IT Report from the Field
The Resurgence of Intellectual Capital
The Conference Board’s Intellectual Capital Management Conference,
held June 29–30, sought to explain the concept of intellectual capital
and detail ways in which to use it effectively.
by Michael Koenig — Page 1
IT Report from the Field
ALA Annual Conference 2000
Held July 6–12 in Chicago, the event provided a venue for library automation
vendors to announce changes in business relationships and to show off the
latest releases of their products and services.
by Marshall Breeding — Page 60
National Writers Union
Reaches Agreement with Contentville
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1
AltaVista Gets a Facelift,
Offers New Search Goodies
by Chris Sherman — Page 1
COMTEX Launches Newsroom
Direct
by Susan Funke — Page 7
e-psyche Announces Distribution
Partners
by Tom Hogan — Page 8
IDD Information Services
Relaunched as Tradeline.com
by Barbara Quint — Page 10
Newsletters.com Eases Purchase
of Newsletters, Adds More Titles and Publishers
by Barbara Quint — Page 18
Does British Telecom Own
Hyperlinks?
by Nancy Lambert — Page 20
The Library Corporation
Acquires CARL Corp.
by Marshall Breeding — Page 23
Factiva Publisher: On Time
and on Target with First Branded Product
by Rebecca Jones — Page 26
LEXIS Launches New Portal
for Small Legal Libraries
by Paula J. Hane — Page 61
Jurisline.com Decision
Reached, But Questions Remain
by Daniel R. Valente — Page 64
Network Solutions, Inc.
Joins with Thomson and Thomson
by Barbara Quint — Page 65
Hoover’s Buys Powerize.com
by Barbara Quint — Page 66
Quint’s Online
Recruiting a Corporate Dream Team
Barbara Quint tells human resource managers that their companies can’t
go wrong by hiring librarians—and that they should pay them what they deserve.
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Page 12
Database Review
FirstSearch Revitalizes Supermarket Concept
Mick O’Leary reports that this complete renovation of OCLC’s multi-database
search service fills an important information need. — Page 14
Hiring Line
Rules for Electronic Resumés
Richard Ream offers tips for information professionals who want to
either post their resumes at online job sites or send them directly to
prospective employers. — Page 24
Internet Insights
Now That It’s Built, Will They Come?
Péter Jacsó analyzes Contentville.com—a site that has
been involved in some recent copyright-related lawsuits—and wonders if
it’s all it’s cracked up to be. — Page 30
Internet Waves
A Road Trip on the Information Highway
Shirley Kennedy reports that, despite it sometimes resembling a “digital
cesspool,” the Web still has tons of interesting and valuable information
that’s freely available. — Page 32
Internet Publishing Announcements
CD/DVD Announcements
The Systems Librarian
The Sound of Microforms Disappearing
Terry Ballard expresses concern about the long-term future of electronic
library services, noting that paper, microform, and CD-ROM resources are
increasingly being replaced by those on the Web.
— Page 52
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