| NEWS
BRIEFS |
The Gilbane Group Joins
Outsell, Inc.  |
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Ingram Digital and Ex Libris Collaborate on Econtent
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Gale Announces Questia
Acquisition
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Imperva
Releases Password Analysis
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EBSCO
Acquires The Music Index Online |
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NewsMakers
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| FEATURES |
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Net Neutrality: The Debate Rages On
With the FCC planning to
intervene in the internet’s hotly contested political debate,
here is what we can expect and how the issue activists are getting
involved.
by Michael Baumann
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The
New Social Media Guidelines
While companies are struggling to keep up with the advancement of
social networks, an effective employee social media policy can prevent
users from going astray.
by Lin
Grensing-Pophal
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Faux Appeals Emerge for Haiti Aid
Though appeals
abound to help Haiti after its devastating natural disaster, security
experts offer tips on keeping predatory internet scams in check.
by Phillip Britt
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Much Ado About
Amazon-Macmillan Pricing Conflict
by Kurt Schiller |
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The Premier League Loses Big
in Israel
The world’s most popular soccer league suffers an off-field
defeat that could change the rules regarding fair use of live online
streaming.
by David Mirchin
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Hefty Fines for Violating
Protection of Privacy Law
The Israeli Law,
Information, and Technology Authority is issuing its first commercial
punishment for violating privacy rules and imposing new guidelines for
using personal information databases.
by David Mirchin
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VIVO: Connecting the .Docs
As work on the Facebook for Scientists project continues, the VIVO team
describes the platform’s basic strengths and what sets it
apart from the rest.
by Barbara Brynko
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak
Update
E-Reader Developments, Discovery Tools, and Search Engine News
by Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers
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Product News
& Reviews
39 - Mark Logic
Unleashes Software Into the Cloud
40 - CCC: The
Rights’ Stuff
41
- LexisNexis: Statistics on Tap
42 - WestlawNext:
Bringing the Human Touch to Search
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| COLUMNS |
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Focus
on Publishing
The Scholarly Publishing Roundtable
Robin Peek covers the Scholarly Publishing Roundtable’s
findings and its recommendations regarding open access for publicly
funded research.
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Internet
Waves
Amateur Hour in the Social Space
Shirley Duglin
Kennedy espouses the virtues of social media as content aggregators.
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Legal
Issues
The
FCC’s Push for Network Neutrality
George H. Pike explains the legal background for the anticipated FCC
Net Neutrality ruling.
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Insider’s
Perspective
Worst
Practices in Internet Advertising
Apex CTO Peter Marsh
identifies some of the reasons why online ads fail and how to spark
user interest online.
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Database
Review
Healthcare Score Cards Give U.S. Mixed Grades
Mick O’Leary focuses on an aspect of the healthcare debate
that doesn’t often get covered: What’s the status
of the U.S. healthcare system?
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Up
Front With Barbara Quint
Denial of Service: A Risky Strategy
bq explains why the new metered payment model at NYTimes.com has the
potential to backfire.
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Editorial
What Would Darwin Say?
by Dick Kaser
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Letter
from the Editor
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InfoToons
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IT
Spotlight
Snac,
Inc. Feeds the Mobile Appetite
Marji McClure examines a company that gives the control of the mobile
widget dashboard back to the users.
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People
Line & the
Executive Profile
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International
Report
Devastation in Haiti: Lessons From the Asian Tsunami
Our global correspondent touches on the library and information
community’s role in the reconstruction of Haiti’s
infrastructure, Akamai’s state of the internet report, and
the Dutch national library’s strategic plan.
by Jim Ashling
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| LinkUp@Home |
| Visit
Link-Up
Digital for additional Web-only content! |
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Planning
a Wedding on the Web
by Thomas Pack
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Cybersports
ESPN’s Regional Info Gets a Gold Star
by David King
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| COVER
NOTES |
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Book
Review
Get Your Red-Hot Games Here
Libraries Got Game: Aligned Learning Through Modern Board Games
by Brian Mayer and Christopher Harris
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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The
ITI Chronicles
Show Time in New York
Lauree Padgett traces the history of ITI as the company celebrates its
30th anniversary.
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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SIIA Information Industry
Summit: Portending the Future
With 2010 in full swing,
industry analysts and key players offer their takes on the changing
marketplace and what to expect this year.
by Barbara Brynko
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2010 CODiE
Award Winners for Content
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Information
Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates
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Society Meetings Take Top
Billing
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the industry’s
upcoming conferences.
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ITI Debuts Search
Engine
Meeting With WebSearch
University
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Report From the
Field
Legal Research Tools Revamp
Two of the legal research world’s biggest names, Westlaw and
LexisNexis, are rolling out new products with cutting-edge algorithms.
by Paula J. Hane
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Report From the
Field
ALA Flocks to Boston for Midwinter
by Marydee Ojala
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SLA
Leaders Work on Creating the Future
by Marydee Ojala
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| Conferences
Around the World |
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