IT Interview
Derwent Keeps Current![[Full Text]](ft.gif){kind=small}
Derwent’s managing director Peter McKay discusses his company’s successful
evolution from being one of the first companies to make its information
available online to becoming the pre-eminent supplier of value-added patent
information.
by Richard Poynder — Page 1
IT Report from the Field
Computers in Libraries 2000
The 15th annual conference and exhibition, held at the Washington (DC)
Hilton and Towers, featured over 100 vendors, a number of “how-to” sessions,
and more than 3,000 registered attendees.
by Shirley Duglin Kennedy — 1
IT Report from the Field
Internet Librarian International/LibTech 2000
At this second annual London conference, which boasted twice the attendance
of last year’s show and which wasn’t dominated politically by any one country
or association, there was much talk about recent industry mergers and acquisitions.
by Stephen Abram — 18
IT Report from the Field
Electronic Journals—Best Practices![[Abstract]](../ab.gif){kind=small}
A one-day NISO/NFAIS workshop examined a number of key issues related
to electronic journals publishing.
by Priscilla Caplan — 20
NewsBreaks
Webforia and CNN Interactive
Announce Strategic Alliance![[Full Text]](nb.gif){kind=small}
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1
Google Introduces Web
Directory Using Netscape’s Open Directory Project Data
by Chris Sherman — Page 14
AltaVista Introduces Advanced
Search Center, New Resources
by Chris Sherman — Page 16
RoweCom and NewsEdge Cancel
Acquisition Agreement, Announce Strategic Partnership
by Paula J. Hane — Page 24
Thomson to Acquire Dialog’s
Online Business
by Barbara Quint & Paula J. Hane — Page 28
Fathom This: Academic
and Cultural Institutions Partner to Create Interactive Knowledge Company
by Paula J. Hane — Page 29
Elsevier Science Acquires
Endeavor Information Systems
by Marshall Breeding — Page 34
Bartleby.com Relaunches
Site with Modern and Classic Reference Works
by Paula J. Hane — Page 66
Thomson’s West Group Recasts
and Expands Business News Service as Westnews
by Barbara Quint — Page 66
Powerize.com Announces
Enterprise Portal Service, Alliances with Enterprise Information Portal
Companies
by Rebecca Jones — Page 68
Quint’s Online
Suppose We Bought Dialog …
Barbara Quint wonders what would happen if a group of information industry
professionals got together to improve and enhance the Dialog database.
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Page 7
Hiring Line
Why Are Manhole Covers Round?
Richard Ream offers practical interview advice for information professionals,
as well as several print and online sources for more information. —
Page 26
Database Review
Empty Calories for the Mind
Mick O’Leary describes two Web sites—APBnews.com and The Smoking Gun—where
aficionados of crime news can find everything they need to know about the
darker side of life. — Page 30
Company Announcements
Internet Insights
Silent Partners on the Web
Péter Jacsó notes that the identities of many online
reference sources—such as the Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia and
the American Heritage Dictionary—are often unacknowledged.
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Page 36
Internet Publishing Announcements
CD/DVD Announcements
The Systems Librarian
The Battle for Bandwidth
Marshall Breeding describes how university libraries are ensuring the
connectivity of Internet-based resources, especially with the advent of
such bandwidth-hungry applications as Napster.
— Page 60
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