IT Interview
Eugene Garfield Celebrates a Birthday and a Career
In a recent interview, Eugene Garfield, ISI’s founder and chairman
emeritus, discusses his 4 decades in the information industry as well as
what he’s up to now.
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1
IT Report from the Field
KMWorld 2000: An Exponential Experience
The KMWorld 2000 conference, held September 13–15 in Santa Clara, California,
generated a lot of interest and helped prove that predictions about the
demise of knowledge management are false.
by Rebecca Jones and Stephen Abram — Page 1
IT Report from the Field
Online World 2000—The End of an Era
This final Online World conference—which will soon be replaced by two
more-focused events—generated some nostalgia for longtime attendees and
lived up to the expectations set by previous shows.
by Donald T. Hawkins — Page 18
The Final (W)Rap Session
by Péter Jacsó — Page 72
IT Report from the Field
Electronic Book 2000: Protecting Content
This year’s conference, held September 25–27 in Washington, DC, focused
on new software to promote digital rights management and the introduction
of new e-book business models.
by Judy Luther — Page 23
LEXIS-NEXIS Introduces
Veracity
by Susan Funke — Page 1
Online, Inc. Announces
the End of Online World and the Beginning of Two New Conferences
by Sheri R. Lanza — Page 3
FirstGov Launches as Gateway
to Government Information
by Paula J. Hane — Page 7
Datamonitor Syndicates
Content to Web Sites with New CommentWire Service
by Barbara Quint — Page 8
Thomson’s Gale Group Acquires
K.G. Saur from Reed Elsevier
by Barbara Quint — Page 10
Gale Group’s InfoTrac OneFile
Creates Web-Based Periodical Collection for Libraries
by Barbara Quint — Page 12
Quint’s Online
An Early Holiday Wish List
Barbara Quint suggests some improvements and new concepts that she
thinks the information industry should embrace.
— Page 13
Database Review
NEXIS Finally Goes Dot-Com
Mick O’Leary examines NEXIS’ new nexis.com service, which combines
data depth and search power with a catchy design and user-friendly features.
— Page 32
Internet Insights
FindArticles.com Embraces Free Content Trend
Péter Jacsó takes a look at FindArticles.com, a new,
online article-search service that offers free, full-text access to magazines
and journals.
— Page 38
Internet Waves
Linking Policies for Public Web Sites
Shirley Kennedy explains why it’s important to develop and post policies
on public Web sites to inform users about linking—and to avoid lawsuits.
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Page 42
Internet Publishing Announcements
CD/DVD Announcements
The Systems Librarian
Marking Time and Looking Ahead
Terry Ballard details personal and professional milestones in the library-systems
and information fields.
— Page 60
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