Facebook 101: Ten Things You Need to Know About Facebook
With more than 60 million active members, this social networking site is not for college kids only.
by Thomas Krivak

Facebook at a Glance

Outsell, Inc. Broadens Its Reach With New Acquisition
Eduventures adds “Learning Collaboratives” to Outsell’s research and consulting product line.
by Phillip Britt

Report From the Field
SIIA Information Industry Summit: State of the Industry
Members gathered for the 7th annual 2-day SIIA Information Industry Summit in late January in Manhattan for a look at what is on this year’s horizon.
by Barbara Brynko

Google: ‘An Engineering Culture With Heart’

Retrospective: 25 Years Ago in Information Today
Take a trip down memory lane to the premiere issue of IT.

Adobe InDesign CS3: Collaboration in Action
Designers and editors can work in tandem on layouts that marry images with text.

Up Front With Barbara Quint
Invisible Web or Just an Invisible Information Industry?
bq tackles the notion of finding information that’s imprisoned for users who need data.

Focus on Publishing
A Busy Year for NIH
Robin Peek explores the impact of NIH’s new policy guidelines.

Legal Issues
Patent Reform in 2008?
George H. Pike traces the struggle of the U.S. patent law to keep up with changing technology in the marketplace.

Internet Waves
Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Shirley Duglin Kennedy fields her thoughts about comments—some of them negative—on her work online and in print.

Insider’s Perspective
J. J. Keller: Regulatory/Compliance by the Book
Guest columnist Webb Shaw offers his insights into the challenges facing regulatory publishers.

Library Stuff Revisited
Seriously, What’s So Great About Gmail—Part II
In the final part of this two-part installment, Steven M. Cohen checks out more details about this Google product.

IT Spotlight
Magpie Builds Its Brand as It Helps Companies Build Theirs
Here’s how one company tracks data about individual brands on the internet.
by Marji McClure

Database Review
BUDDIE Winners Expose Federal Laws
Mick O’Leary celebrates underappreciated databases with his special annual awards.

Editorial
Just Say ‘OK’
by Dick Kaser

International Report
We’re All Members of the Google Generation
Our international correspondent delves into the study about “Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future.”
by Jim Ashling

Interview With Claudia Lux
IFLA: Libraries On the Agenda
The new president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) talks about her plans for the organization.
by Donald T. Hawkins

People Line & the Executive Profile

A Plethora of Early Spring Conferences
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.

Information Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates

NewsBytes

NewsBreak Update
Social Networking, Openness, and M&A Activity Lead the News
by Paula J. Hane

NewsMakers

Product News & Reviews
30 - Lingoport: Taking the Guesswork Out of i18n
31 - MuseGlobal Unleashes the Hounds
32 - SIIA Announces 2008 Codie Finalists
33 - Thomson Innovation: One-Click Patent Discovery
34 - Free Pint: The FUMSI Generation
34 - Safari Online: Adventures in Elearning

Web Users Are Getting Crafty
by Thomas Pack

CyberSports
Website Chronicles One of Baseball’s Biggest Flakes
by David King

Book Review
Teenage Brains on the Loose
Sex, Brains, and Video Games: A Librarian’s Guide to Teens in the Twenty-first Century
by Jennifer Burek Pierce
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory

In Other Words
Serendipity
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett