IT Interview
Questia Provides Digital Library, Research Tools
Company founder, president, and CEO Troy Williams discusses the details of Questia's new research service, which provides access to about 50,000 digitized books.
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
Online Information 2000
This large, well-attended conference, held December 5­7 in London, offered visitors a thorough overview of the information industry.
by Donald T. Hawkins — Page 1

Bell & Howell Announces ProQuest Historical Newspapers Project
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

FIZ Karlsruhe and TIB Hannover to Launch GetInfo Search Engine
by Barbara Quint — Page 3

Information Today, Inc. Rebrands Its Premier Conference
by Barbara Quint — Page 8

Quint’s Online
Blazing Some New Advertising Trails
Barbara Quint discusses why traditional online services should carry advertising and lists ways in which it can be done effectively—without alienating users. — Page 12

Database Review
Info Tech Sites Shape E-Book Model
Mick O'Leary looks at ITKnowledge, Books24x7.com, and ibooks.com and details how these three sites are leading the way in establishing a model for e-book distribution. — Page 15

Company Announcements

• Reuters Announces New Chief Executive— Page 17
• Lexis-Nexis Group Acquires Book Publishing Co., Partners with CCH— Page 18
• ITI Publishes New Title in ASIS&T Monograph Series, Announces E-Journal Coverage— Page 44
• Wolters Kluwer North America Acquires IHS Financial Information, Inc.— Page 45
• Probe Research Report Claims Content-Delivery Market Positioned for Substantial Growth— Page 48

Internet Insights
Dialogue About a New Dialog
Péter Jacsó notes that The Dialog Corporation has been up and down several times in recent years, but speculates that there may be hope—in the form of its new president and CEO, Roy M. Martin Jr. — Page 22

Internet Announcements

• SnapNames Launches New Online Service for Securing Domain Names— Page 21
• LocalWeb4U.com Portal Is Unveiled— Page 21
• Inmagic Announces Release of Inmagic.NET— Page 24
• JSTOR Completes General Science Collection— Page 24
• Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Introduces New Cancer Web Site— Page 24

Focus on Publishing
A Renewed Battle for the Desktop
Robin Peek examines the next round of Internet push technologies that provide new approaches to the way information is sliced and pushed to our desktops. — Page 30

News Commentary
E-Publishing Competition Heats Up
Paula J. Hane reports on how recent developments in the electronic publishing arena have put the squeeze on traditional publishers. — Page 32

Internet Publishing Announcements

• Reuters, WAVO Release NewsML Toolkit— Page 29
• Inxight Software Launches New Version of Table Lens— Page 29
• PurpleYogi, The Wall Street Journal Online Offer Web Assistant— Page 31
• Xlibris, Lightning Source, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance— Page 31
• MightyWords Creates the Mighty Network— Page 32

CD/DVD Announcements

• MediaFORM Launches cdDIRECTOR2000— Page 35
• SilverPlatter to Publish Scholarly Art Database— Page 35
• SIRS Government Reporter Adds New Unit to National Archives Documents— Page 36

The Systems Librarian
A Prescription for Computer Health
Marshall Breeding explains how computer viruses work and offers a multilayer network plan to help protect against them. — Page 38

Library Systems Announcements

• Sagebrush Corp. Launches Winnebago Spectrum 5— Page 37
• TLC Unveils ITS•International, ITS•forWindows 3.36— Page 37
• Surpass Software Releases Safari 2.0— Page 40
• LibraryCard Announces New Features, Fulfillment Agreements— Page 40
• Kanawha County Public Library Creates E-Library with iBistro— Page 40

• Calendar — Page 43
• Book Review

Find It Fast: How to Uncover Expert Information on Any Subject Online or in Print
by Robert I. Berkman; reviewed by Gwen Gregory — Page 45
• People Line — Page 49

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