Can, Should, and Will... Because What Libraries Need Is One More

Can, Should, and Will, Part 1: Because What Libraries Need Is One More Venn Diagram | Peer to Peer Review, By Rick Anderson  Library Journal

User Experience Librarian is more about outside of the library walls

The position (with many variants, including: emerging technology librarian' embedded librarian; Electronic Access and User Experience Librarian, Public Services-User Experience Librarian III / Instructor in the Library; Assessment and User Experience Librarian, USER EXPERIENCE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN AND WEBMASTER; Digital User Experience Librarian);  is more about analytics (metrics) and user experiences, than librarianship in any traditional sense of the term.

Examples of the job descriptions are here:

• Knowledge and understanding of best practices, current issues and trends in assessment and usability [job ad at University of Manitoba Libraries]
• Knowledge of metadata coding standards. Experience with library catalogue end users and/or end users of electronic resources... Website design and maintenance experience. [job ad at Nova Scotia Provincial Library]
• basic knowledge ofMARC; experience with one or more Library enterprise systems suchas library management systems (Symphony, Aleph, Endeavor),discovery interfaces (Ebsco Discovery Services, Summon, Primo),search technologies (Solr, Elasticsearch), course managementsoftware (Sakai, Canvas, BlackBoard) [job ad for Discovery User Experience Librarian at Indiana University ]
• will coordinate usability assessment fo

Thought for the day: Don't worry about your competition

Chapter Six:  Don't Worry about Your Competition (Let Them Worry about You)
 in  Professional Services Marketing: How the Best Firms Build Premier Brands, Thriving Lead Generation Engines, and Cultures of Business Development Success by Mike Schultz

Topics from Chapter 6 (pp. 69-77) "...  These mistakes are understandable, but they're still mistakes...."

• Mistake 1: Over-the-Top Competitive Research
• Mistake 2: Market and Service Offering Reluctance
• Mistake 3: Clichéd Competitive Differentiation
• Mistake 4: Unique Methodology
• Forget General Marketing Advice
• Don't Worry about Crowded Markets
• Change the Question from Competition to Clients
• When Competition Is the Order of the Day

 

Resources for Canadian Stock Investors -- Websites

Info courtesy:  Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies  Andrew Dagys  and  Paul Mladjenovic (4th edition, 2013)

Book Description

Master the basics of stock investing? Easy.If you want to learn how to profitably invest in stocks, this is the book for you. This updated new edition of Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies offers straight answers and simple advice for any Canadian who wants to take control of his or her portfolio. With practical guidance on making wise investments in any market—even today's uncertain one—this plain-English guide covers unique investment segments, how to invest in different market situations, and real and recent examples on what to invest in and when. With fully updated references and resources, this is the perfect stock investing guide for beginners.

• Updated to include the latest information on the current stock market, as well as fresh case studies
• Written by expert authors—one an accountant and the other a certified financial planner and investing consultant
• Ideal for novice investors and those planning for retirement

 Websites (pp. 329-330):

• Advocis - Official Site  "Commit to your profession. Find out what Advocis's proposed Professions Model would mean for both financial advisors and consumers in Canada."
• Financial Advisor Pages   "If you are looking for a financial advisor, investment advisor or financial planner, you will find F/A Pages a valuable resource"
• Investment Management Consultants Association | IMCA  "Investment Management Consultants Association delivers the premier investment consulting and wealth management designations and world-class educational offerings"
• Rrsp.org   "Offers Canadians information in the areas of retirement, estate, tax and investment planning."
• Investing for Beginners

On the same shelf:

• Top Ten Web Sites for Canadian Stock Investors - For Dummies
• Canadian stocks - Media Wave Communication
• FAIR Canada » Other Links

8 classic search engines: Where are they now? TORONTOSUN.COM

BY KERRI BREEN ,QMI AGENCY

NOVEMBER 14, 2013  torontosun.com

On the same Shelf:

• Old School Search Engines: Where Are They Now?

From Ask Jeeves to WebCrawlerBy Chris Crum · November 16, 2011 webpronews.comExtract:

Ask Jeeves was founded in 1996, and eventually becameAsk.com, although ... Last year, Yahoo indicated that it would be shuttingAltaVista down, but so ... owns Ask. Here's what it looks like today: Excite. The results: Excite. Lycos ... DogPile is similar to WebCrawler, and is also now owned by Infospace.

• Google Yahoo! Excite dogpile Jeeves - Dogpile Web Search
• Popular Search Engines in the 90's: Then and Now - Six Revisions
• 10 Websites We Miss From 1996

1. AltaVista
2. Suck.com
3. Mr. Showbiz
4. GeoCities
5. HotWired
6. Lycos
7. Angelfire
8. N64
9. GamePro
10. Pathfinder

Competitive Intelligence is an art of science or none-of-the-above?

• Competitive Intelligence The Art and Science of Being
• The Art and Science of Elicitation - Competitive Intelligence
• The soft science of CI - Competitive Intelligence Magazine ...
• The science, not art, of business intelligence -Michael C. O'Guin ...
• Competitive intelligence the new information science fun(c)tion
• The Art and Science of Business Intelligence Analysis (Advances in Applied Business Strategy)  Benjamin Gilad
• Information Management For The Intelligent Organization: The Art Of Scanning The Environment (Asis Monograph Series)  Chun Wei Choo 
• The Manager's Guide to Competitive Intelligence  John J. McGonagle  
• The Complete Guide to Competitive Intelligence (Fifth Edition)  Kirk Tyson 
• Competitive Intelligence: A Guide for Your Journey to Best-practice Processes  Paige Leavitt