Who paints the house? Scotswomen as housepainters and decorators from 1820

In the early 21st century it is still considered unusual to find a woman in paid employment as a skilled housepainter and decorator. Tradeswomen, in these most domestic of building trades, were working throughout Scotland during the 19th and 20th centuries. The women were those whose work self-identities were sufficiently strong to be recorded in directories and census returns. These are women who worked, not middle class or amateur women interior decorators dabbling in the arts and crafts because it was fashionable. The historical record is compared with contemporary records of women taking paid employment in these fields and also with the strong market created in modern times by the many TV DIY programmes encouraging women into DIY. The high level of present and past involvement of women in house-painting and decorating shows that the aptitude and ability exists at both the professional and amateur levels. The factual reality is compared with perception and prejudice within the industry and the barriers that were and are placed in front of women wishing to do this work

Special Libraries, December 1936

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SEO Techniques for Business Websites

In the world of website marketing, search engines are an essential key to success. They are the most important way to bring traffic to websites. Understanding how search engines work and what they require is an important first step to harnessing their marketing power. There are proven methods to search engine marketing involving website design, content adaptation, and keyword strategy. The primary goal of these methods is to bring traffic to your site. The secondary goal is for that traffic to be targeted to your product. In the internet marketing game, exposure is essential. But marketing efficiency requires effective exposure to the right prospects.SEO, search engine optimization, pagerank, business website, Internet

Special Libraries, January 1932

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Special Libraries, July-August 1953

Volume 44, Issue 6https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1953/1005/thumbnail.jp

Special Libraries, September 1931

Volume 22, Issue 7https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1931/1006/thumbnail.jp

Special Libraries, June 1923

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