Searching for Public Records

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The Surf Report - vol. 27                 www.askSam.com    

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Tuesday, April 1, 2003

This month's newsletter features; Searching for Public Records

by Chris Sherman, Associate Editor for Search Engine Watch, plus

details on how you can use BookWhere to download bibliographical information into askSam and Citation.

We're also happy to announce the new addition of forums to the

askSam Web site. The askSam Forums let you post questions and

browse messages from our technicians and the askSam community.

The askSam forums are a great way to get 24-7 support and to

exchange experiences with other askSam users.

Enjoy,

Marlinda Bullock

editor@askSam.com  

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THIS ISSUE INCLUDES:

1)  Searching for Public Records

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/article.asp

2)  Organize bibliographical information from on-line databases

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/bookwhere.asp

3)  Have an askSam database or template to share?

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/upload.asp

4)  Attorney, Steve Leimberg uses askSam for managing research

    notes, logging phone calls, and email.

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/userstory.asp

5)  Visit the new askSam Community Forum

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/forum.asp

6)  Discounted askSam Training courses in April and May

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/training.asp

7)  New Template, Filter and Database:

    BookWhere template

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/template.asp

    TextPipe Filter: Converts Citation Data Files (Book/Report/

    Journal forms only) into an askSam database.

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/filter.asp  

    Download the recommended book list for college reading to

    browse and search in askSam or the askSam Viewer.

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/files.asp

8)  Live, personal askSam demonstrations available on-line.

    Reserve your free demo today to see how askSam can help you.

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/demo.asp

9)  Visit askSam at the Association of Independent Information

    Professionals Conference in Rhode Island, May 1-4.

    http://www.aiip.org/Conference/2003/index.html

10) WANTED: Professional Information Consultants to resell

    askSam products

    http://www.askSam.com/four/surf27/resellers.asp

11) askSam 5.1 and Citation 8 Tip:

    askSam -- Remembered Lists

    You can use Remembered Lists as part of a Stored Search, as

    the selection for a report or to send a Mail/Email Merge

    letter. Here's how:

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/asksamtip.asp

    Citation --

    Citation and BookWhere can transform your computer and

    Internet connection into a powerful research tool.

    Here's how:

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/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

    award winning free-form database.

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/asksam.asp

    SurfSaver - the searchable filing cabinet for your Web pages

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/surfsaver.asp

    Citation is a powerful and easy to use bibliographic

    database system and notes organizer for research writing.

    http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/citation.asp

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SEARCHING FOR PUBLIC RECORDS, By Chris Sherman, Associate

Editor, Search Engine Watch

Many governments have put public records online, but all too

often in Invisible web databases that can't be found by search

engines. The Search Systems Public Records Locator can help.

The site is a searchable directory of more than 11,000 free

public record databases.

Read more...

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/article.asp

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ORGANIZE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FROM ON-LINE DATABASES By

Phil Schnyder & Lynn Fauss

Researchers and librarians often need to search on-line

databases and to gather bibliographic information. The BookWhere

z39.50 search client is the perfect software companion for these

groups.

Librarians are often searching for correct bibliographic

information on recent acquisitions - and BookWhere is very handy

in this process - letting you search the Library of Congress

quickly, and allowing you to download call numbers along with

other bibliographic information into your own system.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/bookwhere.asp

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SHARE YOUR DATABASES

Do you have askSam databases or templates that would interest

other users? We'd like to encourage you to share these with the

askSam Community. Click the link below to upload your files to

the askSam Web site. We'll check out any files you submit, and

if appropriate, make them available to other askSam users and

promote them in future newsletters. Thanks for sharing your

information.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/upload.asp

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ATTORNEY, STEVE LEIMBERG, USES ASKSAM FOR MANAGING RESEARCH

NOTES, LOGGING CALLS, AND EMAIL

"At LISI (Leimberg Information Services, Inc.), we live and die

by tax information, and our ability to store and retrieve it.

Before askSam, I either scribbled my research notes on a yellow

pad or stuck them into WORD or WordPerfect, only to be

frustratingly lost over time. Now any research notes, phone

calls, or emails I may want to retrieve are effortlessly and

seamlessly incorporated into askSam."

by Steve Leimberg, CEO, Leimberg Information Services, Inc.

Read more...

http://www.askSam.com/four/surf27/userstory.asp

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VISIT THE NEW ASKSAM COMMUNITY FORUM TODAY

The askSam Community Forum is a great way to get your questions

answered quickly, talk with other professionals, get ideas, and

to discuss technical issues.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/forum.asp

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SPECIAL DISCOUNTED ASKSAM TRAINING COURSES IN APRIL AND MAY

You can save time and money, when you learn how to manage your

information better with askSam's Professional Training Manager,

Wade Goodman.

Better Knowledge Management with askSam will be held on April

3-4 and May 8-9 in Perry, Florida.

Call Dottie today at 1-800-800-1997 or 850-584-6590 to reserve

your seat, as spaces are limited.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/training.asp  

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NEW TEMPLATE, FILTER AND DATABASES

BookWhere Template is designed to help you organize

bibliographical information you gather from on-line databases

using BookWhere.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/template.asp

TextPipe Filter: Converts Citation Data Files (Book/Report/

Journal forms only) into an askSam databases.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/filter.asp

Download the list of recommended reading for college students,

and high school students in college bound programs, compiled

from suggestions made by librarians and liberal arts program

advisors suggestions across the US. You can browse this in

askSam or the viewer.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/files.asp

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LIVE, ON-LINE PERSONAL DEMONSTRATIONS OF ASKSAM 5.1

Would you like to be more organized with your information? Let

us show you how much time you can save by organizing all your

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If you are have a computer, phone line and Internet access at

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To see all you can do with askSam, simply call 1-800-800-1997

to get the details.

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/demo.asp

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VISIT ASKSAM AT THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT INFORMATION

PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE IN RHODE ISLAND, MAY 1-4TH

askSam will be exhibiting at the AIIP conference in Providence,

Rhode Island, May 1-4th. Phil Schnyder, askSam CEO will also be

hosting two training sessions.

Come by and see what the new askSam 5.1 can do with your

information.

For more information on the conference see:

http://www.aiip.org/Conference/2003/index.html

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TIP OF THE MONTH...

askSam 5.1 Tip:

Remembered Lists

You can use Remembered Lists as part of a Stored Search, as

the selection for a report or to send a Mail/Email Merge

letter. Here's how:

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/asksamtip.asp

Citation 8 Tip:

Citation and BookWhere can transform your computer and

Internet connection into a powerful research tool. During the

initial part of the research process, use BookWhere 2000 to

search libraries and databases of published information on the

Internet for materials on your topic. Here's how:

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/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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you to search and organize unstructured text or structured data.

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:

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Create bibliographies and organize notes for research writing

with Citation 8.

Try it Today at:

http://www.asksam.com/four/surf27/citation.asp  

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