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Free Pint "Helping 50,000 people use the Web for their work" http://www.freepint.com/ ISSN 1460-7239 27th June 2002 No.115 > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL MY FAVOURITE TIPPLES From Alison McCarthy FREE PINT BAR & STUDENT BAR In Association with Factiva a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Reviewed by Simon Collery JOBS Senior Records Supervisor Corporate Finance Researchers Researcher BOOKSHELF "Smart Services: Competitive Information Strategies, Solutions and Success Stories for Service Businesses" Written by Deborah C. Sawyer Reviewed by Arthur Weiss FEATURE ARTICLE "RSI and the Library and Information Science Professional" By Vivienne Sales EVENTS, GOLD AND FORTHCOMING ARTICLES CONTACT INFORMATION ONLINE VERSION WITH ACTIVATED HYPERLINKS <http://www.freepint.com/issues/270602.htm> ADOBE ACROBAT VERSION WITH NEWSLETTER FORMATTING <http://www.freepint.com/issues/270602.pdf> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > = = = = = = = = = = = = = ADVERTISEMENT = = = = = = = = = = = = = = MARKETRESEARCH.COM OFFERS FREE SERVICES AND MORE! * FREE access to 50,000 publications from 350+ publishers * Purchase reports instantly online, and by sections/slices * FREE Alert Me service lets you know when new research is added (by e-mail); over 650 categories available to choose from * Extensive coverage of markets from Europe to Asia to South America * FREE help finding research: Our industry experts will search for you Visit us at http://www.marketresearch.com/redirect.asp?progid=1654 > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [mr1151] > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >>> ABOUT FREE PINT <<< Free Pint is an online community of information researchers. Members receive this free newsletter every two weeks packed with tips on finding quality and reliable business information on the Internet. Joining is free at <http://www.freepint.com/> and provides access to the substantial archive of articles, book reviews, jobs, industry news & events, with answers to your research questions and networking at the Free Pint Bar. Please circulate this newsletter which is best read when printed out. To receive the Adobe Acrobat version as an attachment or a brief notification when it's online, visit <http://www.freepint.com/member>. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EDITORIAL Any new venture is a gamble, but if you don't try things out then you'll never know if they're going to work out. This is how I feel about our new seminars, the first of which was the 'Content Management Exchange' which took place here at the Free Pint offices on Monday. I needn't have worried. We had a great speaker, Martin White, who quite clearly has ample knowledge of the issues in choosing a Content Management System. The feedback forms told us that everyone found the location convenient, and the venue comfortable too. Delegates reported that they liked the smaller group size of a workshop, as they could ask questions and have the topics tailored to their specific needs. So, we're very much looking forward to the repeat next Monday. This will be followed by further Exchanges on building and managing an email publication (July 4th and 16th) and implementing an intranet in a global organisation (July 11th). To find out more about any of these events, visit <http://www.freepint.com/exchange>. Other news, and after four happy years with Free Pint, Rex Cooke is moving on to other challenges. I would like to thank him for all his hard work and commitment. He has been a pleasure to work with and I'm sure you'll join me in wishing him all the best for the future. In today's newsletter we bring you the usual mix of articles, tips and reviews. Of course, if you'd like to contribute an article or a set of 'Favourite Tipples' then please sign up for the regular 'Free Pint Author Update' newsletter at <http://www.freepint.com/author.htm>. Cheers William William Hann, Founder and Managing Editor Email: <william@freepint.com> Tel: +44 (0)1784 420044 Free Pint is a Registered Trademark of Free Pint Limited (c) 1997-2002 > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > = = = = = = = = = = = = = ADVERTISEMENT = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ****Need access to industry specific information?**** Esmerk Ltd offers access to same-day abstracted information from hundreds of sources including 497 newspapers in 22 languages from 85 different countries and delivered daily to you in English. For more information on how you can keep abreast in your industry contact us at <http://www.esmerk.com> Esmerk... We are here to keep you ahead! > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [es1152] >>> EMAIL PUBLISHING EXCHANGE - WEST LONDON <<< <http://www.freepint.com/exchange> Find out about the issues involved in producing a successful email publication. Two seminars in July will look at finance, content, technology and staffing. The presenter is Free Pint's William Hann and space is limited. Find out more and book your place: <http://www.freepint.com/exchange> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = MY FAVOURITE TIPPLES From Alison McCarthy * Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion <http://cesi.org.uk> - for UK labour market, skills, education and employment statistics, reports, and full text documents. * <http://nomisweb.co.uk> - official UK labour market statistics for local levels - counties, districts, wards. Labour Force Survey, Annual Business Inquiry, and VAT registered companies, etc. * <http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/home.asp> - type in your postcode and find the latest official statistics for your area. * <http://bubl.ac.uk> - great for subject searching and UK organisations and institutions. * <http://swslim.org.uk> - South West Skills And Learning Intelligence Module. Part of the Regional Observatory of the South West Regional Development Agency. Alison McCarthy is Library & Information Co-ordinator for Somerset Learning and Skills Council. The Learning and Skills Council is a national organisation with 47 local councils. Email your top five favourite Web sites to <simon@freepint.com> or see the guidelines at <http://www.freepint.com/author.htm>. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > = = = = = = = = = = = = = ADVERTISEMENT = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FACTIVA AND THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE ANNUAL AWARD RECIPIENTS Factiva and the SLA announced the recipients of two annual awards at the conference in Los Angeles. Tom Fearon, Library Director, Lehman Brothers Inc has been selected to receive the Factiva Leadership Award and Margareta Nelke, Technology Intelligence Director, Tetra Pak in Sweden was awarded the European Special Librarian of the Year. Congratulations to them on their outstanding accomplishments in the information field. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [fa1153] > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >>> INTRANET PUBLISHING EXCHANGE - WEST LONDON <<< <http://www.freepint.com/exchange> The Economist Intelligence Unit's Paul Pedley will share his experiences of developing an intranet for a global organisation. Topics covered include planning, content management, taxonomy and how to encourage knowledge sharing. Places are limited. Find out more: <http://www.freepint.com/exchange> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FREE PINT BAR In Association with Factiva a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Reviewed by Simon Collery <http://www.freepint.com/issues/270602.htm#bar> Free Pint Bar <http://www.freepint.com/bar> ------------------------------------------- [Note: To read a Bar posting enter the message number in place of XXXXX in the address http://www.freepint.com/go/bXXXXX ] I guess the question of what librarians and information professionals should call themselves is an example of the sort of issue that never dies, but just fades away for a while, only to reappear when you've almost forgotten about it (18189). And for some people, the question doesn't really arise. So I'm glad we're agreed on that one. But regardless of your title, I'm sure you'll appreciate many or all of the handy resources mentioned and recommended in the last two weeks. They covered metadata systems (18256), copyright resources (18195), football finance statistics (18396), taxonomy discussion sites (18339), guidance for indexing UK government sites (18325) and IT magazines with European coverage (18296). Also mentioned were invisible Web search tools (18228), thesauri (18255) and materials for Internet searching courses (18302). The latest Tipples reviewed an excellent site for learning or brushing up on your Web design skills (18458) and a very handy acronym reference site (18307). Researchers have been busying themselves with matters such as anti- oxidants in fruit and vegetables (18269), global industrial production forecasts (18214), market analysis for UK cut flowers (18297), Swiss extremes of temperature (18420), the recent trademark dispute between Philips and Remington (18350) and finding UK middle management contact names (18454). Other research issues were about research companies outsourcing work to India (18193), case studies of innovation in industry (18224), where the formulation "Background, Objectives, Scope, Constraints, Assumptions, Reporting, Deliverables" comes from (18234), the use of IT by UK accountants and solicitors (18366), the core brand values of UK car manufacturers (18376), an analysis of enquiries made to information services (18449) and free retail market information for Kuwait (18463). Business researchers have been looking for suppliers of magnetic email address books (18337), manufacturers or distributors of baby bouncer chairs (18298), a UK retailer who monograms glassware (18176), accounting standards used in the Seychelles (18248), a sample business plan for an information business (18320), sources of business association information (18282) and information about pubs in Britain (18464). The latest techie questions have been about the Adlib inter-library loans software (18356), printing with a combination of a HP printer and MS Word (18346), the use of radio frequency identification devices or RFIDs in libraries (18471), networked Word 97 documents (18452), free anti virus software (18465) and free, world-wide email to SMS services (18217). Technical matters were also raised about Excel formulae (18400), the number of people who can read HTML emails (18378), merge fields in Access (18294), keeping the file size down with PDF documents (18427) and using a Toshiba monitor without the manual (18340). And you can now use the Free Pint Bar's new auto-signature to save a bit of time when posting messages (18414). Miscellaneous postings have been about reasons for discontinuities in the sound on Big Brother (18273), the UK chart top 40 for 1998 (18323), wills in more than one language (18183), getting a book published (18213, 18209), the meaning of the Greek letter phi (18221), contacting US students in the UK (18309), some Tibetan translation (18389) and the source of a quotation from Theodor Adorno (18439). And if you spell his first name with an 'e' at the end, you get far fewer hits. [Note: To read a Bar posting enter the message number in place of XXXXX in the address http://www.freepint.com/go/bXXXXX ] Free Pint Student Bar <http://www.freepint.com/student> ------------------------------------------------------- [Note: To read a Student Bar posting enter the message number in place of XXXX in the address <http://www.freepint.com/go/sXXXX>] Students have been researching the range of information businesses, products and services that exist, especially in South Africa (2539), insurance industry commission earned per employee for new business acquired over the last seven years (2540) and resources relating to the UK pub industry (2551). 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We'll even give you code to offer a sign up form on your Web site. <http://www.freepint.com/bulk/> "In addition, the approach to personal service that Free Pint takes makes them a pleasure to work with." CosmicCupid.com > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FREE PINT BOOKSHELF <http://www.freepint.com/bookshelf> "Smart Services: Competitive Information Strategies, Solutions and Success Stories for Service Businesses" Written by Deborah C. Sawyer Reviewed by Arthur Weiss The front cover of "Smart Services" includes a quote from Andrew Garvin, the CEO of Find/SVP saying: "Finally a book that nails down what every service business needs to know about competition and competitive intelligence. 'Smart Services' offers competitive information strategies that firms can put to immediate use." I wanted to stop this review here, as I don't think that I could have given a better summary and description of this excellent book. However my brief for doing this review included an approximate word count, and I'm not brave enough to upset the Free Pint management by not adding a few words of my own. Smart Services is divided into three parts, of which the first, "The Competitive Landscape", and the second, "The Competitive Issues", occupy the bulk of the book. The final part, "The Competitive Game", summarises the previous sections with suggestions on ways of implementing the advice and processes described in the first two sections. "The Competitive Landscape" gives a comprehensive description of where competition can come from for a service business. The section describes the challenges facing service businesses and the types of competition faced. Of importance, the book does not just focus on traditional competitors but includes discussion on competition from service businesses that appear to be in completely different sectors, government and internal competition, and other types of indirect competition. This section is also good on how problems facing service businesses differ from those offering tangible products. The second section looks at the issues of collecting information on competitors, with chapters on how to find out who is competing, competitor strategies, sales and marketing, assessing performance and looking at who actually runs the competitor business. As with the first section, the end of each chapter includes a brief summary giving the key points mentioned in the chapter as well as suggestions on how information gathered can be fed back and used in company strategies and action plans. This is key, as there is no point collecting information on competitors that is ignored or filed away "for later"; such information is not competitive intelligence, as it has no impact on company actions. Having said all this, was there anything about this book I disliked? I have to answer yes - reluctantly, as my dislikes are fairly minor, and possibly reflect the fact that I am not new to CI or to service businesses. My first complaint is that the examples in the book are almost entirely from the USA or Canada. All suggested sources for information except one (the European Case Study clearinghouse at Cranfield - a unique global source) are North American. Thus the book cannot be used for specific advice on business sources outside the US and Canada. This is a minor quibble though, as the book does not claim to be a guide to sources. A second complaint is actually addressed in the book's introduction. Sawyer states, "the book is very light on models". I believe that this was a mistake, as there are analysis tools that can and should be used when examining service businesses. Good CI involves knowing how to interpret information just as much as finding and collecting it. I think that several chapters would have benefited from more examination of how to interpret available information and less discussion of the problems involved in doing CI on service businesses. However maybe I'm unfair in expecting this in a book that does cover so much in just over 200 pages. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Arthur Weiss is a UK based management consultant specialising in competitive intelligence and strategy. He has worked in the information industry for over 15 years and has written and presented on competitive intelligence, marketing and Internet related topics in the UK, Europe and elsewhere. Arthur is the managing partner of AWARE, a CI consultancy offering clients CI research, analysis and training. He can be contacted through AWARE's web-site at <http://www.competitive-intelligence.co.uk/>. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Related Free Pint links: * Find out more about this book online at the Free Pint Bookshelf <http://www.freepint.com/bookshelf/smart.htm> * Read customer comments and buy this book at Amazon.co.uk <http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0910965560/freepint0c> or Amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0910965560/freepint00> * "Smart Services: Competitive Information Strategies, Solutions and Success Stories for Service Businesses" ISBN 0910965560 published by Cyberage Books written by Deborah C. 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Watch this space! > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FEATURE ARTICLE <http://www.freepint.com/issues/270602.htm#feature> "RSI and the Library and Information Science Professional" By Vivienne Sales Most of us ignore the occasional, but annoying tenseness, tingling and pain in our fingers, wrists, shoulders, elbows, neck or back. However, when that pain starts to interfere with non-computer related activities such as holding a toothbrush or carrying a two-year old child, we listen to our bodies. We go to our general practitioner who refers us to a hand specialist. The conversation with the hand specialist may go like this: "The bad news is that we have diagnosed a repetitive stress injury in your upper extremities. The good news is that we caught the injury at its earliest stages, so we recommend rest and working with a physical therapist (physiotherapist) for rehabilitative stretches and strengthening exercises. The other bad news is that you have to avoid careers with keyboards." Whether you are a librarian, a web designer, a cataloger or an information specialist, that last piece of advice can be the death knell of your career. Repetitive stress injury/ies (RSI) is an umbrella term for 18 neuro- muscular disorders of the fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders and neck. Other umbrella terms for RSI are cumulative trauma disorders (CTD), overuse injuries, or repetitive motion injuries. Unfortunately, our profession is full of RSI minefields. Searching through online databases and the Internet, cataloging books and special collections, coding markup languages or any other computer- intensive activities can aggravate or worsen RSIs. Even low-tech activities such as shelving books and working at the circulation desk can cause RSIs. In June 1998, Currie, Ritmiller and Robinson presented a paper about how the Education Library at the University of Saskatchewan successfully redesigned their shelving practices and circulation area to be ergonomic-friendly. The following web sites provide excellent explanations of RSI: Twenty Clinical Truths about RSI <http://www.tifaq.com/articles/20_rsi_truths.html> Facts About Cumulative Trauma Disorders <http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn15/wn15-2/wn15-211.html> Deborah Quilter's RSI Home Page <http://www.rsihelp.com> Dutch RSI Center <http://www.rsi-center.com> RSI-UK Page <http://www.demon.co.uk/rsi> Repetitive Strain and Computer Professionals: A New View <http://www.UsabilityInstitute.com/rsi> Non-computer related activities and RSI ------------------------------------- In addition to using ergonomically correct furniture, changing your work habits and a vocational rehabilitation program, you may have to re-evaluate your activities outside of work. RSI can be caused by non-computer related activities. Do you do weight lifting, play golf or racquet sports (e.g. badminton, tennis, squash)? They can cause or aggravate RSI. These web sites present information on RSI and sports: Sports and RSI <http://www.repetitive-strain-injury.com/html/athlete.html> Racquet Sports and RSI Sports Medicine: The Elbow <http://rothmaninstitute.com/sportsmed/elbow.htm> Sports Injuries (tennis, golf, high impact aerobics, weightlifting and running) <http://www.fit4tennis.com/YourSportandMostLikelyInjuries.htm> Even elite athletes are vulnerable to RSIs. In the spring 1994 issue of Massage Therapy Journal, Rich Phaigh documented how massage therapy helped the US Olympic rowing team recover from RSIs in their wrists. This two part series is available online at <http://planet-hawaii.com/~billpeay/TECHT08.html> and <http://planet-hawaii.com/~billpeay/TECHT09.html>. Many people find gardening relaxing. Unfortunately, for gardeners diagnosed with RSI, their hobby is a nightmare on their hands, arms and wrists. The Indiana Hand Center's web site shows some less stressful gardening techniques at <http://www.indianahandcenter.com/garden.html>. Hobbies which require fine motor skills such as knitting, needlepoint and quilting can cause RSI. These three websites offer suggestions on how these people can avoid or at least minimize their RSI risks, but still enjoy their hobbies: Needlepoint <http://crossstitch.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2
Fwww.serve.com%2Fmarbeth%2Fneedlework_RSI.html> Quilting, Computing and Your Health <http://www.gloriahansen.com/rsi.html> Repetitive Stitch Injury <http://www.cauldroncrafts.com/tips/rsi.htm> Even playing a musical instrument can cause RSIs. Musical instruments such as the flute can cause RSI as explained in this website, <http://www.angelfire.com/folk/ajflute/injurytips.html>. The web site Musicians and Injuries <http://www.engr.unl.edu/ee/eeshop/music.html> has a lot of information for musicians afflicted with RSI. The increasing use of computers at schools, colleges and universities has made pupils and students of all ages more vulnerable to repetitive stress injuries. The web site Kids and Keyboard Injuries <http://www.umdnj.edu/umcweb/hstate/wntr00/pulse/pulse8.htm> shows why we should be concerned when children spend too much time in front of the computer. The Harvard RSI Action Home Page <http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/> is targeted toward University students. At some of the major universities in the US, they offer students with RSI, disabilities or other physical impairments voice recognition software, note takers, and ergonomic keyboards and mice to help you write your papers. However, there is always the tried-and- true method of treating your friends to lunch or dinner when they type your papers for you. Finally, even mundane activities such as doing housework and cooking can aggravate RSIs. This website documents how housework can be damaging to your upper extremities, <http://www.repetitive-strain-injury.com/html/who.html>. A Holistic Approach ------------------- If RSIs are diagnosed early, further damage can be prevented by proper rest, exercise, massage, frequent breaks from repetitive activities and constant vigilance of one's posture and ergonomics. Surgery should only be considered for the worst cases of RSIs, but it is no guarantee that it will cure RSIs. In some cases, it can even make the condition worse. Some health care professionals recommend yoga to their RSI patients ... with caveats. Some poses such as the Downward Facing Dog and hand balances such as the Crow would only make matters worse for people with RSI. The Yoga Research and Education Center in California has a PDF file about yoga and RSI at <http://www.iayt.org/repetitivestraininjury.pdf>. Rx: Yoga <http://www.rxyoga.com/whatwhy.html> provides more data on how yoga can ease RSI pain. Desktop Yoga <http://www.efuse.com/yoga/> presents office friendly exercises that you can do during your breaks. According to health writer Deborah Quilter, using mice and pen-like styli can be more damaging to your hands because the work is concentrated to only one finger. In contrast, when using a keyboard, the work is distributed among ten fingers. She recommends using keyboard shortcuts. The University of Durham has a PDF file on keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows applications at <http://www.dur.ac.uk/ITS/Help_and_Info/Documents/>, then scroll down to "Info Sheets" and select "Using Microsoft Windows Applications Without A Mouse (ver. 1.0)". AbilityNet also has downloadable factsheets for keyboard shortcuts at <http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/content/factsheets/Factsheets.htm#Available%20Factsheets>. By changing your habits at work and at leisure, you can avoid making the Faustian choice of "your career or your health." > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vivienne Sales is a reference librarian at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a freelance writer in Prescott, Arizona. She manages her RSI by taking frequent breaks from working at her computer, doing yoga, going race walking and having at least one computer free day and delegating repetitive work to students. She longs for the day when she can once again play a decent game of doubles in badminton. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Related Free Pint links: * "Healthcare and Medicine" articles in the Free Pint Portal <http://www.freepint.com/go/p64> * Post a message to the author, Vivienne Sales, or suggest further resources at the Free Pint Bar <http://www.freepint.com/bar> * Read this article online, with activated hyperlinks <http://www.freepint.com/issues/270602.htm#feature> * Access the entire archive of Free Pint content <http://www.freepint.com/portal/content/> > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FORTHCOMING EVENTS <http://www.freepint.com/events> There's still time to book a place on next week's 'Email Publishing Exchange' from Free Pint. The workshop will look at the many aspects to managing an email publication, from technology to making money. Sign up for July 4th <http://www.freepint.com/go/e141> or July 16th <http://www.freepint.com/go/e143>. In between, on July 11th, is Free Pint's 'Intranet Exchange'. Paul Pedley will share his experiences of building and managing an Intranet in a global organisation <http://www.freepint.com/go/e142>. The "Construction Info. Forum" from the Construction Industry Information Group (CIIG) will, unsurprisingly, focus on information provision to the construction industry <http://www.freepint.com/go/e145>. Further West in Oxford, there is a My Humbul Summer Seminar entitled "Online Resource Discovery and Use", looking at "... the discovery, evaluation and cataloguing of online resources, making use of Humbul's cataloguing systems" for humanities <http://www.freepint.com/go/e146>. Glasgow in August welcomes the 68th IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) General Conference and Council <http://www.freepint.com/go/e105>. 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