| FEATURES
|
Le Meilleur
(The Best) de l’internet
A Review of French-Language Information Sources
Pascal Lupien offers some background on Internet
use by Francophones and then breaks down available
French-language resources into various categories,
including virtual libraries, search engines, and
journal indexes. |
Page 26 |
Factiva SalesWorks
and Companies & Executives
A Product Review
If you need access to global business intelligence,
Rosemary Whitney gives you a close look at two new
Factiva products, one designed for salespeople, the
other for marketing and sales management professionals. |
Page 32 |
E-Reference Books
A Knovel Experience
Are you an independent researcher who longs for
the kind of free access to e-reference texts that
a corporate librarian has? Laura Felter feels your
pain and offers a solution for keeping up with what’s
hot in the sci-tech and patent fields: the e-reference
database products from Knovel. |
Page 37 |
“If You Were a
Real Librarian, You Would Know”
Information Professionals Without M.L.I.S.
Degrees
Just how hard is it to be an information professional
working within a library setting if you don’t
have the typical library degree? Bill Jenkins interviews
several information brokers who fall into this category
to see how they’ve fared in their careers. |
Page 44 |
| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
When
is using a blog as a news source not a good idea? According to bq, when you’re
not getting the whole story — and don’t even know it.
|
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| COLUMNS
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Publishing Trends
This new column by Paula Berinstein debuts with a look at the “overnight
sensation” formerly known as subscription-based software, which has changed
a bit in the 20-plus years since info pros first began using it. |
Page 8 |
Internet Express
Could your computer be infested with parasitic spyware or malware programs?
Before irreversible damage is inflicted, or to help keep those varmints away,
Irene McDermott shows you how to bring in the electronic equivalent of the Orkin
Man to your computers. |
Page 16 |
Tools of the Trade
Sheri Lanza reviews her favorite “tools” from
the past 4 years to see if any have improved and
pats herself on the back for a new feature now available
on Wordware. |
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| DEPARTMENTS
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Best Buys
Before you make those hardware, software, and
Internet-related purchases, check out Best Buys. |
Page 50 |
Contacts
Find the
postal and electronic addresses, phone and fax
numbers for all the companies, products, and people
mentioned in this issue. |
Page 53 |
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