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VOLUME 19 • NUMBER 3 • April 2011
Searcher
The Magazine for Database Professionals |
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
The Lost Art of Sourcing
What could librarians, info professionals, and the Watson computer have
in common if the visionary bq has her way? Please give your answers in
the form of a question.
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| COLUMNS |
 Internet Express
The Lazy Man's Guide to Helping Others: Virtual Volunteering
Want to help make the world a better place but don’t like to
venture far — or at all — from home? Fear not. Irene
McDermott says there’s a vast array of ways to volunteer without
leaving behind the comforts of your desktop. |
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Library Mobile
Abilene Christian University: An Exemplar Mobile University
Gerald McKiernan gives high grades to Abilene Christian University,
located in west-central Texas, and its ACU Connected program, which is
exploring whether the use of mobile computers, social media, and other
technologies can enhance student learning and discovery. |
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The Better Mousetrap
Ebooks:
E-Bane or E-Blessing?
Bob Buntrock returns to one of his former writing stomping grounds, Searcher
magazine and this column, and kicks off his second coming by examining
whether ebooks are making a big splash academically, especially in the
sciences. What he found out about student preference may surprise you.
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| FEATURES |
The Sizzling Ebook Marketplace
Part 1. E-Reader Devices
Nancy Herther tackles a very hot topic in the first installment of her
ebook marketplace series: e-readers. With sales of these devices
outpacing even the best forecasts, Herther looks at the leaders, from
Amazon and Barnes &Noble to other players; ebook format choices
such as EPUB; and the option to e-read without e-readers. She also
predicts some e-reader trends. |
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Rich Media 2011
Mobile and Supine Couch Potatoes, Rejoice!
Stephen Arnold addresses what he acknowledges as three big mistakes from a 1999 article he wrote for Searcher
on the uniting of the TV and the internet and then compares the main
points from the 1999 piece with what is happening now or is visible on
the horizon with the continued blend of the internet, traditional
broadcasting, and rich media.
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