| NEWS
BRIEFS |
Dow Jones
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MySpace
Adds Exclusive Content to MySpace Latino |
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Council of
Europe Discusses Cybercrime at Convention
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Swets
Implements Lean Six Sigma at Netherlands HQ
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Philanthropists Donate $500,000 to Wikimedia Foundation
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| FEATURES |
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Facebook Apps: Deeper Social Networking
As users design programs
and add them to the
social-networking mix, friends can satisfy their online needs without
ever leaving their profile pages.
by Michael
Baumann
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More Applications for Facebook Lovers
by Bill Greenwood
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Case
Study: Open Access Yields Solid Growth for Hindawi
The STM
publisher’s new partnership with SAGE Publishing offers
plenty of room to grow in the OA arena.
by Marji McClure
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Visions of a Wireless
Philadelphia
With 80% of the project
completed, problems arose and a new game plan is in the works for the
City of Brotherly Love.
by Kurt Fritz
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Computer Rx: Troubleshooting Tech Tips
An ounce of prevention can
make a difference in keeping computer systems going strong.
by Rachel Friedman
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Retrospective: 25 Years Ago in Information Today
Take a trip
down memory lane to the premiere issue of IT.
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Security: By the Numbers
Keeping financial
information behind a firewall isn’t as safe as users think.
Here’s why.
by Barbara Brynko
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| COLUMNS |
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Up Front With Barbara Quint
Dodge the Bullet or Grab the Gun? Publisher Decision Making
bq explores one
publisher’s major strategy in dealing with digital domains.
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Focus on Publishing
Wikipedia and Misunderstandings
Robin Peek offers her
thoughts on Wikipedia’s growing reach into the information
industry.
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Internet Waves
Is It Just Me? Or Are We Overlooking Today’s Trends?
Shirley Duglin Kennedy
takes a closer look at Ask.com’s “core
customers.”
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Legal Issues
Progress Continues in Patent Reform and Pro IP
George H. Pike ponders the
legislative proposals topping Congress’ latest agenda.
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Library Stuff Revisited
Google Apps: Making the Most of Google Calendar
Steven M. Cohen elaborates on third-party applications to enhance the
user experience.
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Insider’s Perspective
The Search Gap
Guest columnist Jerome
Pesenti provides insight into the challenges of coverage, findability,
and usability.
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IT Spotlight
Ten Years Later: Akamai Continues to Evolve With the Internet
Here’s how one
company improves the speed and quality of web communications.
by Marji McClure
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Database Review
AltSearchEngines Monitors Non-Google Search World
Mick O’Leary
sees value in trying out a few alternate search engines.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak Update
Text Analytics, Legal
Research, and Semantic Search Top the News
by Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers
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Product News
& Reviews
32 - Atypon Systems: Raising the Bar on Platforms
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Near-Time: Wikis, Blogs, and Widgets
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Carbonite: Securing Files the Easy Way
35 - Twing:
Forum Decorum
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ScienceDirect: Research-Friendly Enhancements
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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Conference Circuit
Conferences in Full Bloom
Donald T. Hawkins provides
a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.
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Information
Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates
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Report From the Field
CIL: Merging High Tech With High Touch
Record numbers attended
the 23rd annual Computers in Libraries conference to sample sessions
from the five-track menu.
by the ITI
Blogging Team
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Report
From the Field
Spring
2008 ASIDIC: As Worlds Collide
As information delivery
continues to evolve, information specialists are looking for new ways
to expand market opportunities.
Text and photos
by Donald T. Hawkins
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Report From the
Field
INSOURCE: Not for Competitive Intelligence Specialists Only
Business
people flocked to this conference in Prague, Czech Republic, to learn
more about professional electronic information resources.
Text and photos
by Marydee Ojala
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Conferences Around the
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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International Report
The Intelligent Wine Bottle, Virtual Running, and More
Our international
correspondent explores ways in which technology has infiltrated the
fabric of our everyday lives.
by Jim Ashling
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Editorial
Return to Authority
by Dick Kaser
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Letter to the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie
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People Line
& the Executive Profile
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| LinkUp @ Home |
| Visit Link-Up
Digital for additional Web-only content! |
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Pandora Lets Users Create Online Radio Stations
by Thomas Pack
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CyberSports
As the Beijing Games Approach, This Site Will Have Plenty of Info
by
David King
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| COVER
NOTES |
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Book Review
FRBR: Not a Cuddly Talking Toy for Catalogers
FRBR: A Guide
for the Perplexed
by Robert L. Maxwell
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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In Other Words
Spring Potpourri
A look inside Information
Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett
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