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Focus is on the competitive information needs of service-oriented firms in this book for managers in service businesses, entrepreneurs, marketing specialists, and competitive intelligence professionals. Sawyer, president of a consulting firm, describes the forms of competition in service businesses,
Finding content on the Internet which isn't located through more conventional means, such as search engines.
A guide to effectively searching the Internet covers such topics as search engines, directories, newsgroups, image resources, and reference resources.
Practical advice on using research, organizational, and bibliographic skills to solve system problems. Staff request.
A corporate consultant shows how to employ business intelligence to maximize profits.
Business intelligence--the acquisition, management, and utilization of information--is crucial in the global marketplace of the 21st century. This savvy handbook explains how even the smallest firm can use inexpensive Web resources to create an Internet Business Intelligence System (IBIS) that rivals the multimillion-dollar systems of Fortune 500 companies. IBIS tracks competitors, explore markets, and evaluates opportunities and risks. It can also be used to launch a business, find customers, test new products, and increase sales.
The art of creating a Web site is one that has emerged and been refined since the explosion of the Internet as a communications medium. But unlike authors, filmmakers, musicians, and visual artists, the faces behind even the most popular Web sites remain hidden. This book goes behind the Web curtain to reveal the personalities behind 35 of the most interesting Web sites on the Internet today. Interviews with the creators of sites for everything from wedding resources and action figure collecting to misheard song lyrics and movie reviews reveal the motivations for and experiences in starting and growing Web sites. This book provides insights for people-watchers who are curious about the faces behind the sites and for anyone interested in building an original Web site.
Describes how to create a digital library of documents.
For most of us, "painless" is not the word that comes to mind when we think of statistics, but author and educator Liwen Vaughan wants to change that. In this unique and useful book, Vaughan clearly explains the statistical methods used in information science research, focusing on basic logic rather than mathematical intricacies. Her emphasis is on the meaning of statistics, when and how to apply them, and how to interpret the results of statistical analysis. Through the use of real-world examples, she shows how statistics can be used to improve services, make better decisions, and conduct more effective research. Whether you are doing statistical analysis or simply need to better understand the statistics you encounter in professional literature and the media, this book will be a valuable addition to your personal toolkit. Includes more than 80 helpful figures and tables, 7 appendices, bibliography, index.
The most common complaint about the World Wide Web is its enormity and the time it takes to sift through its vast resources. This book highlights specific subject areas and outlines the best starting points for finding information quickly.