Hard Disk Management with DOS 5, 3rd Edition by Dan Gookin

Now updated to include information on the newest version of DOS, this
bestselling book remains the best source of tips and techniques available
to general users who want to maximize the performance of their hard disks.
Packed with valuable applications, utility programs, and management
advice, this new edition describes how to:

 Reorganize jumbled files and data into manageable units
 Use DOS batch files, menu systems and shells to aid in 
  the everyday management of disk files
 Secure data from accidental loss, hard disk failure or
  unauthorized use
 Improve system performance with a variety of disk storage
  and access strategies

. . . and much more. Dan Gookin not only shows users how to survive
disaster. such as disk crashes, memory wipeouts, and overloads--he
thoroughly describes what steps can be taken to avoid them. In addition, a
5.25" disk with management utilities from PC-SIG is included to help
readers boost their hard disk's performance. Readers can spend hundreds of
dollars for disk management/utility software . . . and still not match the
value of this revised and expanded edition.

Dan Gookin is a regular contributor to PC/Computing and Computer Buying
World magazines. Also the host of a weekly radio talk show on computers,
Gookin holds a degree in communications from the University of California
at San Diego. He is the author of Windcrest's Advanced Batch File
Programming--3rd Edition and Working with Magellan.

Hard Disk Management with DOS 5 -- 3rd Edition 
Order No. 4072  Available: March  424 pp., 124 illus.
Paper $29.95 ISBN 0-8306-3520-3, 
Hard $39.95 ISBN 0-8306-3521-1 

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Database Design
Applications of Library Cataloging Techniques
by David L. Clark

Combines concepts in database management with the standards used in library
cataloging.

BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA--Professionals in all fields today are so flooded
with data that many find it difficult to locate information when they need
it. Database Design was written to help solve this problem. This
outstanding book will allow frustrated information managers to regain
control ova their files, so they can find the facts they need fast.

David L. Clark shows how anyone can take advantage of the efficient
standards and practices used in library cataloging, applying them to the
creation and organization of all kinds of databases. Clark covers all
major distributed database platforms and library cataloging standards:

 PICK, R-BASE, and IN MAGIC database systems
 Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) methodology
 Anglo-American cataloging rules
 Library of Congress Subject Headings
 Data validation and normalization
 Record identification and categorization criteria

Clark explains how to use these elements in all phases of database
development, from initial system set-up to daily operation. Readers will
find step-by-step instructions that demonstrate several specific
applications, including the management of warehouse inventories, photo and
art collections, historical and statistical research, and more. With the
clear guidance of Database Design, readers will be able to bring any
database under strict control, and quickly get the information they need.

About the Author:

David L. Clark is the chairman of the History Computerization Project of
the Los Angeles City Historical Society and the author of five books,
including Programming in IBM PC BASIC and the PICK Database System.

TAB/McGraw-Hill  Database Design: Applications of Library Cataloging
Techniques Order No. 3443  Now Available  352 pp., with dust jacket 
Hard $34.95 ISBN 0-8306-3443-6

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The Information Broker's Handbook
By Sue Rugge and Alfred Glossbrenner

Everything there is to know about becoming a successful information broker.
Forward by Reva Basch, President, Association of Independent Information
Professionals.

The business of information brokering got its start in 1971 when Sue Rugge,
an out-of-work librarian in the San Francisco area, decided to contract
her research skills out to local businesses, consultants, and
professionals who needed information on a given subject. Today, fee-based
information retrieval has become a multi-million dollar industry utilizing
virtually every conceivable medium for gathering data.

Now, Rugge and PC telecommunications expert Alfred Glossbrenner team up on
this one-of-a-kind volume--the definitive guide to starting and running a
profitable information brokerage service. The authors provide an in-depth
examination of all the search and retrieval options used by today's
successful information brokers:

 Online databases
 Electronic bulletin boards
 Special interest groups (SIGs) and forums
 Document delivery services
. Conventional library and telephone research

The authors also address the all-important business end of information
retrieval: establishing an office, purchasing hardware and software,
marketing and selling information services, pricing and billing, and much
more. And the appendices contain a comprehensive listing of resources,
associations, trade shows, and software vendors, as well as sample forms
and contracts that are included on disk.

In short, this volume provides aspiring information brokers with everything
they need to get started, except the clients and Rugge and Glossbrenner
offer more than a few helpful tips on how to find them as well.

Sue Rugge is widely recognized as "the first information broker,"
cofounding the first company of its kind in 1971. She is also founder and
former president of Information on Demand, a company she built from
scratch into the second largest information brokerage in the U.S., with
annual sales of more than $2 million. Today, Sue Rugge is principal of The
Rugge Group, which provides research services to corporations and
independent professionals. She is regarded as the nation's leading
authority on the business aspects of information brokering and presents a
seminar on "How to Make Money as an Information Broker." She served as
president of the Association of Independent Information Professionals
(AIIP), in 1988-89. The bestselling author of several computer books,
Alfred Glossbrenner operates a successful shareware distribution business
specializing in PC telecommunications software.

5.25" disk of business forms included

Order No. 4104  APRIL  WINDCREST  320 pp., 100 illus., 7" x 10"  PAPER
$29.95 (FPT) ISBN 0-8306-3797-4 HARD $39.95 ISBN 0-8306-3798-2  ($39.95
Paper, $52.95 Hard CANADIAN)

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1-800-233-1128/FAX 717-794-2103

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