Satellite Events • Monday, May 11 • 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
A number of pre-conference seminars are taking place on Monday which require separate registration.
Luncheon for Seminar Attendees: Mercury Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Coffee Breaks: Outside Beekman Parlor
Show Office: Clinton Suite
Net-Based Information Resources: Making the Most of Web Content
• Beekman Parlor •
by Barbie E. Keiser, The College of Insurance
Introduction:
Discovering new sites on the Web is not a problem; hundreds exist
for every topic under the sun. Identifying those to which you should
link when time and money are a consideration--not to mention
comprehensive nature, timeliness and accuracy of the data--is the key.
This seminar will provide participants with objective information and
evaluation as to the nature, extent and quality of information
resources on the Internet.
Internet sources will be approached, from a highly practical
perspective, by an information professional who supports the research
needs of organizations on a daily basis. What's available and how do
we find it, how do we validate what we find, and how can we be kept
informed of new developments?
This one-day workshop will help you identify and evaluate Web
sites in your subject area, distinguish hard information resources on
the Net from soft, understand how traditional online services are
approaching the technology and how they intend to compete with the
"upstarts." Attendees should come away with a greater understanding of
what resources are available to them, prepared to develop a strategy
to deal with future technological and likely social developments.
Course Outline
Streamlining your Web search: Understanding your choices
Searching aids: Internet search tools, WWW search engines,
specialized servers and Web channels
Identifying those search engines, pathfinders and/or
specialized servers that are most appropriate for your subject area
Traditional publishers, databases and publications vs.
resources created for the Net
Subject-specific search strategies for locating resources in
your field
Criteria for evaluating Web sites
Identifying contributors to discussions and verifying their qualifications
Being realistic and managing the expectations of others
What we can expect in the future: New resources, tools and technologies
General news and current affairs
News sources: Global, national and local press & coverage
Public opinions, social and lifestyle issues
People news and biographical material that rings true
Personalized news services: Which is right for you?
Laws and regulations, education and religion
World constitutions, international treaties and legal documents from around the world
Government sites, legislative information services, legal libraries and important links
Human rights libraries and watchers
Formal education; continuing (adult) education; distance learning; and special education needs and fulfillment
Religions of the world, traditional and cult
Sources for scientific and technical information
International standards, national requirements and industry specs
Academic libraries and scholarly discussions
Patents and trademarks; medicine and health;
engineering and the environment; chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Economics, business and finance
Economic and financial data: Where to go and what to
believe—NGO's, government agencies and research studies
Labor issues and employment opportunities online
Key academic libraries and bulletin boards
Foreign trade data and opportunity scans
Industry and market analyses
Identifying trade associations with real data online
Stock and bond market data and trading options
Commerce, on and off-line: Malls and gateways for
conducting industry-specific research and transactions
Public and private company-specific data and sites
Using recruitment services and advertising on the Net for competitive intelligence
For each discipline, major sites for government and scholarly
information will be identified and good sites for answering
ready-reference questions noted. Methodologies for performing research
on the Web will be presented and specific resources highlighted. Sites
will be visited throughout the day, with special trials arranged for
attendees of this workshop.
Who should attend?
This program is designed for information professionals who wish
to expand access to subject resources through the use of the Internet.
Some knowledge of print and electronic resources (CD-ROM and online)
is advised.
About the Instructor:
This workshop will be conducted by Barbie E. Keiser, Director of
the Kathryn & Shelby Cullom Davis Library of The College of Insurance
in New York City. A comprehensive bibliography of additional readings
and listing of recommended Web-based resources will be distributed.
The New Search Engines—Boolean and Statistical Approaches to
Searching and the Web Search Services in Historical Perspective
• Madison Suite •
by Ev Brenner, Information Consultant
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Introduction:
Online services provide traditional Boolean search capabilities
with sophisticated tools to retrieve information, primarily for the
professional searcher. As alternatives, especially for end users,
non-Boolean statistical approach engines with relevance feedback and
weighting capabilities plus semantic and syntactic enhancements have
been appearing in the 1980s and early 1990s. The advent of the
Internet and WWW provides professional searchers and end users with
access to a plethora of unindexed full text and many different search
services to aid retrieval. This seminar will review the implications
and describe the characteristics of the new sophisticated non-Boolean
search engines such as PLS, DR-LINK, Conquest and Clarit and also the
Web search services such as AltaVista, Lycos, Excite, Muscat, Infoseek
Guide, IBM Infomarket, etc.
This seminar also offers an historical perspective of the
information retrieval arena. Not many of today's players understand
the events of the last few decades which have led to much of today's
perplexity in the field. Particular emphasis will be placed on the
interface problems between the databases and the users: what special
considerations are necessary for end-user searching and what are the
hopes and promises for machine-aided indexing and full-text searching.
Seminar Outline:
The Early Years
The pre-Online and Online Eras
Online and CD-ROM in perspective
The Intermediary Era
End-user Searching and the Information Center Today
Quality Indexing and Searching
The Boolean Picture
End-User Searching and the Information Center of the Future
The Non-Boolean Picture
Full-Text Searching
Review of Commercial Statistical Approach and Statistically Enhanced Search Engines
Review of the Web Search Engines
Alerting Services and Push-Pull
Who Should Attend
Managers and directors of databases or information centers
Intermediaries and indexers
Corporate and special librarians and university professors,
some of whom are unaware of important developments of the 1950s and
1960s which occurred outside the library community and which are so
vital to today's progress. If you have never heard of Mortimer Taube
or Hans Peter Luhn, you need this seminar.
Entrepreneurs and computer system designers who have limited
knowledge of interface problems dealing with language and human
communication behavior
About the Instructor
Ev Brenner is well-known in the U.S. and Europe as a leading
information scientist. He has many years experience as a database
producer for the petroleum industry, an information science professor,
and a designer of various seminars on indexing and retrieval. Mr.
Brenner is a consultant and author of Information Insights: The Road
to Knoware, a compilation of articles written for Learned Information
Ltd.'s publication, MONITOR. He is also author of Beyond Boolean—New
Approaches to Information Retrieval, published by The National
Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS).
Building the Corporate IntraNet Knowledge Center
• Sutton Parlor South •
by Howard McQueen, McQueen Consulting
An IntraNet should provide seamless access to a variety of
information resources crucial to the success of the organization. From
an information management perspective, this seminar will examine the
conceptual and proven technologies that organizations are using to
build IntraNets; from crucial planning considerations; to types of
people skills and expertise required; to the technical challenges.
As anyone who has used the Web knows, a consistent style with
good navigational aids is critical for any set of pages. The same
applies to an IntraNet. We'll briefly discuss style guides,
navigational aids, graphics, and JavaScripting.
Unfortunately, much content does not lend itself to
cost-effective conversion to HTML. Scientific nomenclature, mixed
formats including tables and pictures, etc., may be best optimized
with PDF and other formats. What if you had to run a department tasked
with converting 100 documents a week for use over the IntraNet. We'll
use an example of a mixed-format document and discuss the options and
issues involved in making it retrievable in a number of formats by a
variety of clients.
As the number of non-static documents on your IntraNet increases,
it will become increasingly difficult to maintain version control and
publish updates in a timely-manner. Hence, the need will arise for an
IntraNet-enabled Document Management System (DMS).
Learn about Groupware applications (forums and interactive
discussions) that will enhance communication and virtual workgroups.
This course will also discuss what may be the "killer" application for
libraries, the Web-based Reference Request System and the resultant
Knowledge Base and benefits from proper implementation.
Middleware applications will be explored as tools which can
provide users with a Web front-end to legacy databases. We will show
you from beginning to end how you can capture structured content and
make it available to web browser users.
Many libraries have built large CD-ROM collections.
Unfortunately, because of technology constraints like Macintosh and
Unix access to DOS and Windows-based databases and bandwidth
requirements for WAN delivery, many have not been able to provide
enterprise-wide access to this data. Howard will demonstrate
technology that can make these databases available to everyone,
through either a custom client or client configured as a "helper
application" to the Web browser. This technology, based upon
remote-control concepts, allows the user to be either on-site or
remote, needing only a 14.4 Kbps modem connection.
Many publishers are offering Web-based subscriptions to
databases. At first glance, this approach may seem like a panacea.
We'll explore some of the issues associated with this delivery
mechanism, including getting past the corporate firewall.
The search engine can be considered the "corporate brain" of the
IntraNet. If a non-Information Professional cannot easily gain access
to relevant information, the IntraNet cannot be considered a true
success, so we will show you criteria for selecting and evaluating
search engine technology, including boolean, natural language,
statistical, symantic and syntactic enhancements. So, where do we go
from here? We will discuss User agent profiles, delivery mechanisms
and alternative ways of displaying hit results so that users can
perceive the interrelatedness of information. We will also talk about
"spider" technology and its ability to provide a "search or IntraNet
Web-space."
Howard will cut through the marketing hype and reveal the subtle,
yet important differences between these products. He'll also review
what he feels are the top IntraNet Search Engines.
If you want to play an integral role in the design,
implementation and/or on-going enhancement to your organization's
IntraNet, this seminar is a must!
Suggested Background Knowledge for Attendees
Familiarity with local and wide-area networking concepts and
terminology
Use of a Web browser
Some portions of the seminar are technical
About the Instructor
Howard McQueen is CEO of McQueen Consulting. Howard combines his
10+ years of hands-on information technology experience working with
libraries, research and information centers to present this seminar.
Over ten years ago, Howard implemented one of the first library CD-ROM
networks in the U.S. During the Information Superhighway's early
years, he taught information professionals how to use (non-Web)
Internet tools to search the Net and was involved with building gopher
servers. The birth of the World Wide Web led to more training,
utilizing new Web tools to increase productivity. Today, he combines
his technical knowledge of CD-ROM, Internet, and Web technologies with
his understanding of electronic information delivery requirements to
build IntraNets with a goal of making information accessible not only
to the information professional but the the (novice) end user.
Training For and With the 'Net
• Sutton Parlor South •
by D. Scott Brandt, Purdue University
Introduction:
How do we use a network for delivering training? What do we need
to know about training, and what do we need to know about Internet
delivery technologies? Whether the Internet or an Intranet, the
network offers specific advantages (and some disadvantages) for
developing and delivering training. This workshop will look closely at
the environment in which training takes place, and look at skills and
competencies needed to perform well there. It will also present
examples of how to incorporate various technologies for training in a
networked workplace.
This workshop will focus on techniques which go beyond a
traditional approach to training. As a complex environment, the
Internet presents constant challenges to training, and yet many new
opportunities as well. Content is based partly on the presenter's
current research in designing and developing Internet-related
training, and partly on his consulting with others to revise training
delivery programs.
Outline of seminar topics:
Part One: Preparing for training on the 'Net
How is the Internet different as a learning/training environment?
Before training can be delivered via the Internet, one must have a
better understanding of how it differs from traditional training
mediums. Discussion will be given to what experts say about components
for successful and effective learning. And since Web-based training
skills and competencies are different from traditional methods,
discussion and demonstration of techniques for effective training in a
networked medium will be given.
Part Two: Using the 'Net to deliver training
Once one has a better understanding of training, there is need to
be able to design training based on user needs. Design/development
topics include: what is suited for online delivery of training; where
to put information to make it accessible to your users; how to design
systems of delivery and develop content. Overview of technology tools
will include: CGI/Java, graphics/animation, and QuickTime movies. In
addition, various Websites related to and delivery training will be
reviewed. Discussion will also be given developing various tutorials,
from simple online manuals to interactive online tools. Demonstration
of how to develop tutorials which incorporate analogy and animation to
aim for conceptual understanding.
Who should attend
This workshop is designed for those information professionals on
the front line of training who are looking for new and different
strategies for attacking the problem of constantly changing training
needs. It will provide good background information for managers making
decisions and be useful to all interested in understanding the
Internet as a delivery mechanism for training, instruction, and
distance education.
About the Presenter
D. Scott Brandt is an Assistant Professor of Library and
Information Science at Purdue University. He teaches Information
Strategies for the Electrical Engineering Technology Department at
Purdue. His research centers on learning in complex information
environments, and the use of analogy and animation on the Web. He has
published papers on topics ranging from Internet training to mental
models of information retrieval, and writes the column, "Techman's
TechPage" for the journal, Computers in Libraries. He has presented
workshops and consulted nationally on numerous Internet-related topics
for a wide variety of audiences, including several International
Online workshops, and repeat appearances on the nationally televised
Soaring to Excellence teleconference. He has won awards at both MIT
and Purdue University for training and teaching.
Competitive Intelligence: Online and Internet Sources
• Sutton Parlor Center •
by Helen P. Burwell, MLS - President, Burwell Enterprises, Inc.,
Principal, Information Professionals Institute Seminars
Description:
Competitive Intelligence research, as we approach the new
millennium, requires new strategies for capturing the "best"
information. Learn new approaches to evaluating and using the
multitude of electronic sources now available online and new
techniques for keeping up with what's happening stateside and
worldwide. This fast-paced class covers a wide range of online
sources and presents the best tools for building profiles of both
industries and individual companies. Research techniques are examined
in the context of at least fifteen data elements necessary for sizing
up competitors. Specific vendors, database files and Internet sites
are covered, with examples.
Course Outline
Online and Database Sources
CI Strategies Using Electronic Information
Defensive CI, shadowing, benchmarking, etc.
What to Consider When Comparing and Evaluating Online Sources for Competitive Intelligence
Twelve criteria for making the best choices
The Broad Issues to be Considered When
Tracking a Competitor or industry online
The Industry Checklist
The top seven topics to cover in studying an industry, and
where to capture the data electronically for loading to a CI database
Twelve Categories of Sources for CI and Tips for Maximizing Their Use
Which categories yield which types of data needed for CI Checklist
The Company CI Checklist—What to Look for and Where to Look
Covers 13 categories of information and names names of preferred online or Internet files for each category
Locating the Same Checklist Items Outside the U.S.
Europe, Asia, and non-U.S. North America
Political Risk and Country Reports
What sources are most timely, most comprehensive, most cost-effective
Database Producers/Vendors
Finding CI information using major commercial vendors: Dow Jones, Knight-Ridder, LEXIS-NEXIS, NewsNet
Government online services as sources for CI
What's available on end-user services: America Online, CompuServe, etc.
Internet Sources
Why Use Commercial Online Sources if You Have the Internet?
When is the Internet the best source for CI? Pitfalls for
the unwary Internet searcher comparison of data from online and
Internet sources, with cost analysis.
Searching the Internet
Discussion of the major search engines how they work (and
how they don"t) how to avoid Internet overload.
What CI Can Be Found Using the Internet?
Government sources (U.S. and foreign), locating experts,
checking up on competitors, advertising and marketing information, and
more.
WWW Sites and Other Internet Locations for Useful CI Information
URLs for dozens of the hottest sites and for many
lesser-known but valuable resources what's free, what's fee?
Take-home Materials: course book with Internet address book,
vendor literature, sample disks
About the Instructor:
Helen Burwell is president of Burwell Enterprises, Inc., which
provides consulting and research services to the information industry
and the international business community. The company also publishes
the Information Broker newsletter and The Burwell World Directory of
Information Brokers, which is widely used by business and industry for
outsourcing information research. As principal of the Information
Professionals Institute Seminars, Ms. Burwell shares her expertise
nationwide in a series of seminars covering online and business
information topics for information professionals as well as the
broader corporate community. She is a frequent speaker at regional,
national, and international conferences, and is currently writing a
book on competitor intelligence information sources, to be published
in late 1998. Helen Burwell is a founding member of the Association of
Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) and served as the
organization's first president.
The Information Brokering Business: How to Start and Run an Information Brokerage or Fee-Based Information Center
• Regent Parlor •
by Amelia Kassel, Information Professionals Institute Seminars
Description:
This one-day seminar is designed to provide attendees with the
business knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in this challenging
but rewarding profession. Emphasis is on practical information and
advice covering the essentials of start-up, business management and
practices, equipment and technology, pricing and profitability and
much more. Ms. Kassel has more than 26 years of experience as an
information professional and has taught full-semester courses on
Information Brokering at San Jose State University. For a detailed
look at marketing an information brokering business, see Ms. Kassel's
companion seminar "Finding Clients" being offered on Friday, May 15th.
Course Outline
The Market for Information Brokers
Target Markets & Market Niches
Earnings Capacity and Rewards
Business Plan
Start-Up
Mission
Products & Services
Goals
Business Management
Business Structure
Financial & Cash Management
Merchant Credit Cards
Proposals & Letters of Agreement
Technological Considerations
Hardware, Software
Other equipment needs
Thumbnail Sketch of the Information Industry
Traditional Online Services
Consumer Online Services
The Internet
Pricing & Profitability
Database Costs
Setting & Negotiating Fees
Legal & Ethical Considerations
Contracts & Disclaimers
Codes of Ethics
Errors & Omissions
Copyright
Legal & Political Issues for Fee-Based Services
Education, Training, Licensing, Certification
Do you need to be a librarian?
Personality Traits
Education & Training Opportunities
Professional Resources
Publications, associations, conferences
Take-home Materials: course manual & handouts
About the Instructor:
Amelia Kassel has more than 26 years of experience as an
information professional. She is principal and co-founder of
MarketingBASE, an independent information brokerage in business since
1984. MarketingBASE provides business and market intelligence
nationally and globally. She also conducts The Mentor Program, taught
and delivered by e-mail to information brokers or desk-top online
searchers. An author and acknowledged expert in her field, Ms. Kassel
teaches information brokering and online research for the University
of California Berkeley Extension and has taught full semester courses
on information brokering at San Jose State University, Division of
Library and Information Science. She is a journalist, speaker, and
workshop leader at regional and national conferences.
THE DEPARTURE. Our travellers were not obliged to bargain for their conveyance, as they went ashore in the boat belonging to the hotel where they intended to stay. The runner of the hotel took charge of their baggage and placed it in the boat; and when all was ready, they shook hands with the captain and purser of the steamer, and wished them prosperous voyages in future. Several other passengers went ashore at the same time. Among them was Captain Spofford, who was anxious to compare the Yokohama of to-day with the one he had visited twenty years before. "Tell me," said the Doctor, without moving a muscle in his face, "was she satisfied with her tour of my premises?" The Doctor stabbed a finger wildly in the direction of the coal cellar. "If you had seen what I have seen to-night, you would understand. You would be feeling exactly as I am now." Meanwhile Balmayne had crept in downstairs. He crossed over and helped himself liberally to brandy. He took a second glass, and a third. But there came none of the glow of courage to his heart. There was nothing in the kitchen, but there were some boxes in the storeroom beyond--a tin or two of sardines and some biscuits. Also in a wine cellar Leona found a flask or two of Chianti. "A glass of beer, madame." Outside Cherath a motor-car stood between some partially removed trees. Two officers and three soldiers stood around a map which they had laid on the ground, and with them was a young girl, scarcely twenty years old. She was weeping, and pointed out something on the map, obviously compelled to give information. One of the officers stopped me, was clearly quite satisfied with my papers, but told me that I was not allowed to go on without a permit from the military command. Then I pulled out of my pocket, as if of great importance, the scrap of paper which the commanding officer at the bridge near Lixhe had given me. The other had scarcely seen the German letters and German stamp when he nodded his head approvingly, and quickly I put the thing back, so that he might not notice that I was allowed only to go to Visé. The critical tendency just alluded to suggests one more reason why philosophy, from having been a method of discovery, should at last become a mere method of description and arrangement. The materials accumulated by nearly three centuries of observation and reasoning were so enormous that they began to stifle the imaginative faculty. If there was any opening for originality it lay in the task of carrying order into this chaos by reducing it to a few general heads, by mapping out the whole field of knowledge, and subjecting each particular branch to the new-found processes of definition325 and classification. And along with the incapacity for framing new theories there arose a desire to diminish the number of those already existing, to frame, if possible, a system which should select and combine whatever was good in any or all of them. On a square, shaded by an awning, with porticoes all round, coolies in white dresses sat on the ground making up little bunches of flowers, the blossoms without stems tied close to a pliant cane for garlands—jasmine, roses, chrysanthemums, and sweet basil—for in India, as in Byzantium of old, basil is the flower of kings and gods. The basil's fresh scent overpowered the smell of sandal-wood and incense which had gradually soaked into me in the presence of the idols, and cleared the atmosphere delightfully. A woman rolled up in pale-tinted muslins under the warm halo of light falling through the[Pg 80] awning, was helping one of the florists. She supported on her arm a long garland of jasmine alternating with balls of roses. Almost motionless, she alone, in the midst of the idols, at all reminded me of a goddess. A tall wide gate beyond the bridge opens into the ferocious fortress of Hyderabad. Shorty entered the court with an air of extreme depression in face and manner, instead of the usual confident self-assertion which seemed to flow from every look and motion. He stood with eyes fixed upon the ground. "Wot's fretting you, boy?" he asked. The price was now agreed upon, and the purse that accompanied the pursuivant's dress was more than sufficient to satisfy the exorbitant demand of the foreman. The day was favourable for the pageant, and the houses seemed to vie with each other in the variety of their silken colours and tinselled ornaments, glowing and glittering in the morning sun. At Cornhill, indeed, the meretricious adornments of art were superseded for a brief space by the simple beauty of nature, and the eye felt a momentary relief in resting on the green grass, and the few shaded trees that covered the open ground. But this green spot was succeeded by a dense mass of dwellings covered with hangings of a richness suitable to the reputed wealth of the city merchants; here the scene was animated in the extreme,—the motions of the crowd became unsteady and irregular, as they were actuated at once by eagerness to hurry on, and a desire to linger among the rainbow diversity of hues around them, and the glowing beauty which, arrayed with costly elegance, and smiling with anticipated enjoyment, graced every open window. HoME大香蕉群交之肛交视频在线
ENTER NUMBET 0016excled.com.cn www.ftfmmt.com.cn jgxlxls.com.cn www.goqrnz.com.cn taqqq.com.cn www.rncxyy.com.cn www.rfbboo.com.cn www.rycgc.com.cn minttu.com.cn svnews.com.cn
NOM/IOLS '98 Home Page
Information Today, Inc. Home Page