Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise. Information services organizations (libraries) continue to be challenged by information seeking behaviors and expectations of web search engine users. In a recent Library Journal article, Judy Luther discusses issues related to metasearch engines. In the article she writes, “For many searchers, the quality of the results matter less than the process… Continue reading Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise
Cataloguing Cultural Objects: Guide to Describing Cultural Works
Cataloguing Cultural Objects: Guide to Describing Cultural Works. The Visual Resources Association has recently published the Cataloguing Cultural Objects (CCO) in the hopes of developing guidelines or standards for describing and retrieving information about cultural works. CCO provides guidelines for selecting, ordering, and formatting data used to populate catalog records. CCO is designed to promote… Continue reading Cataloguing Cultural Objects: Guide to Describing Cultural Works
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Back from visiting family and working in Ohio. Had a great time!
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Off to visit family in Ohio for the weekend . . .
U.S. Government Manual 2003-2004
U.S. Government Manual 2003-2004. GPO provides access to The U.S. Government Manual 2003-2004 via either a key word search or through a browse feature (choose between viewing content in text of pdf), to access data organized into the following topics: Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Executive Agencies, Independent Establishments and Gov't Corporations, Quasi-Official Agencies,… Continue reading U.S. Government Manual 2003-2004
Annual Best Law Office Website Contest
Annual Best Law Office Website Contest. Law Office Computing magazine announced the winners of the competition for the best websites, large and small firms. Thanks to Amy Campbell, I Want My BlogTV, for posting the information, which is as follows: Winner, large firm: Jones Day Winner, small firm: Zupkus & Angell [beSpacific]
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John Dowell, weblogger for Macromedia, points us to Lynda Weinman's videos. Very cool idea! [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Salary Survey results
Salary Survey results. The HFI Salary Survey, which I mentioned here a while ago, has released its results. The quick info for US respondents: Commercial: $82,600 (179 respondents) Government & Nonprofit: $59,700 (23 respondents) With the US respondents working in the commercial sector of the economy, three factors appear to influence compensation: experience in the… Continue reading Salary Survey results
CIO Australia: One law firm gets it right
CIO Australia: One law firm gets it right. CIO Australia published today a profile of InterAction customer Brown McCarroll, a Texas law firm that recently implemented InterAction. There are a number of excellent ideas for being creative in rolling out your CRM system. Next time someone tries to tell you professionals won’t adopt CRM, point… Continue reading CIO Australia: One law firm gets it right
Poverty Rate Rises for second consecutive Year in U.S.
Poverty Rate Rises for second consecutive Year in U.S.. Fresh on the heals of Bush’s dismal showing in the latest polls, comes word that the number of Americans living at or under the Poverty Line has risen “markedly” for the second straight year, due to plummeting pay rates, and a dismal job outlook. According to the… Continue reading Poverty Rate Rises for second consecutive Year in U.S.