IT Feature
divine Acquires Northern Light
Through this latest purchase, divine adds key search technology and content to its extended enterprise solutions.
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
Keeping an Eye on the Slinky
The January 29 SIIA Information Industry Summit, held in New York and attended by 200 industry executives, addressed a number of key strategic issues.
by Linnea Christiani — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
ALA Midwinter Meeting 2002
This event featured a lower attendance and less frantic pace than in years past and elicited contrasting reactions among attendees.
by Ana Arias Terry — Page 24
 

NewsBreaks

Dialog Introduces NewsRoom
by Marydee Ojala — Page 1

World Reporter Reduces Content; Three-Party Contract Not Renewed
by Marydee Ojala — Page 3

Aurigin on the Verge of Bankruptcy
by Nancy Lambert — Page 14

OCLC Completes netLibrary Acquisition, Raises eBook Fees
by Paula J. Hane — Page 17

Washington's Governor Proposes Closing State Library
by Rebecca Lenzini — Page 20

ProQuest Acquires Micromedia, Ltd.; Adds More Titles; Upgrades Interface
by Barbara Quint — Page 45

ebrary Launches ebrarian 2.0, Announces New Publisher Partners
by Paula J. Hane — Page 46

LexisNexis to Distribute Congressional Quarterly Content
by Paula J. Hane — Page 48

Gale, ingenta Partner on InfoTrac Plus
by Paula J. Hane — Page 53
 

Online Columns & News

Quint’s Online
Classy Data for People of Class
Barbara Quint cautions that by pursuing institutional clients exclusively, the information industry is missing some valuable opportunities to reach individual users. — Page 8

Database Review
e-global library Advances the Virtual Library
Mick O'Leary talks about the benefits of this distance learning service, but explains why it's not quite ready to replace brick-and-mortar libraries. — Page 19

Legal Issues
Circumvention, Cybersquatting, and Groucho
Stephanie C. Ardito provides an update on recent noteworthy legal cases and pending legislation that have the potential to alter the way the information industry conducts its business. — Page 21

Company Announcements

• NISO Establishes Networked Reference Services Committee— Page 6
• ITI Publishes The Information Professional's Guide to Career Development Online— Page 25
• Documentum Acquires Next-Generation Content Aggregation and Distribution Technology— Page 25
• Wolters Kluwer North America Acquires Uniform Information Services, Inc.— Page 49
• NFAIS Announces New Board of Directors— Page 56

Internet Insights
Northern Light Still Shines On
Péter Jacsó reports on the shutting down of Northern Light's Web search engine component of its NLSearch services.— Page 30

Internet Announcements

• Dialog Adds Japanese Trademark Information, Korean Patent Abstracts— Page 27
• Elsevier Science Launches E-Choice License— Page 27
• STN International Releases Three Engineering Databases— Page 28
• NewsEdge Corp. Notes New Partnerships with Managing Automation Online, The New York Times— Page 28
• R.R. Bowker Announces Content Agreements with Infotrieve, ingenta— Page 28

Focus on Publishing
Sorting Out the Web Services Puzzle
Robin Peek examines what's happening with the next "hot new thing"—Web services—and sifts through some of the hype to uncover the realities of the future of Web content delivery. — Page 36

Internet Publishing Announcements

• iUniverse Offers E-Book Publishing Service, Announces Deal with Kluwer Academic Publishers— Page 35
• Adobe Introduces GoLive 6.0— Page 35
• SPARC Launches New Consulting Group— Page 37
• i4I, IXIASOFT Partner on XML Content Solution— Page 37
• Wolters Kluwer Selects Arbortext's Epic Editor— Page 38

The Systems Librarian
The Benefits of Wireless Technologies
Marshall Breeding presents an overview of wireless applications and discusses some of their library-specific uses. — Page 42

Library Systems Announcements

• divine/Faxon Library Services Unveils Enhancements to kLibrary— Page 41
• Endeavor Announces New Options, Upgrades, Partnerships— Page 41
• SIRSI Forms Alliance with Wilson, Installs Systems in Connecticut Libraries— Page 43
• TLC/CARL Introduces Enhancements to YouSeeMore, Installs System in Oregon Library— Page 44
• Gaylord Partners with Unique Management Services, Announces Polaris Implementation— Page 44

• Calendar — Page 47
• Book Review

Super Searchers Cover the World: The Online Secrets of International Business Researchers,
by Mary Ellen Bates, reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory — Page 49
• People Line — Page 63

• Bookshelf — Pages 54-55
• InfoToday 2002 Conference Preview — Pages 57­62
• Classified Advertising — Page 64
• Index to Advertisers
• Information Today Directory of Services & Sources — Page 65

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