Poynder on Point
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance
Richard Poynder reports on the USA PATRIOT Act, something that has many civil libertarians concerned—especially its Section 215.
by Richard Poynder — 1

IT Report from the Field
The 68th IFLA General Conference and Council
This annual event attracts attendees from many countries and provides a forum for discussions about current information and library issues.
by Jim Ashling — 1

IT Feature
Vanderbilt Improves Television News Archive
This extensive repository, which dates to 1968, now offers searchers access through a single database.
by Paula J. Hane — 29
 

NewsBreaks

Thomson Financial Launches Thomson Research Web Service
by Barbara Quint — 1 

iCopyright Releases Beta Version of News-Clipping Service
by Paula J. Hane — 3 

Dialog Expands SourceOne Document Delivery Service
by Paula J. Hane — 16 

Dialog Revamps NewsEdge Service
by Barbara Quint — 20 

PubSCIENCE Joins the Endangered Species List
by Marydee Ojala — 22 

XanEdu Buys MetaText from OCLC
by Paula J. Hane — 24 

Tucows Sells Two Former Infonautics Services
by Paula J. Hane — 28 

Alacritude Announces Its Plans
 
 

Online Columns & News

Quint's Online
Which Way's the Backdoor?
Barbara Quint reports on the e-mail and phone calls she received following Richard Poynder's interview of Dan Wagner in last month's issue. — Page8

Database Review
Cool Map Sites for Business and Pleasure
Mick O'Leary analyzes three services that integrate large amounts of data with user-friendly features and interfaces. — Page 13

Legal Issues
International Copyright Issues in Action
George H. Pike relates how his summer teaching assignment gave him a glimpse into the world of information haves and have-nots. — Page26

Company Announcements

• Information Today, Inc. Acquires The CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research — Page 6
• Thomson Acquires Current Drugs, Lawtel — Page55

Internet Insights
Should PubSCIENCE Go the Way of Caesar?
Péter Jacsó provides seven reasons why he thinks this database should be discontinued. Page  — Page 32

Internet Announcements

• Elsevier, FAST Update Scirus Search Engine — Page  31
• Dialog NewsRoom Now Offered as Stand-Alone Service — Page  31

Focus on Publishing
Digital Publishing Revisited
Robin Peek looks at several new companies that provide a seemingly retro approach to digital publishing. — Page 38

Internet Publishing Announcements

• Applied Semantics Launches News Series— Page 37
• Vignette Introduces Adapters for Microsoft Office XP— Page 37 

The Systems Librarian
An Update on Open Source ILS 
Marshall Breeding reviews three open source projects.— Page42

Library Systems Announcements

• Endeavor Releases the Beta Version of Voyager 2001.2, Announces System Purchases— Page 41
• SIRSI Corp. Partners with LSSI, ebrary— Page41 

As savvy users and producers of electronic information products and services, you can expect Link-Up: At Home to be packed with news you can use both at home and in your downtime.

Finding Homework Help Online
by Thomas Pack — Page 45

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Goes Digital
by Thomas Pack — Page 45

Personal & Professional Development — Page46

Hardware Review
by J. A. Hitchcock — Page 47 

Software Review
by J. A. Hitchcock — Page 48 

Personal Computing
by Reid Goldsborough — Page 50

For additional Web-only Link-Up content, check https://www.infotoday.com/linkup.
 

Departments

• Calendar — Page 55
• InfoToons

by Gib Robbie — Page 19
• Letters to the Editor Page 18
• Book Reviews

Electronic Democracy: Using the Internet to Transform American Politics, second edition, by Graeme Browning, reviewed
by Gwen M. Gregory — Page 58

Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web, by David Weinberger, reviewed 
by Wallys W. Conhaim — Page 58

• People Line — Page 63

• Internet Librarian 2002 Conference Preview — Page 51­54 
• Bookshelf — Page 56­57 
• Information Today Directory of Services & Sources

Online * Internet * CD/DVD * Library Systems — Page65
• Index to Advertisers