Articles from Information Outlook (December 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A true leader in India's information profession: Sushma Arora, a Stalwart in the SLA Asian Chapter, finds that information specialists in India face the same kinds of challenges as their colleagues around the world.	Spencer, Forrest Glenn	Biography	1866
Before making that purchase, better visit this site: Buzzillions captures product reviews from retail sites and puts them together, so you don't have to visit individual sites to read what actual purchasers have to say.	Sosnowski, Carolyn J.		574
Click U live!		Calendar	136
Finding our voices in an Internet world: although it might change, at this point search engines and electronic information do a very poor job of sensing the end user's specific context.	Abram, Stephen		1034
Other events.		Calendar	415
SLA members get easier access to doctoral program at Syracuse.		Brief article	114
SLA Nominating Committee seeking members with board potential.			341
SLA ready to launch Centennial events in 2009: Centennial Commission chair Robertson invites all members to celebrate SLA's past and imagine what the future holds for the association and the profession.			433
SLA's new Salary Survey includes CI compensation: the median salary for Competitive Intelligence/Research is US$ 69,000, compared with US$ 66,000 for all respondents.	Latham, John R.		619
Social libraries: the next generation of knowledge management: it's clear that a new class of knowledge management technology is needed--one that uses social technologies to tap into an organization's collective wisdom. Social libraries are designed to do this.	Green, Phillip		2017
Survival strategies in a cost-cutting environment: in the United Kingdom and other European countries, information professionals are already feeling the effects of cost-cutting measures. Here, they share some valuable survival strategies.	Hill, Sue		2082
Surviving the downturn by becoming more business-minded: according to many experts, this is not the time to be simply flying below the radar. This is the time for proactive responses.	Schachter, Debbie		828
Transforming a government library: the Wirtz Labor Library in the U.S. Department of Labor went digital in January 2008, but it was far from easy.	Bowers, Jean		1549
Your best investment in today's economy: looking for a safe investment in today's economy? Try looking in the mirror.	Lachance, Janice R.		724