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VOLUME 19 • NUMBER 5 • June
2011
Searcher
The Magazine for Database Professionals |
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
Rolling Reality 
Is there a trade-off between an information professional’s comfort zone
and knowledgeability when it comes to news gathering? That’s the
big-bucks question bq poses in “Rolling Reality.” |
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| FEATURES |
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 All the News That’s Fit to Post. Or Is It?
Quality
Information and the Social Web
More and more it seems
quality information is becoming harder and harder to find or verify on
the social web. Nancy Herther looks at how and why the way the public
gets its knowledge is changing, which is not necessarily for the
better. The challenges addressed by Herther are how searchers can
separate fact from fiction and alert their patrons to do the same.
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From CD-ROMs to Ebooks
An Innovator
Legend’s Perspective
Sure ebooks are all the
rage. But as Nancy Herther, doing double duty this issue, points out,
on the “infotainment scale,” ebooks still pale in comparison to the
innovativeness of CD-ROMs. To illustrate this and take a look at how
CD-ROMs could lead to a better ebook, Herther interviews someone who
has been involved in both the CD-ROM and ebook revolutions: Bob Stein,
director of the Institute for the Future of the Book.
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But Wait, There’s More
Rich Oppenheim, our
techno-gadget guru, takes a gander at some of the latest
communication-sharing products that seem to come equipped with an
ever-expanding list of functions designed to turn window-shoppers into
buyers.
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What’s New in Licensing
Electronic Resources for Libraries
Charles Hamaker, an associate
university librarian for collections and technical services, gives some
pointers to fellow librarians trying to set up database license
agreements with publishers. He tells you want to look for — and avoid —
before signing on the dotted line.
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| COLUMNS |
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Internet Express
Information Superhighway on the Actual Highway: Car Communication
Technology
Irene McDermott switches gears a
bit, shifting from working on the information superhighway to driving
on whatever road you happen to be on. She shares the latest
“telematics” technology available to help drivers not only navigate
with precision but also keep them communicating safely while behind the
wheel.
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The Medical Digital
Hospital-Acquired Infection
Hospital-acquired infections
are on the rise. Stephanie Ardito examines the types of infections, why
they are increasing, what is being done to increase patient safety, and
what patients can do to protect themselves during hospital stays.
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| DEPARTMENTS
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Contacts
Find the postal and electronic
addresses, phone and fax numbers for all the companies, products, and
people mentioned in this issue.
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