Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Peacock date October 2009 Specialty catalogs are a promotion marketing promotion and distribution business distribution technique commonly employed by direct marketing direct marketers . They describe, graphically and verbally, a limited range of product business products . Specialty catalogs are a good promotion distribution choice for new products. They are also most effective when using a niche strategy . There are several reasons for this It is less risky than a mass distribution strategy. If it is not successful, it can be altered with only moderate expense. It is a stealthy way of testing market acceptance of the product. It doesn t alert the competition, or at least the competition will not perceive it as a threat. Specialty distribution is better able to obtain high margins than mass distribution. This will allow a price skimming strategy, where it is possible to capture the consumer surplus over time. Specialty catalogs allow the marketer to better target prime segments, like the early adopter marketing early adopters and innovators that will be prepared to try a new product. Catalog response is immediate. Product problems will become evident before too many products are shipped. Catalogs are less expensive than sales forces. The average cost per sale is lower than most forms of advertising where low volumes are involved. The printed medium is suitable for new products or any other situation where detailed information needs to be communicated. See also Marketing Promotion marketing Promotion Distribution business Distribution Niche strategy Direct marketing DEFAULTSORT Specialty Catalogs Category Direct marketing Category Promotion and marketing communications Category Sales promotion Marketing stub de Mailorder ... more details
Notability date October 2008 The IT Baseline Protection Catalogs , or IT Grundschutz Kataloge , IT Baseline Protection Manual before 2005 are a collection of documents from the Germany German Bundesamt f r Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Federal Office for Security in Information Technology BSI that provide useful information for detecting weaknesses and combating attacks in the information technology IT environment IT cluster . The collection encompasses over 3000 pages, including the introduction and catalogs. It serves as the basis for the IT baseline protection certification of an business enterprise . Basic protection IT baseline protection protection encompasses standard security measures for typical IT systems, with normal protection needs. ref IT Basic Protection Manual, sec. 1.1 ref The detection and assessment of weak points in IT systems often occurs by way of a risk assessment , wherein a threat potential is assessed, and the costs of damage to the system or group of similar ... Protection Catalogs layout Image Aufbau BSI Grundschutzkataloge.jpg thumb The IT Baseline Protection Catalogs layout To familiarize the user with the manual itself, it contains an introduction with explanations .... The component catalogs, threat catalogs, and the measures catalogs follow these introductory ... themselves in practice. Image Katalogevernetzung BSI Grundschutzkataloge.jpg thumb Networking of the catalogs ... components. In this way, a network of individual components arises in the baseline protection catalogs. Threat catalogs The threat catalogs, in connection with the component catalogs, offer more detail about potential threats to IT systems. These threat catalogs follow the general layout in layers ... acts are distinguished. According to the BSI, the knowledge collected in these catalogs is not necessary ... catalogs The measures catalogs summarize the actions necessary to achieve baseline protection ... homepage http www.bsi.de gshb downloads index.htm Download page with IT Baseline Protection Catalogs ... more details
Timeline of astronomy astronomical maps , catalogs and surveys Refimprove date April 2009 ca. 1800 BC Babylonia n star catalog ca. 350 BC Shi Shen s star catalog has almost 800 entries ca. 300 BC star catalog of Timocharis of Alexandria ca. 134 BC Hipparchus makes a detailed star map ca. 140 Ptolemy completes his Almagest , which contains a catalog of stars, observations of planetary motions, and treatises on geometry and cosmology ca. 705 Dunhuang Star Chart , a manuscript star chart from the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang ca. 750 The first Zij treatise, Az Zij al Sin al Arab , written by Ibrahim al Fazari and Muhammad al Fazari ca. 777 Yaq b ibn T riq s Az Zij al Mahlul min as Sindhind li Darajat Daraja ca. 830 Muhammad ibn M s al Khw rizm s Zij al Sindhind ca. 840 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kath r al Fargh n s Compendium of the Science of the Stars ca. 900 Muhammad ibn J bir al Harr n al Batt n s Az Zij as Sabi 964 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kath r al Fargh n s star catalog Book of Fixed Stars Book of the Fixed Stars 1031 Ab Rayh n al B r n s al Qanun al Mas udi , making first use of a planisphere projection, and discussing the use of the astrolabe and the armillary sphere . 1088 The first almanac is the Almanac of Azarqueil written by Ab Ish q Ibr h m al Zarq l Azarqueil 1115 1116 Al Khazini s Az Zij as Sanjar Sinjaric Tables ca. 1150 Gerard of Cremona publishes Tables of Toledo based on the work of Ab Ish q Ibr h m al Zarq l Azarqueil 1252 1270 Alfonsine tables recorded by order of Alfonso X ref Owen Gingerich The Book Nobody Read . Walker, 2004, Ch. 4 ISBN 0 8027 1415 3 ref ref http www.hps.cam.ac.uk starry tables.html Astronomical Tables ref 1272 Nas r al D n al T s s Zij i Ilkhani Ilkhanic Tables 1395 Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido star map created at the order of King ... maps, catalogs, and surveys zh ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 orphan date November 2009 Glycoproteomics is a branch of proteomics that identifies, catalogs, and characterizes proteins containing carbohydrates as a post translational modification. Category Proteomics Biochemistry stub ... more details
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unreferenced date November 2008 For software for editing pictures, see Graphics software . A picture editor , sometimes known as a photo editor , is a professional who collects, reviews, and chooses photograph s and or illustration s for publication in alignment with preset guidelines. Publications include, but are not limited to, websites, books, magazines, newspapers, art gallery and museum catalogs, and corporate products, such as catalogs and annual reports. In choosing photographs and illustrations, picture editors take into account their publication s standards, needs, and budget. Category Types of editors Job stub Photo stub ... more details
Notability date October 2010 One source date October 2010 The Open Publication Distribution System OPDS Catalog format is a syndication format for electronic publication s based on Atom standard Atom and HTTP . OPDS Catalogs enable the aggregation, distribution, discovery, and acquisition of electronic publications. OPDS Catalogs use existing or emergent open standard s and conventions, with a priority on simplicity. ref http opds spec.org specs opds catalog 1 0 ref References Reflist Category Electronic publishing ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2007 orphan date March 2008 A smart catalog is a term used in the software and Internet industry to describe rules based product and service listings in online and offline electronic guides. Smart catalogs present users with accurate, pricing, product service descriptions, and proper product configuration options. Users are able to customize a product or solution to fit their need. Uses Common uses for smart catalogs include e commerce shopping carts which allow parameter based customization of products and services, guided selling or mentored selling smart catalogs which present the user with an intelligent question and answer session to guide them to a tailored solution. Smart catalogs provide companies the ability to maintain and enforce all business rules at the point of sale to insure information systems, distributors, prospects and customers have accurate information to create clean quotes and orders. Smart catalogs provide customers with an informed buying experience and consequently greatly improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. Category Internet terminology internet stub ... more details
Catalogs by George B. Sloane in Stamps , 13 July 1946. ref The first in the United States was The Stamp ... Literature Review , Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 24 41, 1993 ref Older catalogs are still widely used by collectors as they may contain information not found in current catalogs and not all collectors are concerned about prices. Catalogs today Originally catalogs were just Stamp dealer dealer s price lists, and in most cases, that is still one of their functions. Over time, as philately developed, catalogs ... variations, and so forth. As their use by collectors became widespread, the catalogs came to define .... Some catalogs have an on line version while others are available only on line. The following printed catalogs have a worldwide coverage Michel catalog Michel Scott catalog Scott Stanley Gibbons Stamp ... a specialized US catalog, and so forth. Many countries have their own national catalogs , typically ... out catalogs, although they tend to be aimed at less experienced collectors, and rarely provide fully detailed stamp data. Some notable country catalogs include Brusden White Australia Edifil catalogs ... Hongkong Yvert et Tellier France Zumstein catalog Zumstein Switzerland Online catalogs Some catalogs ... catalogs.html Extensive list of current printed catalogs Category Philatelic literature Category ... more details
Varney was a United States manufacturer of model railroad equipment. History The company was founded by Gordon Varney in 1936. Varney s main significance to the model railroad community was his early advocacy of the HO gauge and the development of a reliable motor small enough to power the locomotives of this gauge. Varney s early catalogs contain editorials that clearly show an understanding of the mind of model railroaders that still rings true today. Varney sold the company in 1960. As of 2007, versions of many former Varney products remain on the market in the Bowser Manufacturing and Life Like lines. External links http www.hoseeker.net varneymiscellaneous.html Varney Catalogs Varney Catalogs Category Toy train manufacturers Category Model railroad manufacturers model rail stub manufacturing company stub ... more details
216 WASHINGTON, George Wilson. West Tower, Ely Cathedral , from the Gallery. ca. 1890 , albumen print, 18 x 28,9 cm, photograph no. 6652. Source http www.nvva.nl renekrul catalogs photengland.htm Krul Antiquarian Books PD US ... more details
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Yale Observatory Zone Catalog is the common name for many star catalogues published by Yale Observatory for 1939 to 1983 . Total of 25 catalogs was published. So all references to stars includes 2 numbers number of catalogue and number of star. Full number of records in database is around 400000. External links http adc.astro.umd.edu adc cgi cat.pl? catalogs 1 1141 Integrated Yale Observarory Zone Catalogs Category Observational astronomy Category Astronomy stubs Category Astronomical catalogues Category Astronomical catalogue stubs Category Astronomical catalogues of stars ... more details
unref date April 2009 An auction catalog is a catalog that lists items to be sold at an auction which is written and made available well before the auction date. Auction catalogs for rare and expensive items, such as art , jewelry , postage stamp s, and antique furniture , are of interest in and of themselves, for they will frequently include detailed descriptions of the items, their provenance , historical significance, photographs, and so forth. In some cases, auction catalogs are key documentation for rare objects that are in private collections, and make up an important part of the libraries of students and dealers of the rarities. Each entry typically includes a lot number identifying each item uniquely, a detailed textual description, and either an estimated price, or a reserve price below which the item will not be sold. Photographs may appear with the entry, or grouped into a separate section of the catalog for mass produced items like postage stamps, the textual description may be considered sufficient. As a combined information source and sales brochure , an auction catalog must tread a fine line between accuracy and promotion. For instance, any damages or flaws must be described exactly, so that buyers cannot be claim to have been deceived, but at the same time the description will typically include words playing down the bad points as in brownish spot that does not detract from appearance or faint crease, as is common . Similarly, special characteristics are also called out, such as one of only four known examples of this type , or perhaps a photograph of an item of jewelry being worn by a famous person. Auction catalogs may be sent gratis to favored customers, but the better catalogs will cost, sometimes as much or more than a regular book. These kinds of catalogs may in turn be sold by bookstores, or even appear as items in book auctions. Some time after the auction is concluded, recipients of the auction catalogs will receive a prices realized documen ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Dallay is a French Philately philatelic editor established in Paris . Dallay has published stamp catalog s since 2001. The catalogs list postage stamp s issued by France and other francophone areas metropolitan France , French overseas departments and territories French overseas territories , French post in Andorra and Monaco . In late 2005, Dallay published a catalog for the French former colonial empire. The catalogs provide detailed information about the stamps, such as, stamp designers names, postal use at the time of issue, etc. In 2004, Dallay was convicted by a court of justice of forgery and unfair competition for the use of Yvert numbering system which was first used in 1895. In March 2005, after arbitration by the French Conseil de la Concurrence Competition Commission , Yvert et Tellier began to license the right to print an index of Yvert stamp numbers at the back of competitors catalogs. Dallay began using the index starting with the 2005 2006 edition. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Philatelic literature Category Companies of France philately stub france bio stub de Dallay fr Dallay ru ... more details
The Austria Netto Kataloge are Austria s most popular collectors catalogs. They have been regularly issued since the mid 20th century. Among philatelist s, Numismatics numismatists , and Telephone card Phone card as an artifact or collectible phone card collectors they are considered the authoritative reference catalogs. The most famous of these catalogs are those issued in the field of philately. These are limited to the Austrian collecting field, and are issued annually. The oldest of these, the sterreich Spezial Katalog Austria Special Catalog , as of 2007, is in its 63rd edition. Also issued annually are the sterreich Standardkatalog Austria Standard Catalog and the Vierl nderkatalog Four Countries Catalog , the latter of which lists all stamps issued in each of the four German speaking countries Austria, Germany , Liechtenstein , and Switzerland . In addition to its stamp catalog s, the Austria Netto Kataloge line also includes annually issued Austrian coin catalog s and Austrian phone card catalogs. The catalogs publisher also issues catalogs for special cancellations. The editor in chief of the Austria Netto Kataloge, as of 2008, is Christine Steyrer. Due to the length of the name Austria Netto Kataloge , collectors often use the abbreviation ANK . Therefore, while also commonly used, the expression ANK catalog is technically redundant. Contents The Austria Special Catalog has substantially more content than the Austria Standard Catalog, including personalized stamps telegraph stamps court tax revenue stamp s fiscal and newspaper stamps official new print philately new prints military mail army post from 1955 Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia Lombardy Venetia stamps Austrian Post in Levante Countries Austrian post offices in Crete Austrian Post in Crete Bosnia and Herzegovina stamps overprint ed issues of the successor states local issues of the First Austrian Republic First and History of Austria The Second Republic .28since 1945.29 Second Austrian Republics advertisements ... more details
Expand German date January 2011 Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog KVK is a book search engine administered by the library of the University of Karlsruhe . It searches a large number of catalogs of research libraries in Germany , Austria , and Switzerland , as well as several important national libraries in other countries, and some large commercial catalogs. It is said to encompass 500 million books and serial publications. External links http www.ubka.uni karlsruhe.de kvk kvk kvk en.html Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog http www.ubka.uni karlsruhe.de kvk kvk kvk hilfe.html About the KVK Website stub library stub Category Catalogues Category Karlsruhe de Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog es Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog sv Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog ... more details
Summary Screenshot of XEphem 3.7.2 with Tycho 2 , Guide Star Catalog II GSC II , HyperLeda, Minor Planet Center MPC catalogs, and Digitized Sky Survey DSS 2 configured with a larger font and a higher contrast background . Licensing Non free software screenshot Screenshots of Linux software Non free use rationale Article XEphem Description Screenshot of XEphem 3.7.2 with Tycho 2 , Guide Star Catalog II GSC II , HyperLeda, Minor Planet Center MPC catalogs, and Digitized Sky Survey DSS 2 configured with a larger font and a higher contrast background Source Self made Portion Less than 10 sup &minus 6 sup of the entire sky area shown Low resolution Yes, 675× 423 px Purpose Illustrate XEphem for the purposes of critical commentary Replaceability No, software other information ... more details
Summary Film cover fur Article Machine Robo Revenge of Cronos Use Infobox ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Name Distributor Publisher Type DVD Website http www.centralparkmedia.com cpmdb cfcpm.cfm?Cat SSDVD 6216 Owner Commentary OVERRIDE FIELDS Description Source Portion Low resolution Purpose Must be specified if Use is not Infobox Header Section Artist Replaceability other information http www.centralparkmedia.com cpmdb cfcpm.cfm?Cat SSDVD 6216 These images can be used for reprinting in magazines and catalogs. Licensing Non free video cover ... more details
A union catalog is a combined library catalog describing the collections of a number of library libraries . Union catalogs have been created in a range of media, including book format, microform , Card catalog card s and more recently, networked electronic databases . Print union catalogs are typically arranged by title, author or subject often employing a controlled vocabulary electronic versions typically support keyword and Boolean logic Boolean queries. Union catalogs are useful to librarian s, as they assist in locating and requesting materials from other libraries through interlibrary loan service. They also allow researchers to search through collections to which they would not otherwise have access, such as manuscript collections. The largest print union catalog ever published is the American National Union Catalog National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints NUC , completed in 1981. ref cite journal last Beall first Jeffrey coauthors Kafadar, Karen title The Proportion of NUC Pre 56 Titles Represented in OCLC WorldCat journal College & Research Libraries volume 66 issue 5 pages 431 5 date 2005 url http www.ala.org ala mgrps divs acrl publications crljournal 2005 sep beall05.pdf accessdate 2006 10 27 format &ndash sup http scholar.google.co.uk scholar?hl en&lr &q author 3ABeall intitle 3AThe Proportion of NUC Pre 56 Titles Represented in OCLC WorldCat&as publication College 26 Research Libraries&as ylo &as yhi &btnG Search Scholar search sup ref This achievement has since been superseded by the creation of union catalogs in the form of giant electronic databases, of which the largest is OCLC s WorldCat . Another example is Copac provided by Research Libraries UK . References references Category Library cataloging and classification hu K z s katal gus pl Katalog rozproszony zh ... more details
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