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Lawsuit Threatens BlackBerry with Shutdown
The buzz around this ubiquitous wireless handheld device is
not only as a top contender for the wireless e-mail market. There’s plenty of
controversy about patent infringement too.
by George H. Pike |
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Alliance
Appeals for Federal Security Protection
Here’s how (and why) the Cyber Security Industry Alliance is
urging the federal government to step in and protect the nation’s information
infrastructure.
by Phillip Britt |
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Intellectual
Property
Library Schools and the Copyright
Knowledge Gap 
New columnist K. Matthew Dames will be tackling IP issues in
the world of information technology, beginning with this month’s question of
copyright law instruction. |
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Information
Today’s 2006
People’s Choice Awards
Now’s the time to recognize the best in information
technology. |
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Open
Access Update
Here’s an insider’s look at highlights from the Select
Committee on Science and Technology. |
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| Levi’s
Puts Your iPod in Your Pocket |
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Interview
with Sally Morris
The Case for Open Access
ALPSP’s chief executive shares her insights on scholarly
publishing. |
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Update:
European Common Market’s Database Directive |
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Safety
in Numbers
One company offers 12 best practices to keep data secure.
By Phillip Britt |
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| COLUMNS & NEWS |
NewsBytes |
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Up Front with Barbara
Quint
Good, Better, Best: A Mission
Statement
bq tackles the topic of finding ways to distinguish good data
from poor data as more and more information comes online. |
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NewsBreak Update
Unfinished
Legislative Business Leads the News
by Paula J. Hane |
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7 |
Library
Stuff Revisited
Desktops:
What Are They Good For?
New columnist Steven Cohen, creator of ITI’s Library Stuff
blog, shares his insights about desktops, e-mail, and more every month
beginning with this issue. |
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15 |
Focus
on Publishing
A ‘Cure’ for Access?
Robin Peek takes a closer look at the bipartisan Cures Bill
and its proposal to establish The American Center for Cures within the National
Library of Medicine. |
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Internet Waves
Motherhood and Network Security
Shirley Duglin Kennedy finds a new area of parental job
responsibilities: helping offspring deal with network security. |
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Legal
Issues
New Copyright Guide Published
George Pike unravels the tangled web of copyright policies
and guidelines for academic institutions. |
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NewsMakers |
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Database
Review
blinkx.tv Reads Sight and Sound
Mick O’Leary checks out blinkx.tv, the search engine that
searches Web audio and video content. |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Sanity
Check
by Dick Kaser |
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| Letter to the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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International
Report
Libraries Get a Helping Hand
Global Libraries Program gives everyone access to the
Internet, from the floating libraries in Bangladesh to the mobile libraries in
rural Chile.
by Jim Ashling |
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| People Line & the Executive
Profile |
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| Product News & Reviews |
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| Watch
Out Britannica: Here Comes Wikipedia |
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| Using
Technology to Produce a Better Vintage? |
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| Congoo
Takes Search in a New Direction |
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| Journal
Nets Two Top Awards |
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| Docutek
ERes Offers Extended Copyright Permissions Capability |
Page 38 |
| AccuNurse
2.0 Provides Real-Time Updates for Families |
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
The
Calm Before the Storm
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming
conferences around the globe. |
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| Conference Calendar |
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| Cover
Notes |
Book
Review
Do You Need an Information Gateway?
Portals and Libraries
edited by Sarah C. Michalak
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory |
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In
Other Words
Manual
Steering
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett |
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All the
(Good) News That’s Fit to Print
by Thomas Pack |
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Perspectives
Blogging: A
Modern Tool for an Age-Old Quest
by Wallys W. Conhaim |
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CyberSports
Feast of Antics by Football Fans
by David King |
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