INFORMATION UPDATE "Offering Information Solutions" October, 2002 Number 37 A Monthly Publication of Shamel Information Services mailto:InfoUpdate@shamelinfo.com Welcome to INFORMATION UPDATE, the free monthly newsletter for people who need to know. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IN THIS ISSUE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ => Do It Yourself - Web Sites for Business Managers => Did You Know - The Cardinal Rule of Intelligence => Notes, News and Announcements => Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information ************************************************************ DO IT YOURSELF - Web Sites for Business Managers ************************************************************ Facilitating communication and information sharing is one of the Internet's greatest strengths. If it is true that "it is lonely at the top" then corporate leaders will want to share in the resources offered by the following web sites. The Corporate Library http://www.thecorporatelibrary.com "The Corporate Library is intended to serve as a central reposi- tory for research, study and critical thinking about the nature of the modern global corporation, with a special focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, their boards and shareholders. Most general con- tent on the site is open to visitors at no cost; advanced research relating to specific companies and certain other advanced features are restricted to subscribers only." The Conference Board http://www.conference-board.org "The Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society. Working as a global, independent membership organization in the public interest, we conduct research, convene conferences, make forecasts, assess trends, publish information and analysis, and bring executives together to learn from one another. The Conference Board is a not-for-profit organization and holds 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States." Free Management Library http://www.mapnp.org/library/ "This library is a free community resource to be shared and contributed to by users and readers across the world. The overall goal of the library is to provide leaders and managers (especially those with very limited resources) basic and practical information about personal, professional and organizational development. Design, development and administration of the library are done primarily as a volun- teer effort to the community by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, of Authenticity Consulting, LLC." ************************************************************ Did You Know? - The Cardinal Rule of Intelligence ************************************************************ How do we begin to know where to look for information about an industry, a market, a company or a product? In thinking about that, consider Leonard Fuld's Cardinal Rule of Intelli- gence: "Wherever money is exchanged, so is information." http://www.fuld.com/ In order to obtain raw materials, construct facilities, promote products, obtain financing, or conduct any number of other business transactions, a company will have to exchange information with others. In the process, filings, reports, notifications, proposals, and agreements are generated. A skilled researcher should know how to search the public and published sources which will often contain information based upon these business transactions. Researchers at Shamel Information Services will provide free consultation on your research needs. Call 800-330-9939. ************************************************************* Notes, News, and Announcements ************************************************************* Google http://news.google.com/ has revamped it News site. Independent information professionals attending Online Information 2002 in London, December 3-5 will want to attend The President’s Breakfast, sponsored by the Association of Independent Information Professionals on Tuesday, December 3. For more information, e-mail cshamel@shamelinfo.com The Internet Librarian conference will be held November 4-6 in Palm Springs, CA. http://www.infotoday.com/il2002 Visit the Searchable Dates Archive at http://www.dailyglobe.com/day2day.html >>Australia recognizes October 15 as the Day of Older People >>On October 17 some people celebrate Big Yellow Hat Day >>Pontevedra, Spain has set aside October 26 for Exaltation of the Shellfish >>National Buy-A-Donut Day is October 30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Shamel Information Services web site at http://shamelinfo.com contains Information Update archives. Just click on "Newsletters" and check for any issues you might have missed. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Subscriptions to INFORMATION UPDATE are free. You may subscribe or unsubscribe by sending a message to: mailto:InfoUpdate@shamelinfo.com with SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Copyright 2002 Shamel Information Services Please feel free to forward this issue to colleagues, in its entirety. Other uses without permission may violate copyright. Online archives at http://shamelinfo.com/newsletter.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cynthia L. Shamel, editor Shamel Information Services Poway, California mailto:cshamel@shamelinfo.com Ms. Shamel is author of "Building a Brand: Got Librarian?" Searcher magazine, July/August, 2002 http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/default.htm and President-Elect of the Association of Independent Information Professionals http://www.aiip.org. Telephone: 858-673-4673 Toll Free: 800-330-9939