Issue No. 48, December 2003

• Google launches Deskbar
• Northern Light resurrected
• Trade Union History Online wins Farradane Award
• Online 2003 Best Stand Awards
• Information Resources
  • BvD adds new data to DASH
• Searching Questions
  • Financials for small private companies in the Netherlands
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Ad Muncher
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Advanced Internet Search Strategies, Manchester Business School
  • Business Information the Net, TFPL London
  • Assessing the Quality of Information, TFPL London

Issue No. 47, November 2003

• Yahoo! opts in users to marketing mail
• British Library launches Research Service
• This email has expired
• Information resources
  • BvD adds ODIN (information on Nordic companies)
  • Free M&A fact sheet from BvD Zephyr
  • Foodstat
  • Lawbore
  • Tom's Law - Legal Documents Online
• These things are sent to try us!
  • Digital disaster in the Dales
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Zap spyware with Spybot

Issue Number 46, October 2003

• Google launches synonym search
• Wayback Machine tests Recall for archives
• Information resources
  • EINS GEM
  • Google introduces News Alerts
  • Factiva introduces new pay-as-you-go subscription
  • Telintell for free information on global telecommunications
  • Grants Online
  • Access Funds - Grants information for the British charitable and non-profit sector
• These things are sent to try us!
  • 1427 news messages - and counting
• Gizmo of the Month
• DUN Manager
• Meetings and Workshops
• Assessing the quality of information

Issue Number 45, July/August 2003

• Farewell Netscape?
• Online 2003 Programme Announced
• Information Resources
  • BvD EIU Market Indicators and Forecasts and OSIRIS
  • Guardian charges for selected services
  • Google Introduces Advanced News Search
  • Gold Stocks Center
  • Snapshots International revamp Web site
• These things are sent to try us!
  • SoBig causes SoHuge Hassle
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Intellectual Property and Ethics Feature in UKOLUG's Autumn Schedule
  • Assessing the Quality of Information, TFPL, London, 16th September 2003
  • Setting up Shop on the Internet, Manchester Business School, 1st October 2003
  • Key Business Sources on the Net, Manchester Business School, 2nd October 2003

Issue Number 44, June 2003

• Turbo10 meta-search: less “turbo” and fewer breakdowns please
• New Browser on the Block: Mozilla Firebird
• Information Resources
  • Cookies and IT Law – Masons Out-law.com and Aboutcookies.org
  • Land Registry Online (pilot Web site)
  • Fast Book Finder
  • UK Law Firms on the Web
  • Bar (Barristers) on the Web
  • Research Buyers Guide
• Gizmo of the Month
  • AlltheWeb URL Investigator
• Meetings and Workshops
  • UKOLUG Seminar at Umbrella, UMIST, Manchester, 4th July 2003
  • Market Research on the Web, Manchester Business School, 3rd September 2003
  • Assessing the Quality of Information, TFPL, London, 16th September 2003

Issue Number 43, May 2003

• News on the Web Compared
• KillerInfo
• Information Resources
  • Google News Launches Country News Services
  • Faust Information - National, International Directories and Mailing Lists
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Web2Text - HTML to plain text converter
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Advanced Internet Search Strategies (Manchester Business School) 11th June 2003

Issue Number 42, April 2003

• Online 2003 Call for Papers
• Price's List of Lists Moves to Specialissues.com
• Information Resources
  • Independent charges for content
  • Insight Research Corporation
  • International Business Strategies
  • Best for Business
  • CDA Dorset (Co-operative Development Agency)
  • Grantsnet: UK grants and funding information
  • CAROL re-launches with credit report facility
  • Top 10 Sources of Business Information
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Allwhois - the name behind the domain
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Key Business Sources on the Internet (Manchester Business School)
  • Advanced Internet Search Strategies (Manchester Business School)

Issue Number 41, March 2003

• AOL launches pop-up zapper
• Microsoft Teams up with Information Providers
• Information Resources
  • Who Owns Whom in the UK Electricity Industry
  • Zapdata - US company lookup and mailing lists from D&B
  • Research and Markets
  • SkillsBuilder
  • Jobstats - the current state of the UK computer job market
  • Eastern European Business Information Update
• Gizmo of the Month
  • ScanIT - test your browser's security
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Resource Management Strategies (UKOLUG, London)
  • Key Business Sources on the Internet (Manchester Business School)
  • Business Information on the Internet: free vs. fee (TFPL, London)
  • Advanced Internet Search Strategies (Manchester Business School

Issue Number 40, February 2003

• Secure online shopping with the Cahoot webcard
• Information Resources
  • eBizSearch
  • News service from World Chambers Network/Dialog
  • Business Information Update
  • Official company registers
  • Top 10 Business Sites
• Gizmo of the Month
  • PawSense
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Business Information: Resource Management Strategies
  • International Graduate Summer School

Issue Number 39, January 2003

• NorthernLight to close public Web site
• AlltheWeb
• International Graduate Summer School short courses
• Information Resources
  • Listings of trade associations on the Net
  • Top 10 Business Sites
• Gizmo of the Month
  • SpamGourmet
• Meetings and Workshops