Access to Public Libraries Databases
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The Surf Report - vol. 26 www.askSam.com
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Monday, February 24, 2003
This month features; the new askSam 5.1, the askSam viewer to
share your databases with co-workers, and Gary Price, Guest
Editor of SearchDay, shares tips on how public libraries can
give you free access to on-line databases.
Enjoy,
Marlinda Bullock
editor@askSam.com
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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:
1) No Charge: Public Libraries Provide Access to Databases!
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/article.asp
2) JUST RELEASED! askSam 5.1 - details and trial version:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/asksam5.asp
3) askSam now has a FREE viewer. Share your askSam databases
with friends, colleagues or co-workers.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/viewer5.asp
4) Citation is a critical tool for writing a dissertation, by
Michael Dziubinski - International Studies Dept, Old
Dominion University.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/userstory.asp
5) Citation Trainings by Founder Lynn Fauss
http://www.asksam.com./four/surf26/ctraining.asp
6) Three special askSam training opportunities:
*in the Washington Metropolitan Area
*in Clearwater Florida on Creating An Investigations
Database
*and in Perry Florida
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/training.asp
7) New Template and Databases:
Software Library Template to organize all of the software in
your home or office.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/template.asp
Download the USA Patriot Act and the Bible to browse and
search in askSam or the askSam Viewer.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/files.asp
8) BookWhere provides a user friendly interface to search
on-line libraries and databases (up to 100 at a time!).
Great for librarians and research writers!
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/bookwhere.asp
9) WANTED: Professional Information Consultants to resell
askSam products
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf26/resellers.asp
10) askSam 5.1 and Citation 8 Tip:
askSam -- Remembered Lists
See how to create multiple remembered lists, add documents
to a specific list, and access and maintain multiple lists.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/asksamtip.asp
Citation -- Active Links
You can include links in your Citation records to Web sites,
PDF files, powerpoint presentations, and more.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/citationtip.asp
11) Download Trial Versions of askSam 5.1, SurfSaver 2.3 and
Citation 8:
See how effectively you can organize notes, research,
documents, email, and other information. Try askSam 5.1, our
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SurfSaver - the searchable filing cabinet for your Web pages
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Citation is a powerful and easy to use bibliographic
database system and notes organizer for research writing.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/citation.asp
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NO CHARGE: PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROVIDE FULL-TEXT ACCESS TO
DATABASES! By Gary Price, Guest Editor of Search Engine Watch
A persistent myth says that you can find "everything" on the
web. Not even close! Fortunately, many public libraries offer
free access to a wealth of online databases that are often much
higher quality than what you can (or can't) find on the web.
Read more...
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/article.asp
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TRY THE NEW ASKSAM 5.1 TODAY
askSam 5.1 includes:
* Ability to import the contents of email attachments --
Now you can search your messages and attachments!
* Structure information while you import -- The new TextPipe
Add-On Utility lets you manipulate text and HTML files while
you import. You can add fields, reformat, and structure the
information while you import. There is an $89 add-on fee for
TextPipe.
* Import IMAP email
* Export the askSam word list
* Store search requests that search multiple askSam files
... and much more.
Try it today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/asksam5.asp
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FREE VIEWER FOR ASKSAM DATABASES
You can now send your askSam databases to colleagues,
co-workers, and friends. They can download the free askSam
Viewer and browse, search, run reports and navigate through your
files. The viewer does not allow users to update or edit
information, and it's the perfect way to share the information
you've collected in askSam.
Send your friends to this URL:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/viewer5.asp
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CITATION IS A CRITICAL TOOL FOR WRITING A DISSERTATION
By Michael Dziubinski - International Studies Dept, Old Dominion
University
"After the first few short papers, spending more time formatting
source material than writing the paper, I recalled that there
was some software to assist me with this task. Conducting an
Internet search I discovered and researched three or four
different solutions. I actually bought both Citation and a
competing software package, and through side-by-side usage
determined Citation was the superior performer."
Read more...
http://www.askSam.com/four/surf26/userstory.asp
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TRAIN YOUR DEPARTMENT TO USE CITATION WITH FOUNDER LYNN FAUSS
Founder of Oberon and developer of Citation software, Lynn Fauss
is offering two day training courses at your location.
Citation is a powerful bibliographic database system and notes
organizer for research writing. Citation provides academic
writers with a system for entering references as records in a
database program, on "notecard-like" forms, rather than as
formatted footnotes or full bibliographic cites prepared
according to a style guide.
Once the records are in a Citation database, you'll be able to
generate citations in any style you need, instantly (Citation
lets you choose from over 1,000 predefined formats for your
references).
For details see:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/ctraining.asp
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NEW TEMPLATE: Software Library
The Software Library template allows you to organize all of the
software in your home, office or both. Store important
information about each piece of software you purchased or
downloaded.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/template.asp
SEARCHABLE DATABASES IN ASKSAM:
Download the USA Patriot Act and the Bible to browse and search
in askSam or the askSam Viewer.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/files.asp
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TRY BOOKWHERE - IT'S GREAT FOR LIBRARIANS AND RESEARCH WRITERS
BookWhere provides a user friendly interface to search on-line
libraries and databases (up to 100 at a time!). BookWhere is an innovative Internet enhancement, used in libraries and by
writers to streamline research efforts and uses the z39.50
standard developed by the US Library of Congress.
Searches can be defined by subject, author, title, ISBN - or any
of the fields in Marc records. Options in the program can be set
to simultaneously search up to 100 library and information
systems (e.g., Medline, OCLC's WorldCat) at once. Search
results can be added to a Citation datafile with a couple of
keystrokes.
For more information, a free trial, and special offer see:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/bookwhere.asp
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TIP OF THE MONTH...
askSam 5.1 Tip:
Remembered Lists
See how to create multiple remembered lists, add documents to a
specific list, and access and maintain multiple lists.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/asksamtip.asp
Citation 8 Tip:
Active Links
Did you know that you can include active links in your
Citation records? You can include links to Web sites, PDF
files, powerpoint presentations, spreadsheets, databases,
word processing documents, images - any other type of file
- on the Internet, your office network, or your computer.
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/citationtip.asp
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DOWNLOAD TRIAL VERSIONS OF ASKSAM 5.1, SURFSAVER 2.3 AND
CITATION 8
Information comes in different shapes and sizes. askSam is
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Try it today at:
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SurfSaver makes the most of the information you find on the
Web. Make your favorite Web pages permanent, searchable and
shareable with SurfSaver.
Try it today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/surfsaver.asp
Create bibliographies and organize notes for research writing
with Citation 8.
Try it Today at:
http://www.asksam.com/four/surf26/citation.asp
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