From Marcus Zillman, this “Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation white paper titled Academic and Scholar Search Engines and Sources is a 32 page research paper listing selected resources both new and existing that will help anyone who is attempting to find academic and scholarly information and knowledge available on the Internet. Each source is described along with the URL address than can be accessed.”
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Daily Archives: December 2, 2004
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs Will Launch on Dec. 9
“On Dec. 9, Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, will be launching Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs, an innovative public education project that will help you find prescription drugs that fit your budgetespecially if you are a senior or have no prescription drug coverage. Visitors to the Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs website… Continue Reading
2004 Digital Cities Survey Highlights Winners in VA, Iowa, Texas, Utah and Washington
Top 10 Digital Cities Named for 2004 “The annual study examines how city governments are utilizing digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations. The first-place cities in their respective population categories are Virginia Beach, Va.; Des Moines, Iowa; Denton, Texas (tie); Ogden, Utah (tie); and Redmond, Wash.” Continue Reading
Google Launches Beta of Google Groups
Press release: “Google Inc. today launched the next generation Google Groups… Google Groups can be found by clicking on the ‘Groups’ link on the Google home page or visiting http://groups-beta.google.com. This enhanced product enables users to create, manage, search and browse web-based groups, as well as subscribe to and track favorite groups. Building on the… Continue Reading
Employee Productivity Undermined by Tech Scrutiny According to New Report
A new white paper by Dr. Carsten Sørensen of the London School of Economics (in conjunction with Microsoft UK), titled The Future Role of Trust in Work – The Key Success Factor for Mobile Productivity. According to InfoWorld, the report indicates “that managers are using technologies such as e-mail, mobile phones, and SMS (Short Messaging… Continue Reading
Courts Look to Blogs To Improve Accessibility to Public
From the National Center for State Courts’ 2004 Report on Trends in the State Courts, see Web Logs: Increasing Courts’ Ability to Quickly Communicate with Constituents (3 pages, PDF): “The courts’ traditional means of communicating with court users are the postal service, the organized media, fax machines, and telephones. In the past decade courts have… Continue Reading
