Professional Reading Shelf
e-Books
Source: Wall Street Journal (Free Access)
A Hundred Books in Your Pocket
A new e-book reader is in coming from Sony.
See Also: Libraries in Taiwan, Hong Kong build NetLibrary eBook collection (via OCLC)
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Information Industry–ProQuest
Health and Medical Research–Databases
Source: Info Today
ProQuest Decides That Evidence Matters
Paula Hane writes, “Information overload is a critical problem in most professions, but none more so than in medicine, where life and death decisions can hinge on access to current treatment and research data. These days, there’s no way to keep up with the literature, even in one’s medical specialty. There’s a growing consensus that the future of clinical practice is in evidence-based medicine (EBM). And the major medical information vendors are clearly stepping up efforts to meet this need with appropriate content and tools. ProQuest Information and Learning announced it is now the exclusive global distributor of Evidence Matters to academic and hospital markets.”
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Public Libraries–Services
Source: Chicago Tribune
Libraries to try online orders
“Taking a page from online retailers, three suburban libraries are venturing into cyberspace with plans to offer books, movies and other material for home delivery. Beginning Feb. 1, patrons of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Skokie Public Library and Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling may browse the libraries’ holdings and borrow material online.”
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Web Page Design
Source: Internet Retailer
A small change produces a big boost at Alibris.com
Where you place the search tools on a page can make a big difference. “Realtors say value is all about location, and the experience of online bookseller Alibris demonstrates that’s true of web site real estate too. Alibris boosted sales by 400% simply by relocating one of its search features to a more prominent location…”

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