mandate
Our
conference correspondent Cindy Shamel files her report from the
December Online Information show in London, which had the theme
Applying Web 2.0: Innovation, Impact and Implementation. Shamel
highlights the speakers and exhibitors of interest.
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Competitive Intelligence Resources in Law Firms
Kitty
Schweyer, library and information resources manager at a major law
firm, offers an overview of CI in law firms and evaluates the fee-based
services for CI in the legal marketplace.
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
‘Look, Ma, No Hands!!’
In defining the role of the consumer-based info pro, bq says it’s all hands on deck! |
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| COLUMNS |
Tools of the Trade
Something for the RSSt of Us:
Leveraging Gadgets to Distribute Content and Increase Traffic
Erik Arnold shows dubious publishers just how easy it is via RSS to distribute data in XML format.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Contacts
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