INFORMATION UPDATE  
     July 2006                            Number 75

Welcome to INFORMATION UPDATE, a monthly resource for
information seekers and users.

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IN THIS ISSUE
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   => Do It Yourself - DocuTicker - Links to Free Reports
   => Notes, News and Announcements
   => Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information

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DO IT YOURSELF - DocuTicker - Links to Free Reports
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Docuticker http://www.docuticker.com points you toward new
reports coming from government agencies, non-governmental
agencies (NGOs), think tanks, and other public interest
groups.

Because of the nature of these sources, the reports tend to
be free and contain reliable data.  The reports referenced 
by Docuticker are hand picked and compiled by librarians, so
the wheat has been separated from the chaff and you benefit.

New reports are posted every day, even holidays.  New reports
added on July 4, 2006 came from sources such as the Coalition
of Journalists for Open Government, Freedom House Europe,
and AARP Policy & Research.  On July 2-3 the Docuticker team
posted reports from The Brookings Institution, the Government
Accountability Office, Pacific Research Institute, Hoover
Institution, NAACP, National Taxpayers Union, American
Physiological Society, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
Mathemagenic, The World Bank, Congressional Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of
Homeland Security and more.

As of this writing, the reports topping the list include:
*New From the GAO containing testimony on Border Security
*Bank for International Settlements 76th Annual Report
*State Export Data from the USDA Economic Research Service
*Losing Ground: Physician Income, 1995-2003 from the Center
   for Studying Health System Change
*Health Care Spending: What the Future Will Look Like from
   the National Center for Policy Analysis

Hopefully this gives you an idea of the diversity and quality
of information referenced at Docuticker.  The site also offers
searchable archives.  Entering "pharmaceutical" in the search
box returns links to reports from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
on "Life Sciences Focusing on Security Issues,"  from the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on
National Estimate of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits,
and from the Center for Public Integrity on "Lobbying and
the Pharmaceutical Industry," just to name a few.

You can also browse report listings by category.  Some of the
categories are Business and Economics, Legal and Law
Enforcement, Health and Healthcare, and Consumer Issues.

You can keep up with additions to the Docuticker site by sub-
scribing to the weekly ResourceShelf Newsletter for updates.

With the daily updates, the searchable archives, and the 
category listings, it's enough to make a researcher feel like
a kid in a candy store. 

Happy Searching!

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Notes, News, and Announcements
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Shamel Information Services wishes all Information Update
readers a great summer!

We will be out of the office from July 21-July 30, but do not
despair!  Your research needs can still be met by our team of
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Cynthia L. Shamel, editor

Shamel Information Services

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