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CrossCheck Enlists 50th Customer
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Swets Expands Partnerships, Brokers IOS–NSTL Deal
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Report Examines College Students’ Thoughts on Libraries
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FCC Working on Broadband Plan
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| NewsMakers |
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In Memoriam: Judith F. Krug
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| FEATURES |
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Ten Things You Need to Know About Twitter
Think short (140 characters maximum) and sweet and learn to Tweet.
by Nancy Davis Kho
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Twitter at a Glance |
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In Pursuit of Data Integrity
With stimulus money at risk due to fraud, data integrity is more important than ever.
by Phillip Britt
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Early Fraud Attempts |
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A Midyear Report on the State of the Industry
Despite a struggling economy, the information industry is learning to make the most of talent, resources, and innovation.
by Barbara Brynko
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Pew Report Highlights the Impact of Mobile Technology
Those who are more attached to their cell phones are also more attached to the internet.
by Bill Greenwood
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Application Security, Inc.: Compliance Made Easy |
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2009 CODiE Award Winners |
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| COLUMNS |
Focus on Publishing
When a Newspaper Falls in the Forest …
Robin Peek discusses the challenges facing the print news industry.
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Internet Waves
I Came, I Saw, I Tweeted
Shirley Duglin Kennedy takes a look at the ways Twitter brings people together.
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Legal Issues
Google Books Settlement Still a Bit Unsettled
George H. Pike discusses new objections that could derail the Google Books settlement. |
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Intellectual Property
Why the Frame of ‘Piracy’ Matters
K. Matthew Dames ponders whether “piracy” is the most appropriate term for IP theft.
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Library Stuff Revisited
People Finding 2.0 Revisited
Steven M. Cohen examines several metasearch engines for finding biographical information.
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Database Review
Digg and the New ‘Me Generation’
Mick O’Leary explains why he chose to “bury” Digg.
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| NEWS |
NewsBytes |
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NewsBreak Update
Settlement Opposition, News Options, and Search Developments Top the News
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NewsMakers |
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Product News & Reviews
37 - Newstex: Sharing Video Content With LexisNexis
38 - BetterWorldBooks.com: Giving Something Back
39 - Transcepta: Banking on E-Invoicing
40 - Springer Opens Portal to Researchers
42 - Exemplar: What’s in a Word? |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Up Front With Barbara Quint
Peekaboo, I Don’t See You
bq examines the search capabilities of several vendor websites.
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Words at Work |
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Editorial
Bridging the Past
by Dick Kaser |
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Letter to the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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IT Spotlight
Wattpad Powers Mobile User-Generated Content
Marji McClure highlights one company that is simplifying the ebook publishing and reading experience.
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People Line & the Executive Profile |
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International Report
Latest News: George Orwell Blogs About World War II
Our global correspondent reports on George Orwell’s “blog,” the launch of the World Digital Library, and more.
by Jim Ashling
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| CONFERENCE CIRCUIT |
Publishing Is the ‘Hot’ Topic for Summer Sessions
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the industry’s upcoming conferences.
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Information Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates |
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Report From the Field
Search: The Last Frontier
Semantic search was all the buzz at this year’s Search Engine Meeting.
by Barbara Brynko
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Two Everett Brenner Awards Presented for Best Papers |
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Report From the Field
SIIA NetGain 2009: The Convergence of Content and Technology
There was plenty of news and trends to Twitter about at the Software Information Industry Association’s annual meeting.
by Barbara Brynko
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| Conferences Around the World |
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| COVER NOTES |
Book Review
Academic Library Users: What Do They Really Want?
Creating the Customer-Driven Academic Library
by Jeannette Woodward
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory
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Meet the Editor
Kathy Dempsey: Marketing to Keep Libraries Going
Lauree Padgett takes a look at the editors behind Information Today, Inc.’s many publications. |
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Hopelessly Devoted to … Intranets
by Eileen Mullan
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| LinkUp @ Home |
| Visit Link-Up Digital for additional Web-only content! |
Shopping at Online Drugstores
by Thomas Pack |
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CyberSports
This Site Dishes Out the Dirt on Baseball
by David King |
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