See below for links to new info-systems and technology books available from Drexel Libraries – right through the browser!

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Not since the height of the dot.com boom have I participated in a conference where the sense of change underway made it seem like the very ground beneath my feet was shifting. Let me back up a minute to describe what NFAIS is – the National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services. Celebrating its fiftieth year of existence NFAIS is the professional association for top executives of library database vendors. Usually when I attend a conference it’s a bunch of librarians or teachers talking about how fast the web and users are changing and how we’ve got to run to keep in place. This one really brought home to me how the vendors are in the same boat – something I’ve known intellectually but hadn’t appreciated on an emotional level until I felt some of these speakers take the audience on what amounted to a roller coaster thrill ride of both the exciting and dire possibilities brought about by the advent of Web 2.0.

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Just in time for the spring resume-shopping experience! Get a sense of the marketplace for your anticipated MLS degree!

Here’s the first of two 2006 ALA books (sorry – print only.)

And here’s the 2005 SLA survey (yes – online but Drexel ID/PW required).

Any questions or quick look up’s? Feel free to get in touch.

Enjoy!
Tim