Denise Rabogliatti
and Marsha Fulton surveyed five major online vendors (Bell & Howell,
Dialog, Factiva, Gale Group, and LEXIS-NEXIS) about each company’s capabilities
in meeting the needs of organizations establishing global, often 24/7,
operations.
[Page 40]
Peg Tarbox, Public
Library Association 2000 attendee, reviews the conference, which focused
on innovative issues, services, and technologies, including the ongoing
format question: Does the future hold e-, audio-, or print books, or all
of the above?
[Page 46]
Cary Kenney critiques
the debut of the E-Content Conference, jointly sponsored by Online Inc.
and Outsell, Inc., which was geared in large part towards companies and
individuals who process and redistribute digital content.
[Page 60]
Joining the ranks
of the “Error Patrol,” the ever-diligent bq tries to stick her finger in
the crack of one small problem and opens up a floodgate instead. [Page
6]
Amelia Kassel checks
out D&B’s Million Dollar Directory on the Internet and aggregator alternatives
to see how each matches up in providing industrial-strength research.
[Page
10]
Looking for a long-lost
comrade or missing info from your family tree? Irene McDermott tells you
what directories can assist you in tracking down family and friends.
[Page
24]
The next entry in
the special “Dangerous Data Ahead” Searcher series is from Mary
Ellen Bate’s forthcoming book, Mining for Gold on the Internet,
Chapter 15: “Scams and Frauds.” [Page 34]
Gary Price interviews
Marylaine Block, a librarian who does it all, from Internet training, to
writing and editing, to serving as Webmaster for Web site guides. [Page
65]
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