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Notes from the Technology Trenches – September, 1998

Notes from the Technology Trenches By Elizabeth H. Klampert

Elizabeth H. Klampert is the Director of Library Services for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Ms. Klampert was formerly a litigator for five years, specializing in professional liability litigation. Before attending law school, she was a corporate librarian for twelve years, holding management positions in libraries in a number of large organizations, including Rainier National Bank in Seattle, Deloitte & Touche, and Merrill Lynch, both in New York. She received both her BA in English and MLS from the University of Washington in Seattle. She received her JD at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.

Subjects: Notes from the Technology Trenches, Technology Trends

Latest Links – The Currency $ite, etc….

(Posted September 15, 1998; Archived October 1, 1998)

mb.gifThe Currency $ite http://www.oanda.com/

This site has an Interactive Daily Table with rates for multiple currencies and a free Historical Currency Table with low/high/average. 164 currencies are covered. There is also a currency converter. The site is produced by OANDA which is the Internet arm of Olsen & Associates, a company that produces advanced forecasting technology for the financial markets with operations in Zurich and Frankfurt.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Extras – Product Review – MARCit: Web Site Cataloging Made Easy

Product Review – MARCit Web Site Cataloging Made Easy By Cathy Adamo

Cathy Adamo is currently a cataloger for Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc. She’s worked previously in academic, special and public libraries as a cataloger, dealing with both print and nonprint materials. She received my MLS from the University of Pittsburgh, and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Music Education from West Virginia University.

Subjects: Cataloging, Extras

Newstand – August 1998

(Posted August, 1998; Archived September 1, 1998)

newstand.gifThe New York Times on the Web, August 16, 1998

Big Web Sites to Track Steps of Their Users. Feel like you are leaving a visible trail as you navigate among major Web sites to purchase consumer products or just request information about them? This article will explain why privacy advocates are concerned about new databases that track Web activity with great detail.

Subjects: News (Newstand), Newstand

Latest Links – BioSpace.com, etc….

(Posted August 15, 1998; Archived September 1, 1998)

mb.gifBioSpace.com http://www.biospace.com

One of the most useful sections of this site is Company Profiles which can be viewed alphabetically, by location, by phone code, or by region. You can also perform a keyword search for a company (called “exhibitors” by the site)or search the directory of public bioscience companies. Company profile information can include ticker symbol, type ownership (public or private), SEC filings, number of employees, text profile, contact person, e-mail address, company address, phone, fax, link to job postings, link to news stories, link to press releases, and collaborations. There is also an investor section.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links