| NEWS BRIEFS |
Ingram Adds New Publishers 
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| Accessible Archives Signs Ex Libris Deal |
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| LYRASIS Joins Loan Voucher Program |
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| Yippy Acquires Clusty, Changes Name
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| Twitter Shuts Door to Outside Advertisers |
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| NewsMakers |
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| FEATURES |
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Location, Location, (Geospatial) Location
With GPS capability becoming the norm in mobile devices, some
location-based services are helping companies cash in on the
navigational market.
by Nancy Davis Kho
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A Simple Plan: Broadband and the FCC
The “stimulus plan” of 2009 allocated $7.2 billion to improve broadband
access in the U.S. After a 1-year study, the Federal Communications
Commission now has a plan of action.
by Kurt Schiller
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Video, Anyone?
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Digital Annotation: Not There Yet
The one-time notes on paper margins have turned into a complex social networking and research structure in the digital world.
by Jill O’Neill
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A Copyright Battle for the 2010s
The generations-old battles over intellectual property are brewing again in the digital space.
by Michael Baumann
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| Pew Report: Expert Opinion Divided on Web 3.0 |
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| Government Wins High Marks for Federal Websites |
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| SilverStripe: Catering to Both Content Authors and Developers |
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| Elsevier Acquires Collexis’ Semantic Technology |
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| The VIVO Wish List |
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| NEWS |
| NewsBytes |
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NewsBreak Update
New Digital Distribution Options, Facebook Backlash Top the News
by Paula J. Hane |
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| NewsMakers |
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Product News & Reviews
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Vitrium Systems: Generating Sales Leads
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Aptela: Finding Its Place in the Cloud
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| COLUMNS |
Focus on Publishing
Books on the Loose
Robin Peek ponders the comments of Steve Jobs and Garrison Keillor on the potential marginalization of books and PCs.
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Internet Waves
One Cliché We Can Do Without
Shirley Duglin Kennedy explains how the iPad is a worthwhile investment, even for the most tech-savvy users.
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Legal Issues
Hot Town, Summer in D.C.
George H. Pike sets the stage for what promises to be a big summer for Congress and the information industry.
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Redefining Search
Google Emulates Bing and Endeca
Stephen E. Arnold explains Google’s foray into “faceted” search.
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Database Review
Fun Databases: A Summer Sample
Mick O’Leary offers a set of databases designed to make you less productive, for a change.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Up Front With Barbara Quint
The Undiscovered Discovery
bq details some pitfalls in evaluating discovery services.
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Editorial
Relevance Ranking
by Dick Kaser
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| Letter from the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie
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IT Spotlight
Parse.ly Freshens Online Content Experience
Marji McClure profiles a company whose web-based app reveals the relevant.
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| People Line & the Executive Profile |
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International Report
Institute for Web Science Gets the Ax
Our global correspondent weighs in on the new U.K. government’s research funding cuts and Europeana’s Reflection Group.
by Jim Ashling
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| COVER NOTES |
Book Review
The Story of Us
The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age, second edition by Fred Lerner
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory |
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| Words at Work |
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The ITI Chronicles
Turning a New Page
Lauree Padgett traces the history of ITI as the company celebrates its 30th anniversary. |
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| LINK-UP@HOME |
Consumer Complaint Sites Warn About Disreputable Companies
by Thomas Pack
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CyberSports
Click This button if You ‘Like’ Sports on Facebook
by David King
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| CONFERENCE CIRCUIT |
Conference Circuit
IFLA, DEXA, and Basilage Brave the Summer Heat
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the industry’s upcoming conferences. |
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CRM Evolution and SpeechTEK: ITI’s Summer Conferences |
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Information Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates |
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Report From the Field
LIDA 2010: Digital Libraries and Digital Natives
by Emil Levine and Drahomira Gavranovic
All photos by Emil Levine
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Report From the Field
Ebooks Coming of Age as Digital Sales Skyrocket
Text and photos by Dan Tonkery
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Report From the Field
SSP 2010: A Shared Vision
Text and photos by Marydee Ojala
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Report From the Field
The SIIA NetGain: Road Trip for Innovation
by Barbara Brynko |
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| Day 2: Next Stop, Silicon Valley |
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| Conferences Around the World |
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