| NEWS
BRIEFS |
Google
Launches Google
Instant  |
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3 |
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ProQuest
Eliminates
Submission Fees |
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3 |
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Geek the
Library Campaign
Expands |
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4 |
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OCLC
Sponsors Boston
Mashathon |
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6 |
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In
Memoriam: Bob McKee |
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13 |
| NewsMakers |
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| FEATURES |
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Five
Trends Shaking Up the Internet
With web technology
constantly
evolving, here are a few trends that may change the face of the
internet as we know it.
by Kurt Schiller
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| Apple
Updates Its Own Set-Top Box |
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On
the W3C’s Agenda |
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54 |
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Elsevier:
Accelerating Search
and Discovery for Science
With the launch of
SciVerse,
Elsevier unlocks a wealth of scientific knowledge for users.
by Barbara Brynko
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1 |
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Viacom
v. YouTube:
Big Victory for UGC Websites
This landmark decision
holds new
guidelines for the future of online media.
by Dave Mirchin
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1 |
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Pew Report: Internet to Revolutionize Social Interaction
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16 |
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Users Turn to
Healthcare Data
Online
by
Michael Baumann
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19 |
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Building
a Stronger Network
The VIVO and eagle-i
Consortium
share insights and technology for the national network of scientists.
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22 |
| COLUMNS |
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Focus
on Publishing
Opening Acts to
Open Access Week
Robin Peek highlights a few notable summer events as she looks ahead to
this year’s OAW.
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Internet Waves
Ebooks by the Numbers
Shirley Duglin Kennedy discusses the facts and figures behind
Amazon’s
soaring ebook sales.
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15 |
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Legal
Issues
WikiLeaks Tests Information and Security Laws
George H. Pike looks at
the
legality behind the ever-controversial online repository of leaked
documents and classified information.
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15 |
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Intellectual Property
Copyright’s Purpose and Principal Justification
K. Matthew Dames digs into
the
reasons why copyright is a good thing.
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Page
18 |
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Redefining Search
Question-Centric
Queries: Can Socrates Save Search?
Stephen E. Arnold gets
philosophical in his quest for a search engine that can actually
understand human questions.
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Page
20 |
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Database Review
WikiLeaks on a
Roll
Mick O’Leary examines the technical nuts and bolts behind the
web’s
current hotbed of political intrigue and controversy.
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42 |
| NEWS |
| NewsBytes |
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NewsBreak Update
The Future of
the Web, Etexts, and Real-Time Search
by Paula J. Hane
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7 |
| NewsMakers |
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27 |
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Product News
& Reviews
43 - SharedBook: DIY
Publishing
44 -
BlueCielo: Managing
Data Assets
45 -
Salesforce.com:
Raising the Level of Networking
46 - Apple
Keeps iTunes
Out of the Cloud
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42 |
| DEPARTMENTS |
Up
Front With Barbara Quint
A Little
Creative Destruction
bq ponders the concept of “innovate or die” in the
IT world. |
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| Letter
from the Editor |
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14 |
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Editorial
?
Still
Seeking Proper Balance
by Dick Kaser
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14 |
IT Spotlight
HearPlanet Set
to Guide Itself to a Solid Future
Marji McClure reports on a company that gives travelers the information
they need to know on-the-go. |
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21 |
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People Line
& the
Executive Profile
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Page
25 |
International Report
Cooperation
Erupts All Around the World
Our global correspondent finds cultural barriers that certainly
aren’t
hindering worldwide collaboration in the IT arena.
by Jim Ashling
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26 |
| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
|
Information
Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates
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28 |
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The
Lineup of Fall Shows
Donald T. Hawkins provides
a
sneak preview of the industry’s upcoming conferences.
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ITI’s Conference
by Donald T.
Hawkins |
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29 |
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Report
From the Field
IFLA: Open Access to Knowledge
at
World Library and Information Congress
by Marydee Ojala
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Page
30 |
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Internet
Librarian 2010
Conference Preview
|
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31 |
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Conferences
Around the World |
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35 |
| COVER
NOTES |
|
Book
Review
Be
a Star
Fundamentals of
Library
Supervision (second edition)
by Joan Giesecke and Beth
McNeil
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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Words at Work
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36 |
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The ITI
Chronicles
The Old 'Buy' Game
Lauree Padgett traces the
history of ITI as the company celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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37 |
| LINK-UP@HOME |
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NPR Makes the Web
Radio Active
by Thomas Pack
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Page 40 |
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CyberSports
Golf Ball: It's That White
Thing
With Dimples
by David King
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39 |
