| NEWS
BRIEFS |
Ingram,
CIC, and Springer Unveil Groundbreaking Deal |
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Microsoft
Makes Offer to Buy Fast Search & Transfer |
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SLA Goes
Green |
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers Earns Editor’s Choice, Factiva
Extends Agreement |
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FTC Clears Way for Google’s Acquisition of DoubleClick |
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NewsMakers |
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| FEATURES |
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The Wired Bunch: Ranking the
E-Candidates
OK, just how web-savvy are
the 13 presidential candidates? Our
reporter checks out each of their websites, issues, and online panache.
by Michael Baumann
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Congress Adds
Copyright to Agenda
Since the digital age puts
new pressures on existing copyright
law, it may be time for the House bill to add a few more measures.
by George H. Pike
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Leading With Information: Part III
Get Strategy
In the third and final
installment of our three-part series, author Bob Boiko provides
insights into the cornerstone of information leadership.
by Bob Boiko
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The
Information Advisor Turns 20
Editor Robert Berkman
recalls a few highlights of the first 2 decades of this ITI newsletter.
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Pew Internet Study Finds Americans Turn to the Internet First for
Answers
The
Pew Internet & American Life Project report reveals how
Americans
use libraries and how libraries can better serve their patrons.
by Vanessa Fox
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Collexis: The Research Fingerprint
This “new kid on
the block” offers unique applications for search, indexing,
and aggregation.
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Data Breaches: A Growing Global Dilemma
The U.S. isn’t
the only nation dealing with privacy-related infractions; identity
theft and security breaches have gone global.
by Phillip Britt
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Information Today
Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary
Take a trip down memory
lane to the premiere issue of IT.
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| COLUMNS |
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Up
Front With Barbara Quint
Libraries and the Internet: Facts and Publicity
bq explores the findings
released in the latest Pew Internet & American Life Project
report.
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IT
Spotlight
Planalytics Weathers Steady Growth
Here’s how one company uses the weather to its advantage.
by Marji McClure
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Focus
on Publishing
NIH OA Mandate Passes
Robin Peek reflects on
this monumental event after waiting months for it to happen.
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Legal
Issues
VA Data Breach and the Privacy Act
George H. Pike follows the
updates in the Veterans Administration’s stolen laptop case.
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Internet Waves
Low-Hanging Fruit
Shirley Duglin Kennedy
admits that it is possible to move a mountain, but it ain’t
easy.
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Insider’s Perspective
Desktop Virtualization: Streamlining the Future of University IT
Guest columnist Paul
Ghostine of Provision Networks outlines the next phase of academic
services.
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Library Stuff Revisited
Seriously, What’s So Good About Gmail?
In Part 1 of a two-part
installment, Steven M. Cohen checks out the details of this Google
product.
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Intellectual Property
Copyright and the Speed Limit
K. Matthew Dames explores
the phenomenon of “electronic vigilantism.”
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Database Review
Pedia Proliferation
Mick O’Leary
takes a closer look at two Wikipedia spinoffs: Citizendium and
Veropedia.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak Update
Google Developments, Access to Public Resources, and More
by
Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers
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Product News
& Reviews
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- Generate: Introducing the g2 Toolbar
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Springer Protocols: Recipe for Success
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OvidSP: A New Way of Searching
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Analytics Revisited
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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Conference Circuit
Reaching a Major Milestone
Donald T. Hawkins provides
a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.
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Information
Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates
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Report From the
Field
Gray Literature: What’s New on the Information Landscape
The GL9 Conference in
Antwerp, Belgium, offered insights into collection and access issues.
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ALA Midwinter:
Welcome to Philadelphia
The turnout for the
meeting topped 13,000 to catch up on the latest products and services.
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Conferences Around the
World |
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| COVER
NOTES |
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Book
Review
A Librarian’s Guide to Negotiating the IP Maze
Intellectual Property:
Everything the Digital-Age Librarian Needs to Know
by Timothy Wherry
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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In
Other Words
O, Pioneers!
A look inside Information
Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Editorial
OA and the End Game
by Dick Kaser
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Letter from the Editor
Twenty-Five
Years and Counting … |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie
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Words at
Work |
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International Report
Market Growth in Asia, Africa, and Middle East Set to Tip the Balance
Our international
correspondent explores the burgeoning markets ready for IT development.
by Jim Ashling
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People Line
& the Executive Profile
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| LinkUp @ Home
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Offline Readers Meet in Online Community
by
Thomas Pack
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CyberSports
From Hoodies to Trivia, These Sports Sites Shine
by
David King
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