| FEATURES |
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SLA 2006: On the Horizon 
The Baltimore Convention Center was the hub of SLA’s annual confluence of education, exhibits, and product news.
by Barbara Brynko
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Breach of Faith
Why do consumers shop at businesses that have earned their security trust?
by Phillip Britt
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Iraq Gets a Foothold in Cyberspace
Collaborative efforts create an online database called the Iraqi Virtual Science Library.
by Michael Baumann
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StopBadware.org Announces Four Additions to ‘Badware Watch List’
This consumer protection initiative has a growing list of bad guys.
by Jamie Babbitt |
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Nervana: The Quest for Discovery
A natural language query system produces smart discovery results.
by Barbara Brynko
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| COLUMNS & NEWS |
NewsBytes |
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Up Front with Barbara Quint
Users as Competitors
bq puts technology, bargaining, and good old-fashioned competition into perspective.
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NewsBreak Update
Legislative Wrangling and Developments in Search Lead the News
by Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers |
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Focus on Publishing
The Impact of Open Choice
Robin Peek digs into the recent study on the “author-pays” open-access approach.
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Internet Waves
The New Video Connection
Shirley Duglin Kennedy sees more than one way that broadband has changed our lives.
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Legal
Issues
MySpace.com and Library Filters
George Pike takes a closer look at the measures in place to guard kids from seeing everything on the Web. |
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Library Stuff Revisited
Web Tools I Can’t Live Without
Steven M. Cohen shares the first three of his favorite Web tools and why he keeps using them.
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Database Review
Clusty Solves Information Overload
Mick O’Leary picks out a few of the many attributes of this clustering search engine.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Aural Conversion
by Dick Kaser |
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| Letter from the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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| People Line & the Executive Profile |
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Crossword
by Myles Mellor
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Interview with Y.S. Chi
Elsevier’s Vice Chair Revisited
Here are some insights from the vice chair of Elsevier as he settles into his new post.
by Dick Kaser
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International Report
From Book Fairs to Global Cybersecurity
Intrigue, competition, and disgruntled publishers keep curiosities piqued for the next London Book Fair.
by Jim Ashling
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Product News & Reviews
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Google Explores the Final Frontier with Google Mars
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Nike, Apple Collaborate on iPod Running Gear
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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More Summer Conferences
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.
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Report from the Field
A Question of Content Management
Dick
Kaser, ITI’s vice president of content, provides insights—and the
buzz—from the Gilbane Conferences on Content Management Technologies.
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Report from the Field
Libraries in the Digital Age 2006
This year’s LIDA conference took place in Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia.
by Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, Koraljka Golub, and Emil Levine |
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Honors for Saracevic
by Emil Levine
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Report from the Field
SIIA Content Forum: San Francisco Stronghold
Read about the 2006 Codie Awards here.
by Barbara Brynko |
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| Conference Calendar |
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| Cover Notes |
Book Review
Finding a Balance Between Electronic and Print Resources
Integrating Print and Digital Resources in Library Collections edited by Audrey Fenner
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory
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In Other Words
Cruisin'
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett |
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| LinkUp @ Home |
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The Newspaper Dilemma
by Wallys W. Conhaim
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CyberSports
A Rogue’s Gallery
by David King
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Improve Your Photography
by Thomas Pack
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