IT Feature
Paying the Price for Security
Although digital information offers many advantages, there is a growing concern about ways to effectively protect it against viruses, hackers, and unauthorized use.
by Richard Poynder — Page 1

IT Interview
Ghost in a Bottle
In an interview at the recent Online Information conference, Elsevier Science chairman Derk Haank discusses his company's response to the Public Library of Science initiative.
by Dick Kaser — Page 1
 

NewsBreaks

Northern Light to Discontinue Its Free Public Web Search
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

xrefer Launches xreferplus Digital Reference Service for Libraries
by Paula J. Hane — Page 3

LexisNexis Partners with WhizBang! to Automate Its Directory Updates
by Richard W. Wiggins — Page 14

More Ups and Downs Announced in Dialog Pricing
by Barbara Quint — Page 17

BioMed Central Begins Charging Authors and Their Institutions for Article Publishing
by Barbara Quint — Page 37
 

Online Columns & News

Quint’s Online
The Return of the Reference Interview
Barbara Quint discusses Web search interfaces and says that they would benefit by implementing more user-oriented procedures.— Page 8

Database Review
Self-Lawyering with Nolo.com
Mick O'Leary profiles Nolo.com, a site that provides informative, everyday-language legal content for the layperson.— Page 12

Legal Issues
The Diminishing Fair Use Doctrine
George H. Pike examines how the fair use doctrine has become increasingly challenged and weakened by congressional acts—such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act—and the changing nature of intellectual property formats and technologies. — Page 15

Hiring Line
In This Economy, Does Reality Really Bite?
Richard Ream takes a look at the unpredictable economic situation and offers some tips to both workers and employers about how to keep their heads above water. — Page 16

Company Announcements

• Dialog Rolls Out Quantum² Program Across Europe— Page 6
• Alacra Selected as 2002 SIIA Codie Awards Finalist— Page 35
• Access Innovations, Inc. Partners with RedDot— Page 35
• Applied Semantics Launches AfterMarket DomainSearch— Page 36
• Information Today, Inc. Unveils Two New Books— Page 36

Internet Waves
Spam I Am!—The Proliferation of Junk E-Mail
Shirley Kennedy talks about the increase of unwanted, nuisance e-mail and offers some tips on how to combat it.— Page 20

Internet Insights
Document-Summarization Software
Péter Jacsó lists several free or inexpensive programs that make easier the process of automating the creation of document summaries.— Page 22

Internet Announcements

• Bureau van Dijk Releases Web Version of OSIRIS— Page 19
• LLRX.com Introduces New Indices— Page 19
• LexisNexis Teams with Knight Ridder Digital, Announces New Service— Page 24
• Trademark.com Adds U.K. Marks to Its International Database— Page 24
• R.R. Bowker Announces New Linking Arrangements with ScienceDirect, SFX on ulrichsweb.com— Page 24

Focus on Publishing
The Future of the Public Library of Science
The PLoS petition to initiate a boycott generated signatures and a debate but didn't move many publishers to change their policies. Robin Peek discusses the current scholarly publishing situation and asks if it's time for scholars to pay for publication.— Page 28

Internet Publishing Announcements

• Interwoven Releases MetaTagger 2.0, Announces Alliances— Page 27
• Virage, Inc. Unveils Video Publishing, Webcasting Products— Page 27
• SoftQuad Unveils XMetaL 3— Page 29
• Sparrow Web Editing Tool Now in Beta Testing— Page 29
• Authentica Introduces New Versions of Content-Security Solutions— Page 30

The Systems Librarian
SIRSI Announces the Demise of Taos
Marshall Breeding charts the rise and fall of Taos, Data Research Associates' library automation system, and explains why its new owner, SIRSI, decided to discontinue it.— Page 32

Library Systems Announcements

• Sagebrush Corp. Releases Athena 9.1— Page 31
• OCLC Announces ILLiad Now ISO ILL Compliant, Teams with Ingram Library Services— Page 31
• Fretwell-Downing Software Chosen by the California Digital Library— Page 34
• Yosemite Community College District Selects SIRSI— Page 34
• ENCompass Installed at 17 Institutions— Page 34

• Calendar — Page 37
• Book Review

International Business Information on the Web: Searcher Magazine's Guide to Sites and Strategies for Global Business Research,
by Sheri R. Lanza, reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory — Page 39
• People Line — Page 43

• Bookshelf — Pages 40-41
• Classified Today — Page 44
• Index to Advertisers
• Information Today Directory of Services & Sources — Page 45

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