| FEATURES
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Embryonic Web 3.0
Universal Search, Wikia, and the Birth of User-Generated Search
Woody
Evans looks at how true universal search, in which digital media, in
all its shapes and sizes, is integrated with physical and analog media
still needing digitization, is coming along and says its accomplishment
may rely on the searcher community, not just Google and company. |
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The Race to the Shelf Continues
The Open Content Alliance and Amazon.com
Researcher
Beth Ashmore and electronic resources librarian Jill Grogg show how the
OCA, started in 2005 by the Internet Archive, is shaping up to give
Amazon, Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft a run for their money in the
digital scanning race.
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The Case for Knowledge Planners
Knowledge
coordinator Marc Solomon says it’s all about content and discontent.
His article highlights how better understanding the needs of the
knowledge network userbase can enhance the planning dimension and make
everybody happier.
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Crisis or Opportunity
The First International Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Scholarly Publishing Conference
Attendee
David Mattison reviews and sizes up the First International PKP
Scholarly Publishing Conference, held in Vancouver, Canada, in July,
which focused on the current crisis facing scholarly communication.
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's Voice
Druthers
To start off the New Year, bq shares what her druthers would be for the
searching world at large and information pros specifically and how the
two are connected. |
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| COLUMNS |
The Government Online
State of the Union: The Federal Government Web Scene
New Searcher
columnist Peggy Garvin, an independent consultant, makes her debut by
presenting an overview of the federal government web scene and also
previews what her column will cover in the months to come.
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Both Sides Now
Diacritical Issues for Multilingual Searching
Transplanted
Susanne Bjørner, who is taking Spanish classes to better learn
the language of her current residence, offers keyboard help to readers
who need to use diacritics for multilingual searching. |
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The Sidebar
‘Copyfraud’ and Public Domain Works
What
usually comes to mind when you hear the phrase “copyright
infringement”? Is it just the illegal use of copyright-protected
material? Law librarian Carol Ebbinghouse takes a different slant on
copyright abuse, addressing those who claim (and charge for) copyright
for public-domain works and how you can make sure you’re not paying for
something that should be free of charge. |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Contacts
Find
the postal and electronic addresses, phone and fax numbers for all the
companies, products, and people mentioned in this issue. |
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