| NEWS
BRIEFS |
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Australian Institutions Among World’s Most Cited |
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Organizations Team Up for
First Open Access Day |
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WebJunction Rolls Out New
Website |
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Safari Books Online Signs
Deal for More Video |
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In Memoriam: Gary R. Houk |
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NewsMakers |
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| FEATURES |
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ProQuest: Adding Dialog to the Mix 
With the acquisitions of
Dialog, RefWorks, and WebFeat and a new partnership with Google,
ProQuest continued to expand its global influence in 2008.
by Phillip Britt
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Timeline: How ProQuest Grew
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Marydee Ojala
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My
Time With DataStar
by
Thomas Bauer
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The State of Federal Libraries
National libraries may be
the leaders of the information field, but it’s not easy
keeping the doors open and serving patrons.
by Miriam Drake
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Library 2.0: The Consumer as
Producer
As more and more
institutions are getting the public involved in content creation,
it’s time for libraries to join the social revolution too.
by Beth Evans
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Allen
Press Workshop Tackles Eco-Friendly Publishing
by
Bill Greenwood
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Retrospective: 25 Years Ago in Information Today
Take a trip
down memory lane to the early issues of IT.
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Campaign
’08: The Power of the Post
Here’s a look at
how blogging has changed the political landscape.
by Michael Baumann
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Collexis:
Discovering New Connections
by
Barbara Brynko
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| COLUMNS |
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Focus on Publishing
The New
Encyclopedia Brigade
Robin Peek makes the case
for two potential challengers to Wikipedia.
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Internet Waves
True Confessions
Shirley Duglin Kennedy
discusses the benefits of county library systems.
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Legal Issues
The Financial Aid ‘Stick’ Against Illegal
Downloading
George H. Pike explains
how a small clause can cause big worries for illegal downloaders and
universities.
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Library Stuff Revisited
Wait a Minute …
Steven M. Cohen uses
Facebook as a way to gain a better understanding of newcomers to
technology.
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Intellectual Property
Oregon: A Clash Between Copyright and Open Access
K. Matthew Dames follows
the trail of government information and whether it is protected by
copyright law.
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Insider’s Perspective
Software as a Service: Six Things to Consider
Guest columnist Wayne
Slossberg addresses several myths about software as a service.
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Database Review
RealClearPolitics: Web’s Best Political Content
Mick O’Leary
picks the top sites for prime political coverage.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak Update
News of Interest to Bibliophiles, Searchers, and Learners
by Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers
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Product News
& Reviews
40 -
FindWhere: Upgrades Make
Tracking Easier
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Up Front With Barbara Quint
‘Just Do It’: The Net Newbie Way
bq explains what Internet
Archive’s can-do attitude means for the rest of the archiving
industry.
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Editorial
Willing the Way
by
Dick Kaser
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Letter From the
Editor
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InfoToons
by
Gib Robbie
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Interview With David Seuss
Northern Light: Searching for More Productive Solutions
Northern Light CEO David
Seuss shares his views on the search industry and its path to the
future.
by Donald T.
Hawkins
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IT
Spotlight
Clickability Empowers Clients to Build Successful Sites
Marji McClure shines light
on a company that simplifies content management for nontechnical
website owners.
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Cool
Tools
Building Bubbles and Indexing Images
John Carr renders his
views on Bubbles and TinEye.
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People Line
& the Executive Profile
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International Report
Digitization Plans Hit Rough Waters
Our global correspondent
takes a tour of the world’s digitization projects and returns
with a not-so-encouraging report.
by Jim Ashling
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| COVER
NOTES |
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Book Review
A Peek Into
the Back Room
Fundamentals of Technical
Services Management by Sheila S. Intner with Peggy Johnson
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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In Other Words
Greener Pastures
Here's a look inside
Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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Conference Circuit
Insights Into Books, Information Retrieval, and More
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
IFLA Celebrates Libraries
Without Borders
by Marydee Ojala
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IFLA: Monitoring the Pulse of KM
by
Jane Dysart
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Snapshots of IFLA 2008
Photos
by Ross Becker
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Conferences Around the
World |
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| LinkUp @ Home |
| Visit Link-Up
Digital for additional Web-only content! |
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These Social Sites Put Users in a Groove
by Thomas Pack
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WorldWeb Opens New Doors in Word Processing
by Reid Goldsborough
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