FEATURES
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Books
in the Web Library
Want to expand
your literary collection? Nick Tomaiuolo shows you where (and how) to find
the best selections of electronic books.
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Page
28
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Mapping
the Information Landscape
Do you have mental
maps? Marylaine Block tells you why such tools are important, using her
maps as a guide to help you design or expand yours.
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44
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Working
Virtually
Tired of the commute,
long hours in a closed-in office cubby hole, and generic coffee? Maybe
it's time to start working at home. Marsha Fulton's article outlines what
employees — and employers — need to consider before taking the work-at-home
plunge.
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50
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Thinking
About Reference Linking
Is seamless linking
to full-text articles from abstracted and indexed bibliographic information
or article reference lists just wishful thinking? Jill Grogg explores ways
to avoid the technical glitches and organizational concerns associated
with reference linking.
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56
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COLUMNS
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Searcher's
Voice
How does a telephone
survey connect to online searching? Read bq's column and it will all be
crystal clear — and that's no lie!
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Page
6
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Web
Wise Ways
Amelia Kassel
offers succinct advice on how to locate hard-to-find public company data.
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8
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Internet
Express
If you have school-aged
kids, they have homework. Find out what Web sites can help when it's not
your area of expertise.
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Page
10
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Tools
of the Trade
Want to get rid
of cookies, spyware, pop-ups, and spam? Dave Rensberger offers a bevy of
software solutions to expunge unwanted e-mail and privacy invasions.
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20
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The
Sidebar
While once the
enemy of librarians, Carol Ebbinghouse reports that library outsourcing
is getting a better reputation these days.
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Page
63
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Leading
Libraries
Doris Helfer profiles
the Baker Library at the Harvard Business School and how it has taken the
lead in academic librarian entrepreneurship.
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Page
70
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Webmastery
Gary Price interviews
Peter Scott, a long-time information professional who is often on the cutting
edge of technology.
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73
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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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78
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Index
to Advertisers
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