| NEWS BRIEFS |
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Elsevier Announces South Africa Partnership |
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EBSCO Acquires NetLibrary, ExPub |
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Wiley to Publish Bloomberg Books |
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AIP Opens Beijing Office |
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Thomson Reuters Launches Academic Survey |
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NewsMakers |
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| FEATURES |
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Interview With David
Ferriero
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Transparency
In the second and final
installment in the series, David Ferriero, the first librarian to
manage the National Archives and Records Administration, discusses the
challenges of keeping track of the country’s recorded history.
by Miriam A. Drake
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Ebooks: A New School of
Thought
Though etextbooks haven’t become
the standard in the academic market yet, their emergence on college
campuses can’t be far away.
by Michael Baumann
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Redefining Search
From Keyboard to Gesture
In our new column, search guru
Stephen E. Arnold looks at a new interface in the changing search
landscape.
by Stephen E. Arnold
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The
Power of the Semantic Web
by Barbara Brynko
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Google Closes Chinese Site
by Kurt Schiller
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Up Front With Barbara
Quint
The Still More
Perfect Ebook 
bq lauds the long-awaited
device-agnostic Kindle ebooks and looks toward the next step in
perfecting the product.
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Case Study
The Financial Times Tailors Services to Key Mission
by Barbara Brynko
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IT Spotlight
ChaCha Answers the
Call for Mobile Information
Marji McClure profiles the
mobile company that purports to have all the answers.
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Editorial
Free Associations
by Dick Kaser
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Letter From the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie
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People Line & the Executive Profile |
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International Report
Laptops Bridge Gap
in Structured Learning
Our global correspondent reports
on rebuilding Haiti’s information networks with laptops,
Telecentre.org’s move to Manila, and the next generation of library
services.
by Jim Ashling
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| COLUMNS |
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Focus on Publishing
New Realities Change Academia
Robin Peek surveys the evolving
collegiate publishing landscape, including new policies at Harvard.
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Internet Waves
The Information
Today Index
Shirley Duglin Kennedy provides
a peek into the state of American libraries, Harper’s Index-style.
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Legal Issues
Will ACTA Attack
Copyright Users?
George H. Pike explores the
secret world of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which could
set global standards for intellectual property law enforcement.
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Intellectual Property
Three Basic
Copyright Questions Answered
K. Matthew Dames responds to a
trio of important questions surrounding the basics of copyright.
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Insider’s Perspective
Drafting Social
Networking Policies
Bart A. Lazar, a partner in
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP’s Chicago office, offers essential employee
guidelines for corporate blogging.
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Database Review
Educational Score
Cards Give U.S. Bad Grades
Mick O’Leary places the American
educational system in context and highlights the discrepancy between
K–12 schools and colleges.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes |
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NewsBreak Update
Eye on O’Reilly,
OpenCourseWare, Ebooks, Blio, and More
by Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers |
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Product News & Reviews
35 - Bump Technologies Lets Phones Go Bump in the
Night
36 - Questia: Online Bookshelves for Students
38 - Peer39: Keeping
Online Ads Relevant
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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Summer Meetings Are in
Session
Donald T. Hawkins provides a
sneak preview of the industry’s upcoming conferences.
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Information
Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates
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Report From the Field
SMX West 2010:
Nature of Search Is Shifting
by Jean Bedord
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Report From the Field
Spring 2010 ASIDIC
Meeting Delves Into Smart Content
by Donald T. Hawkins
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| Conferences
Around the World |
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| COVER NOTES |
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Book Review
Librarians Rule!
This Book Is Overdue!: How
Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
by Marilyn Johnson
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory
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Words at Work |
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The ITI Chronicles
24 Years (But Who’s Counting?)
Lauree Padgett traces the
history of ITI as the company celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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