Issue No. 58, December 2004

• Search Engine News
  • Ask Jeeves launches Desktop Search
  • MSN launches Desktop Search
  • Copernic Desktop adds support for Firefox
  • Google Suggests
  • Accoona - new kid on the block
• Information Resources
  • NexisLexis a la carte
  • EBRD Directory of business information sources on central and eastern Europe and the CIS
  • Statistics Insight
  • Marketing Surveys Index
• CEE MarketWatch
• Cost of 12 Days of Christmas rises for True Love
• These things are sent to try us
  • Making Windows XP Search do what it says on the tin - almos

Issue No. 57, November 2004

• Search Engine News
• Microsoft launches new search engine
• Google expands and turns scholar
• Google Desktop Search
• Top 10 Business Information Resources
• Information Resources
• Eco5.com - a new portal for business and economics
  
• EuroInfoPool expands
  
• Bureau van Dijk enhances product range
• STN adds LISA
• CILIP gives members direct access to LISA
  
• Searching Questions
• Number of ATMs by country
  
• Gizmo of the Month
• WinPatrol
• Meetings and Workshops.
• What's new in search tools? Free masterclass at Online Information 2004, London
• Finance and business resources: who, what and how much? Free masterclass at Online Information 2004
• Investing in Eastern Europe: Focus on EU New & Aspiring Members. 5th International Conference on Business Information Gathering & Analysis.

Issue No. 56, September 2004

• Copernic Desktop
• BvDEP launches Mint for business intelligence
• Yahoo vs. Google
• Yahoo News vs. Google News
• Information Resources
  • NewsTrove
  • Bots Blogs and News Aggregators
  • 1837Online - Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Searching Questions
  • Top 10 UK Insurance Companies
• These things are sent to try us
  • The case of the disappearing fax driver
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Agent Ransack
• Meetings and Workshops.
  • Advanced Internet Search Strategies, Manchester Business School

Issue No. 55, July/August 2004

• Blinkx - local and web searching combined
• Emerald to launch Emerald Management Xtra
• IAB launches AllAboutCookies.org
• Information Resources
  • Digital Library of Historical Directories
  • Yell introduces Super Search
  • MSN launches Newsbot
  • Abook4All - used books and rare books specialists
  • Libor rates - British Bankers Association
  • WordCount
• Searching Questions
  • Historical stock exchange data
• These things are sent to try us!
  • Pesky pop-ups - yet again!!
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Copyscape
• Meetings and Workshops.
  • Key Business Sources on the Net, Manchester Business School
  • Searching the Internet: Beyond Google, UKOLUG, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  • Business Information on the Internet: free vs fee. TFPL, London
  • Advanced Internet Search Strategies, Manchester Business School

Issue No. 54, June 2004

• AlltheWeb dumbs down
• UK Web to be archived
• New business information search tool
• Information Resources
• US Agriculture Exporters Database
• National Union of Journalists Freelance Directory
• Process Industries Supplier Directory
• Major Companies of Central & Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
• China Company Research Services
• Baltic Sea States web directory
• EU Value Added Tax
• Searching Questions
•  Free market and industry data by country
• Gizmo of the Month
• AM-DeadLink
• Meetings and Workshops
• Key Business Sources on the Net, Manchester Business School
• Searching the Internet: Beyond Google, UKOLUG, Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Business Information on the Internet: free vs fee. TFPL, London
• Advanced Internet Search Strategies, Manchester Business School

• AltaVista dumbs down
• Sinking in the information bog!
• Information Resources
• Database of phishing scams
• National copyright laws online
• Complete RSS
• Directory of UK company directors
• Resource directory for East and Southeast Asia
• NationMaster
• CAROL launches stock price lookup
• Archive of UK government web sites
• Searching Questions
• Translating foreign language news articles
• Gizmo of the Month
• Mailwasher
• Meetings and Workshops
• I'm an Information Professional - get me out of here! UKOLUG, London
• Business Information on the Internet: Free v. Fee, TFPL, London
• Key Business Sources on the Net, Manchester Business School

Issue No. 52, April 2004

• Search Strategies for the Internet, 5th Edition
• ChangeDetect - Update
• Information Resources
  • Russia: All 89 Regions Trade & Investment Guide
  • EU Enlargement - Maritimeindustries.org
  • KPMG EU Accession
  • Europa EU Enlargement
  • List of EU countries and candidate countries
  • Snapshots launches New Global Panorama Series
  • UK DirectGov launched
  • BAD News · Woody's Watch
• Searching Questions
  • Largest cities and demographics
• These things are sent to try us!
  • You don't have IE 5.5 or above…..
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Thumbshots Ranking Tool
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Market Research on the Web, Manchester Business School
  • I'm an Information Professional - get me out of here! UKOLUG.
  • Business Information on the Internet: Free v. Fee

Issue No. 51, March 2004

• ChangeDetect - free service for monitoring web pages
• Information Resources
  • EBRD Directory
  • The Ultimate Directory
  • Yahoo News upgraded
  • Market Access Database (trade statistics between the EU and non EU countries)
  • Ramon - Eurostat Classification Server
  • ITC - International Trade Statistics
  • United Nations Statistics Division - COMTRADEUK Trade Information On-line
• Searching Questions
  • Statistics on renewable energy in the UK
• Gizmo of the Month
  • Furl It
• Meetings and Workshops
  • How to assess, select and manage electronic resources, Manchester Business School.
  • Market Research on the Web, Manchester Business School
  • I'm an Information Professional - get me out of here! UKOLUG.

Issue No. 50, February 2004

• I'm an information professional - get me out of here! (UKOLUG seminar)
• Top 10 Business Information Resources
• Copernic launches new tracking software
• Information Resources
  • Dot UK Directory
  • Research and Markets Newsletter
  • Info@UK
  • Search Tools - Zapmeta
  • Search Tools - Yahoo launches new search engine
  • Macmillan English Dictionary - New Words ·
• Searching Questions
  • Researching company directors
• These things are sent to try us!
  • Email disclaimers - the antidote
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Assessing the Quality of Information, TFPL London
  • Current legal issues in Information Work (UKOLUG seminar), Belfast
  • How to assess, select and manage electronic resources, Manchester Business School.

Issue No. 49, January 2004

• Google and AlltheWeb look for variations on search terms
• Top 10 Search Tips
• EEVL launches OneStep Industry and Jobs News services
• Information Resources
  • Market Research on the Web
• Searching Questions
  • Historical Share Prices
• Gizmo of the Month
  • WisdomChange for monitoring changes to web pages
• Meetings and Workshops
  • Business Information the Net, TFPL London
  • UKOLUG seminars: Usability Testing and Blogs and Wikis, London
  • UKOLUG seminar: Perspectives on Information Architecture,London
  • Assessing the Quality of Information, TFPL London