Update:(Week 10) The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk

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The Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk
New and Useful Web Sites, Industry News, Full-Text Docs
of Interest to the Info Professional
http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com

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5/11/01

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Cheers,
gary

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Weekly Highlights #10
The Virtual Acquisition Shelf & News Desk
http://resourceshelf.blogspot.com

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Thursday, May 10, 2001

Database of the Day--Invisible Web
Salary Data--U.S. and International
SalaryExpert.Com
Information provided by Baker, Thomsen Associates. Select job title (several
hundred) and limit by zip code or state.

Web Based Research Tools--Questia
Layoffs At Questia
Source: Newsbytes

Canada Resource Shelf (2 Items)
Retail
New Web Site: RetailInteractive.Ca
>From the site, "Retail Council of Canada and Industry Canada have partnered to
develop and publish retailinteractive.ca, a pipeline to practical, hands-on
business information, resources and tools designed especially for Canada's
retailers. Used properly, this site can give retailers the competitive edge
they need to run their operations more effectively and profitably."

&

Electricity Industry
Canadian Electricity Trends and Issues
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Wednesday, May 9, 2001

Education--Statistics
Internet Usage--Statistics
Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2000

Climate--United States--Fast Facts
Comparative Climatic Data - Review

Digital Information--Opinion
A Must Read!
"Assault on Paper, or Assault on Librarians? Barbara Quint Takes On Nicholson
Baker"
Source: InfoToday Newsbreaks
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Monday, May 7, 2001

Information Visualization
More On WebMap

New Reading Material
SearchDay Newsletter

Full-Text Document Shelf (1 Item)
Transportation--Traffic--United States
Traffic--Statistics
2001 Urban Mobility Report

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Saturday, May 5, 2001

Useful Web Compilations
Weather Information
WXUSA & Weatherhub

Environment--Ozone
New Web Site: NOAA Debuts Ozone Info Web Resource

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Friday, May 4, 2001

Interesting Reading
A Series of Articles From IT-Director.Com
"From Taxonomy to the Semantic Web"
"Taxonomy: Creating Knowledge from Chaos"
"The Missing Links-The Navigation Alternatives"

Australian Resource Shelf (1 Item)
Venture Capital
Venture Capital Survey
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Thursday, May 3, 2001

Professional Reading
"Smashing the Silos:
Towards Convergence in Information Management and Resource Discovery"
by: Warwick Cathro (National Library of Australia)

You May Have Missed
News Alerts--American City Business Journals
Search Watch from Bizjournals.Com

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End Week  #10 Update

Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Information Consultant, George Washington University
gprice at gwu.edu

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