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VOLUME 19 • NUMBER 7 • September 2011
Searcher
The Magazine for Database Professionals |
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
Have I Got a Deal for You? 
Now that ebooks are becoming more invasive — if invisible — bq tells
librarians it’s time to form a united front and not let the content
delivery costs for this new medium go the route of the CD-ROM — when
discs were priced the same, or even more — than their print
counterparts. |
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| COLUMNS |
 Internet Express
Digital Vigilantes:
Using the Web and Smartphones to Prevent and Solve Crime
We
do just about everything else online these days, so Irene McDermott
says why not use the internet to prevent or solve crimes? She provides
a set of online tools, from crime maps to anonymous crime reporting
sites, to aid the police in keeping perps off the streets and our
neighborhoods and neighbors safe.
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Tools of the Trade
Saying Good-Bye to Technologies
Usually Dave Rensberger writes about purchasing new technology, but
this month, he addresses the best ways to get rid of the technology you
don’t want anymore — from old computers and other hardware to the apps
that came with your Android or iPad.
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| FEATURES |
Searching for the Stars
Cosmic Views and Databases
If you’re looking for information that is out of this world, David
Mattison’s article is right up your galaxy! He scopes out resources
originating from government and academic research environments and
focuses on scientific observatories, image collections from space
telescopes and space agencies, and catalogs, surveys, and databases of
celestial objects.
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21st-Century Lending Libraries
Books in a Cloud?
In her latest Searcher article, Nancy Herther looks at some of
the major ebook platforms and vendors prominent within the growing
ebook marketplace, from NetLibrary, EBL, and ebrary to Books24x7,
MyiLibrary, and OverDrive. She also checks what’s new with the Big
Three distributors — Amazon, Google, and Apple.
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Multimedia, Multilingual Science From Around the World
Science.gov and WorldWideScience.org
Miriam Drake reviews the two online depositories of millions of pages
of scientific information and research results from the Department of
Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information: Science.gov
and WorldWideScience.org.
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Reference Services Today (And Tomorrow?)
While Thomas Gilson admits marrying patrons’ 24/7 reference
expectations with librarians’ abilities and capabilities won’t be easy,
he says new tools and service models will help with this transition. |
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SLA
Are We Future Ready Yet?
Transformation into the future was part of the Future Ready theme of
the 102nd Special Libraries Association conference this past June in
Philadelphia. SLA member and attendee Cynthia Shamel shares her
takeaways from SLA 2011, highlighting the usual conference twists and
turns as well as standout speakers and exhibitors.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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