How About it Mr. Gates, Some Space for Libraries in Office 2003
Information Industry--Factiva Factiva Services to be Integrated Into Microsoft Office 2003 It sure would be great if Bill Gates, a VERY visible (words and $$$) supporter of libraries, would also with a place in Office 2003 where a user could search the databases via his or her public library. How about a space in Office 2003 where an academic would have direct access to his or her own academic library? What about a virtual reference service tab? Potentially important desktop "real estate" where library services should be visible. Of course, this is assuming that people will select resources other than Google. From the announcement, "Factiva's first solution for Office 2003, Factiva News Search, will allow information workers to conduct research on Factiva�s collection of nearly 8,000 sources directly from a report or presentation they�re creating. For example, while drafting a competitive brief in Word 2003, competitive intelligence professionals can use Factiva News Search to quickly look up important industry trends from the most influential newspapers, journals, and newswires from around the world and easily insert that research into their document."..."Factiva will be a valuable source of news and business information in Office 2003 when it becomes commercially available in the third quarter of this year. Factiva News Search will be integrated into the Research Task Pane of all Microsoft Office 2003 applications, including Word 2003, Excel 2003, Access 2003, Outlook 2003, and PowerPoint 2003. Factiva News Search is currently available as part of the Microsoft Office 2003 Beta 2 trial." See Also: eLibrary Will Also Have Space in Office 2003
More chances for the average searcher to pay for content he or she already has remote access to via their school or public library. It's also another place for the searcher to have his or her belief that library services and librarians are no longer needed.
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