COOL SITES: The Alternative View is a multilingual, language-learning platform to improve reading and comprehension skills. Users can read an article in a foreign language, and view it side-by-side with their native language. When I tried it, I found several very interesting scientific articles. http://www.altview.net/
SUBJECT SEARCHING: Sometimes it is quicker and easier to use commercial databases. Government and Politics: The Political Contact Suite from CQ Press contains “nearly 150,000 contacts, profiles, and biographies of the members and staff of Congress, the federal government, the judiciary... worldwide governments.” See www.cqpress.com for more information.
Historical dictionaries: Scarecrow Press publishes a wide assortment of historical dictionaries. Here are a few: Golf ($99); French Theater ($85); Japanese cinema ($95); The Catalans ($85); The Jews ($70) http://www.scarecrowpress.com/
Trade Show Notices and News: Learn how to maximize your trade show success with the blog trade-show-advisor.com. Find some tips, manage your schedule, receive direct notices and news through the RSS feed. www.trade-show-advisor.com (Courtesy of www.fita.org)
RESEARCH TIPS: Need to do your own market research? Here are some books that might help. From Paramount Books: Refocusing focus groups (1 vol. $19.95); Custom survveys within your budget – Maximizing profits through effective online research design (1 vol., $29.95); Qualitative tips, tricks and trends – what every researcher should know (1 vol., $34.95); Opportunity screams – unlocking hearts and minds in today’s idea economy (1 vol., $24.95): “Customers want to be surprised, and to be proud that they are associated with you and your products. If customers believe you have their best interests at heart, they will be yours forever.” http://www.paramountbooks.com/
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