IT Feature
What’s Ahead for 2000?
Thirteen information industry corporate leaders, consultants, pundits, and academics let us know what they think of the present state of the industry, as well as where they  think it’s headed.  — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
Search Engine Strategies 99
Held in San Francisco this past November, the conference was a high-level gathering of Web-content creators, marketers, and promoters.
by Chris Sherman — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
New York Business Information Conference
This year’s NYBIC focused on enterprise information solutions, portals, knowledge management, and changes in the information industry.
by Donald T. Hawkins — Page 20

IT Report from the Field
The 1999 ASIS Annual Meeting
In late October/early November, the American Society for Information Science held its 62nd annual conference, which focused on the creation, organization, and use of knowledge.
by Robin Peek — Page 60
 

LEXIS-NEXIS Tests Data Visualization Technology
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

Major Scholarly Publishers Unite to Integrate Article Delivery
by Barbara Quint — Page 12

New Web-Based Business Service from MeansBusiness Taps Concepts  in Books Database
by Paula J. Hane  — Page 50

3M Announces Major New Library Technology System
by Kathy Miller — Page 51

Questel-Orbit Brings Full Service to the Web with QWEB,  Introduces Internet Protocol Network
by Barbara Quint — Page 51

Dialog Corp. Announces New Products, Enhancements
by Barbara Quint — Page 52

RoweCom Signs Agreement to Acquire NewsEdge
by Paula J. Hane — Page 53

Beyond Keyword Searching—Oingo and Simpli.com Introduce Meaning-Based Searching
by Paula J. Hane — Page 57

Dowjones.com Expands into E-Commerce Offerings
by Barbara Quint — Page 69
 

Quint’s Online
Glimpses into the ‘New Online Order’
Barbara Quint describes her “Perfect Portal for Perfect Information Professionals,”  a one-stop source where users can find just about everything they need. — Page 7

Online Insights
The Changing Value of Information
Paul Blake follows the trend emerging in the low-end market of using information not for its own value, but to draw traffic to Web sites. — Page 14

Database Review
InvisibleWeb Discovers Hidden Treasures
Mick O’Leary praises Intelliseek’s InvisibleWeb, a classified and searchable catalog of content-rich, reference-quality Web sites.  — Page 16
 

Company Announcements

• COMTEX Changes Name to COMTEX News Network— Page 6
• Swets Subscription Service Merges with Blackwell’s Information Services— Page 18
• Thomson & Thomson Launches Data Quality Initiative— Page 21
• HP’s DeepCanyon Partners with Northern Light to Expand  Search Resources— Page 50
• Factiva Announces New Personalization and Company Research Functionality in Reuters Business Briefing— Page 52

Internet Insights
Jacsó’s Cheers and Jeers for 1999
Péter Jacsó reviews the Web services that have caught his attention—for both good and bad reasons—over the past year. — Page 26

Internet Announcements

• Webhelp.com Launches Human-Assisted Search Engine— Page 23
• Winstar Releases Office.com— Page 23
• Dialog Delivers Trade Statistics Data on the Web— Page 24
• SilverPlatter’s WebSPIRS Version 4.1 Now in General Release— Page 24
• OneSource Expands Business Browser Products— Page 25

Focus on Publishing
The XML-Specification Alphabet Soup
Robin Peek describes the advent of eXtensible Markup Language and summarizes the status of the XML recommendations. — Page 36

Internet Publishing Announcements

• SoftBook Press Introduces Automated Publishing Software— Page 33
• Reciprocal Announces Digital Commerce Clearing Solution and Partnerships— Page 33
• ParaSoft’s SiteRuler Automates HTML Validation and Web Publishing — Page 34
• NuvoMedia Expands Rocket eBook Line, Lowers Price — Page 34

CD/DVD Commentaries

DVD-Encryption Hacking
Péter Jacsó explains the various factors conspiring to delay the widespread implementation of DVD players. — Page 40

CD/DVD Announcements

• Reed Technology Develops New Version of the British National Bibliography on CD-ROM— Page 39
• PrimeArray Unveils New Family of Netserve CD/DVD Servers— Page 39
• Maxell Corp. Launches CD Copy Station, High-Capacity DVD-RAM Discs— Page 40
• LEXIS Publishing Adds Two New References to Matthew Bender Authority Series— Page 41

The Systems Librarian
Epixtech: A New Beginning for ALS
Marshall Breeding describes the evolution and history of epixtech, the now-privately owned company formerly known as Ameritech Library Services. — Page 46

Library Systems Announcements

• Winnebago Software Co. Releases Spectrum Union Catalog, Winnebago Web Resource Library— Page 45
• Inmagic, Inc. Unveils DB/Text for Libraries— Page 45
• CASPR Introduces Cross-Platform Pricing for Mac and Windows Library Systems— Page 47
• CCLA Receives Resolution from State Board of Community Colleges— Page 47

• Calendar — Page 55
• Book Review

Introduction to Automation for Librarians, fourth edition
by William Saffady, reviewed by Gwen Gregory — Page 61
• People Line — Page 67

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