Business-Company Filings
EDGAR
SEDAR
Source: Information Today Newslink Monthly Spotlight Learn More About: "SEC Info Is Back Online" (scroll down to the Newslink Monthly Spotlight)
Paula Hane chats with Fran Finnegan, founder and sole propriertor of SECInfo.Com about this great service. SECINFO.Com also provides a free real-time free of Canadian SEDAR documents. Paula was very kind to include a few comments that I shared with her about accessing SEC filings which are not available via EDGAR but available (selected content) free via MSN Money Central. A special thanks to Bill Spence for making this article available online so soon after publication. See Also: Btw, the Newslink Monthly Spotlight is available via e-mail at now charge. Each month it contains an original article written by Information Today editor Paula Hane. You can learn more about this and other ITI newsletters here. You can browse older Monthly Spotlight's here.
Information Industry--Hoover's People Search Hoover's Adds Additional Search Power To "Advanced" People Search
Something new for Hoover's subscribers. From the announcement, "The Hoover's Advanced People Search allows customizable searches by more than 20 different criteria, including job function, job title keyword, age, salary, location and company...For example, subscribers can use the tool to quickly locate general managers who earn more than $100,000, are between 45 and 65 years of age, and who work for California-based public companies that trade on the Nasdaq. Hoover's Advanced People Search also allows searches for people with specific job responsibilities, regardless of the differences in titles from one company to another." See Also: Advanced People Search Example
Web Browsing
Information Organization
Source: WashTech.Com "Browse3D, a More Visual Way to Surf the Web"
From the artcile, "[David] Shuping's company, Browse3D Corp., sells software that allows users to see Internet pages they left and ones they can link to, in addition to the main page they are viewing." "The browser works by logging a history of the Internet pages that were viewed last and attaching small pictures of each on the right of the main screen. Users can pull up any of the sites they were previously viewing by clicking on the thumbnail picture. To the left of the screen, the browser displays snapshots of any Internet sites that may be featured as links on the current page.The software also allows users to store copies of Web pages on their hard drives, either as stagnant images or active sites that change as the page is updated. Shuping said this feature allows users to better organize their research or quickly access a group of favorite sites." Thanks to G.G. for the news alert. Direct to the Browse3D Web Site (Free Trial Available)
Information Quality
Source: LLRX.Com "Getting It Right: Verifying Sources on the Net"
LLRX.Com founder and editor Sabrina Pacifici with a useful guide about web resource evaluation. From the article, "This guide provides strategies and tools to assist you in the task of evaluating website content. Determinations about quality, value and reliability are certainly subject to the discretion of the reader, and can be based on personal or professional perspective. When considering whether to use a site with confidence, consider that the criteria for evaluating web site content has similarities to the methodology used for print publications, including newspapers, magazines and newsletters. However, choosing to rely on content published on Web sites does require an extra level of due diligence on the part of the reader. " See Also: I.Q.: Information Quality via The Virtual Chase
Resources, Tools, and Full-Text Documents (2 Items) Human Rights
Source: U.S. Department of State New Edition Available: "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices"
- Philanthropy--Post 9/11 Giving
Source: The Foundation Center New Research Report: "Giving in the Aftermath of 9/11: Foundations and Corporations Respond" Summary/Fast Facts ||| Direct to Full-Text See Also: Expanded Lists of Top 9/11 Foundation and Corporate Funders
- Digitization Projects
Arkansas--History--Images
Source: Arkansas History Commission Digital Archive of Historical Images from Arkansas Now Available
From the announcement, "We have an amazing history, and it's nice to now be able to share it online," said Lynn Ewbank, photo archivist at the Arkansas History Commission. "Whether you are in Little Rock, in one of the four corners of the state, or at the other end of the world, you can access Arkansas visuals for the first time without having to come down to our office." "The online digitization process started in 1999, after the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council provided a $255,000 grant to the Arkansas History Commission. With the new online archive system, users can search the online database of more than 13,000 images, view selections, and even purchase a high-resolution version for $12.50." Direct to the Arkansas History Commission Photo Archive
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