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BRIEFS |
Xrefer Changes Name to Credo Reference 
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California Passes Data
Protection Bill |
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Website
Pros Buys Web.com |
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CILIP
Launches Ethics Web Site
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Elsevier
Partners With FAST |
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Thomson Opens Webcasting Center in Boston, Acquires EBIA
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EPA Update |
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NewsMakers |
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| FEATURES |
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ALA 2007: D.C.
Welcomes ‘Radical, Militant Librarians’
The
largest crowd ever (nearly 29,000) of ALA librarians and information
professionals gathered in the nation’s capital to demonstrate
the power
of librarians.
Text and photos
by Dick Kaser
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An Update on Orphan Works
How do users weigh the
risks when legislative solutions fall short of solving the orphan works
dilemma?
by George H. Pike
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SIIA Gets Tough on Software Piracy
The Software
& Information Industry Association takes legal action against
the growing problem of illegal software.
by Keith
Kupferschmid
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ThinkingStorm:
The ABCs of Online Tutoring
by
Scott Koerwer
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Global Survey
Offers Insight Into Libraries’ Use of Ebooks
by
Barbara Brynko
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| COLUMNS |
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Up Front with Barbara Quint
Ask.com’s New Ad
Strategybq questions the
reasoning behind the search engine’s new television ads.
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Counterpoint
The Art of Generating Buzz
Dick Kaser offers another
insight into Ask.com’s ad campaign.
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Focus
on Publishing
All Aboard the OA Express
Robin Peek explores the
ever-changing events in the world of open access.
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Internet Waves
Divine
Provenance … Or Not
Shirley Duglin Kennedy
keeps fighting the good fight for information literacy.
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Legal
Issues
A Stronger Fair Use Doctrine?
George H. Pike probes the
court’s decision about electronic linking and copyright
infringement.
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Library
Stuff Revisited
Trying to Convert? Try These Tools
Steven M. Cohen reviews
his favorite easy-to-use PDF converters.
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IT
Spotlight
SimulScribe Offers a Text Solution for Voice Mail
Here’s
the first of our IT Spotlight series on high-tech companies offering
innovative new products and services.
Marji McClure
takes a behind-the-scenes look at one innovative IT company.
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Insider’s Perspective
Online Media & Marketing Services M&A
In our column for
information technology experts, Tolman Geffs takes a look at the latest
deals and their impact.
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Intellectual Property
Federal Appeals Court Clarifies Online Fair Use
K. Matthew Dames shares
his thoughts on the ongoing impact of the Google v. Perfect
10 case.
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Database Review
Charity Watchdogs Guide Good Giving
Mick O’Leary
offers guidelines for philanthropists … where to give or not
to give.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak Update
Mad M&A Scramble Leads the News
by Paula J. Hane
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Product News
& Reviews
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- Experian Teams Up
With eCredit to Expand Offerings
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Exanet: Transforming Data Into Information
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- Scottrade: Investing in a Good Center
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Scirus: Topic Pages
Designed for Collaboration
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- ITerating’s Wiki Watch
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| DEPARTMENTS
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Editorial
Eye of the Beholder
by Dick Kaser
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Letter from the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib
Robbie |
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Interview with Jane Kinney
Meyers
Lubuto Library Project: A Global Connection
SLA gave a standing
ovation for one librarian’s ongoing gift to the children
orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Zambia.
by Barbara Brynko
Photos courtesy of Joanne
Miller Photography
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International Report
Combating Cybercrime, Connecting Africa, and Supporting the Young
Our global correspondent
reports on the ITU’s three new incentives to bridge the
digital divide.
by Jim Ashling
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People Line & the Executive Profile
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| COVER
NOTES |
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Book Review
A Savvy Guide for Dealing With Diversity
Achieving
Diversity: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
edited by Barbara I. Dewey and
Loretta Parham
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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In Other
Words
The Reel Thing
A look inside Information
Today, Inc.’s other publications.
by Lauree Padgett
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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On the Horizon:
Conferences on Information Science, Scholarly Publishing, and Knowledge
Management
Donald T. Hawkins provides
a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.
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Report from the Field
SLA:
Rocky Mountain Mile-High Conference
by Barbara Brynko
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Report from the Field
From
Web 2.0 to Health Literacy: The Buzz at MLA ’07
by Maura Sostack
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Report from the Field
Blogs
& Social Media Forum 2: What’s on the Corporate
Horizon?
by Jim Ashling
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Report from the Field
Libraries
in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2007
Text and photos by Sanjica
Faletar Tanackovic and Maja Krtalic
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Report from the Field
O’Reilly Media
Launches TOC Conference
Text and photos by Donald T.
Hawkins
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Conference
Calendar |
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the Right Notes With Digital Sheet Music
by
Thomas Pack
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CyberSports
Keep Up With Tailgating
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by
David King
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