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"Open” Resources For The Agricultural Journalist, Joe Zumalt Apr 2008

"Open” Resources For The Agricultural Journalist, Joe Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Review of free resources available over the Web.


Wikipedia: A Multi-Lingual, Multi-Subject Resource Created By Potentially Anyone And Everyone, Joe Zumalt Jan 2008

Wikipedia: A Multi-Lingual, Multi-Subject Resource Created By Potentially Anyone And Everyone, Joe Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Review of the rise of Wikipedia.


Agris: An Fao Information Resource For The Agricultural Journalist, Joe Zumalt Nov 2007

Agris: An Fao Information Resource For The Agricultural Journalist, Joe Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

A review of AGRIS.


Agrovoc: A Multilingual Resource For Agricultural Journalists, Joe Zumalt May 2007

Agrovoc: A Multilingual Resource For Agricultural Journalists, Joe Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

A review of AGROVOC.


Hidden Resources Agricultural Journalists Can Find At Google, Joe Zumalt Dec 2006

Hidden Resources Agricultural Journalists Can Find At Google, Joe Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Resources within Google for agricultural journalists.


A Primer On Agricultural Communications For Student, Librarians And Researchers, Joseph Zumalt Dec 2002

A Primer On Agricultural Communications For Student, Librarians And Researchers, Joseph Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

The article focuses on a primer on agricultural communications for student, librarians and researchers. Universities, libraries and librarians have served as partners to assist working professionals in all fields in agriculture. Universities have helped educate agriculture professionals. Universities have helped to create new knowledge. Libraries, especially at land grant institutions, have played a crucial role in disseminating this new knowledge and, increasingly, are seen as the logical place for archival activities, given the public nature of much of this knowledge. Universities and libraries have specifically played an important part in agricultural communications. While demographic changes in Western society, a switch …


Internet Reference Service: General Sources And Trends, Joseph Zumalt, Rebecca Smith Dec 1999

Internet Reference Service: General Sources And Trends, Joseph Zumalt, Rebecca Smith

Joseph R. Zumalt

Providing quality reference services is more challenging than ever. In addition to traditional print sources, the information professional now has a dazzling array of databases, both free and expensive, readily available. Internet reference service has evolved quickly over the last decade, moving from a place of last resort to a mainstream application. Librarians have responded in many innovative ways to connect their customers with information available on the Internet. However, superior Internet reference service requires substantial investments in equipment that administrators will have to consider. Staff and customer training have become pressing needs. Providing access to appropriate databases and materials …


Jal Guide To Software, Courseware, And Cd-Rom: Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, Joseph Zumalt Aug 1998

Jal Guide To Software, Courseware, And Cd-Rom: Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, Joseph Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Review of Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, version 2.02.


Jal Guide To Software, Courseware, And Cd-Rom: Four Internet Browsers--A Review, Robert Pasicznyuk, Joseph Zumalt Feb 1996

Jal Guide To Software, Courseware, And Cd-Rom: Four Internet Browsers--A Review, Robert Pasicznyuk, Joseph Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Two givens of today's Internet are diversity and volume. The Net offers a vast amount of text, sound, and graphic information. For now, getting at that information requires two ingredients: some kind of connection to the Net and a browser, a program or client that allows its user to view or listen to the network content. Browser options abound. This review with consider four packages with special attention to the browsers in each.