| FEATURES |
International Report
The
Tale of Iraq's "Cemetery of Books" ![[Full Text]](../../pics/Free.gif)
Saad Eskander tells the story of Iraq's National Library and Archive,
as it rebuilds
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| COLUMNS
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NewsBytes
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Up Front
with Barbara Quint
Librarians as Santa's Elves
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bq wishes for a SuperScholarship Depository.
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NewsBreak
Update
The Latest on Ingenta, Scopus, OA, and
More
by Paula J. Hane
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Focus on
Publishing
Publishers Sue Treasury
Department
Robin Peek reports on
publishers' reactions to regulations set by OFAC.
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Internet
Insights
Jacsó's Cheers and
Jeers for 2004
Péter Jacsó reviews this year's best and worst
examples of helping
users find licensed and OA databases.
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Legal Issues
E-Rate Program on Hold
George H. Pike talks about USAC's suspension of E-rate commitment
letters to
schools and libraries.
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Database
Review
GuruNet: Cheap, Simple, and Good
Mick O'Leary reviews
GuruNet, a tool that integrates dozens of reference
Web
sites into a simple, yet effective, "answer machine."
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| DEPARTMENTS
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Opinion
Fear Factors
by Dick Kaser
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Letters to the Editor
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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Interview
Kurt Molholm's Lessons Learned
Kurt Molholm, recently retired administrator of the Defense Technical
Information
Center, talks about technology's role in the federal government.
by Barbara Quint |
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| Product News & Reviews |
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| People
Line & the Executive Profile |
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
Report
from the Field
KMWorld
& Intranets 2004
This year's KMW conference was aimed at practical solutions to business
problems.
by Paula J. Hane |
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Report from the Field
Platform Battles at EUSIDIC
This conference focused on
digital rights, open access, and the future of libraries
and information professionals.
by Marydee Ojala |
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Report
from the Field
Internet
Librarian International 2004
This year's ILI conference covered rebuilding the Iraq National Library
and Archive
as well as developments in search engine technology.
by Jim Ashling |
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Report
from the Field
Not Just Chemical Information
Along with presentations on chemical patent information and structure
indexing,
this year's ICIC program also addressed outsourcing, OA, A&I
services, and
user behavior.
by Donald T. Hawkins |
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Conference Calendar
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| Cover
Notes |
Book
Review
Make a Sticky Web Site
Library Web Sites: Creating
Online Collections and Services, by A. Paula Wilson
reviewed by Gwen M.
Gregory |
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In Other Words
Weather or Not
A look inside Information Today, Inc.'s other publications
by Lauree Padgett
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| LinkUp @ Home
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| Visit Link-Up
Digital for additional Web-only content! |
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Through the
Blogosphere
by Thomas Pack
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Perspectives
The Global Net:
Part II
by Wallys W. Conhaim
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CyberSports
What Can Go Wrong
by David King
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