56 Searching as Industry (Information Research)
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This article is from the Information Research FAQ, by David Novak david@spireproject.com with numerous contributions by others.
56 Searching as Industry (Information Research)
Of interest to you now, the internet offers you a very good look at the
information industry. Most organizations involved in the information
industry publish exhaustive product descriptions on the net. Most
commercial products are delivered electronically.
Professional Search Resources
As a profession, researchers have diverse skills and needs. Constantly
working with information, in a competitive market, professional
information seekers are often starved for high quality information
about new research techniques, skills and sources. This can be found
through discussion groups like BusLib-l, websites on library science
like LisNews.com, associations like the Association of Independent
Information Professional (AIIP) and the Society of Competitive
Intelligence
Professionals (SCIP), events and conferences as listed in the journal
Online & CDROM Review.
As a more introductory resources, start with the a selection of books
and webpages like:
- The Intelligence Cycle[1], courtesy of the CIA library - a
single-page summary of the research process.
- The Information Broker's Handbook by Sue Rugge and Alfred
Glossbrenner, McGraw-Hill. Third Edition (1997) - a must-read for those
interested in the business side of information research.
- Secrets of the Super Searchers by Reva Basch. Unfortunately a 1993
book, but unique as a look into the field of information brokers.
Published by Eight Bit Books. (Dewey 025.524 BAS)
- Online is a good bimonthly magazine for information brokers. (Dewey
025.04).
There are a number of interesting periodicals, most owned and marketed
by Information Today Inc. BUBL lists a number more [2]. Others are
electronic publications, like LIBRES [3]: Library and Information
Science Research Electronic Journal, a biannual scholarly journal and
Information Research [4].
The commercial databases of interest are LISA (Library and Information
Science Abstracts), ALISA (Australian LISA), Information Science and
Library Literature.
The links for these resources and more are on the Spire Project at
http://spireproject.com/links.htm#3
[1] http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/facttell/intcycle.htm
[2] http://bubl.ac.uk/journals/lis
[3] http://aztec.lib.utk.edu/libres/
[4] http://www.shef.ac.uk/~is/publications/infres/ircont.html
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