You’ve Got Mail … and Security Breaches
Email has become business’ preferred communication tool, but how secure is it?
by Phillip Britt

Ahead in the Clouds: The Future of Desktop Search 
Industry insiders discuss the next wave of “desktop” search.
by Bill Greenwood

The Evolution of All Things Televised
Here’s a look at how “old media” companies are adapting to today’s online world.
by John Carr

SwetsWise: Introducing SwetsWise eSource Manager
This new module builds on License Bank’s functionality.

Docmetrics: Engagement in Action
Content providers can now track individual usage of PDFs.

Safari Books Online Survey: How Tech Workers Find Data
Study explores how colleagues collaborate, search, and share.

Retrospective: 25 Years Ago in Information Today
Take a trip down memory lane to the early issues of IT.

Up Front With Barbara Quint
Cloud Foundations: Stability Issues in Third-Party Computing Platforms
bq examines a number of issues that could rain on cloud computing’s parade.

Focus on Publishing
Public Input on NIH Public Access
Robin Peek discusses the latest round of public reaction to the National Institutes of Health’s Public Access Policy.

Internet Waves
Signs of the Apocalypse
Shirley Duglin Kennedy scours the internet and returns with fresh evidence that the world has gone crazy.

Legal Issues
Orphan Works Proposals Moving Quickly Through Congress
George H. Pike walks readers through two proposals that could give orphan works a home in U.S. copyright law.

Intellectual Property
Making a Case for Copyright Officers
K. Matthew Dames lays out a suggestion to help keep libraries out of copyright court.

Library Stuff Revisited
You’ve Got a Friend(Feed) in Me
Steven M. Cohen guides readers through the social world of FriendFeed.

Insider’s Perspective
The Economics of Quality
Guest columnist Caspar de Bono examines the pricing problem faced by online publishers.

Database Review
Online Muckrakers Expose Political Lies
Mick O’Leary puts forth two websites meant to help readers keep their political facts straight.

NewsBytes

NewsBreak Update
Collaboration, Technology Predictions, and Search Engine News
by Paula J. Hane

NewsMakers

Product News & Reviews
32 - Near-Time: Building a Better Work Force
32 - Newstex: Of Tweets and NewsTwits
33 - Jigsaw: The Declaration of Data Independence
34 - Springer: Rolling Out Content Solutions

Editorial
Soliloquy on a Summer Vacation
by Dick Kaser

Cool Tools
Snacking on the News and Time Traveling in Tubes
John Carr tells readers what’s hot and what’s not about Snackr and TimeTube.

IT Spotlight
Spiceworks Enlivens Workflow, Keeps Track of Network Services
Marji McClure shines a light on Spiceworks, the makers of Spiceworks IT Desktop.

Interview With Charles Clarke
XML Retrieval and the Mind-Reading Machines
The winner of the Evvie Award at the Search Engine Meeting offers his insights into XML.
by Donald T. Hawkins

International Report
Universities and Libraries Thrive on Earth and Mars
Our global correspondent discusses the latest advancements both at home and (very) abroad.
by Jim Ashling

People Line & the Executive Profile

Gearing Up for Summer Sessions
Donald T. Hawkins keeps readers up-to-date on the hottest midsummer conferences.

Information Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates

Report From the Field
SLA 2008: Breaking Rules, Building Bridges
The ITI Blogging Team

Report From the Field
Libraries in the Digital Age 2008: In Search of Knowledge
by Emil Levine and Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic

Book Review
Libraries Go Back 2.0 the Future
Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow’s User
edited by Nancy Courtney
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory

In Other Words
Shore Things
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett

Master Almost Anything With Online Video
by Thomas Pack

CyberSports
Fun Site Retraces Origins of ‘Riding Shotgun’
by David King