| FEATURES |
PATRIOT
Summer: Extending the USA PATRIOT Act 
What kind of impact will this act—allowing the U.S.
government to gather
more information about more people and share the information among more
government
agencies—have on privacy, libraries, and our inalienable
rights?
by George H. Pike |
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Ethical Hackers: Testing the Security Waters
Learning how “the bad guys” infiltrate computer
systems can help “the
good guys” gain a better advantage in the battle to protect
databases.
by Phillip Britt |
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Information
Privacy Forum
Former President Bill Clinton, Ret. Gen. Colin Powell, and Tom Peters
were just
three stars at the 5th Annual Information Privacy Forum, which tackled
marketing
challenges in an age of consumer rights’ legislation.
by Paula J. Hane |
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Joel
Mokyr: Knowledge, Technology, and the Economy
This prolific writer and researcher is the professor of economic
history at Northwestern
University and Tel Aviv University in Israel. Here’s his view
of open source,
open access, and our quest for sharing “knowledge.”
by Miriam A. Drake |
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Studies
Come to Life at Harvard Business School
The Online Video Library’s multimedia offerings add a new
dimension to
higher education.
by Jessica L. Dye |
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The
LLN Commons Rolls off the E-Presses
Founder Frank Hermes’ new venture offers real-time guidance
and advice
for library managers. |
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| COLUMNS
& NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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Up
Front with Barbara Quint
Value Perceived Is Value Achieved
bq takes a peek at pampered end users, added value, and the real cost
of online
products.
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NewsBreak Update
Multimedia, Mapping, and ‘Made to Order’ Products
Top the News
by Paula J. Hane
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Focus on
Publishing
RCUK: Free for All
Robin Peek reports on the Research Councils UK latest statement about
disseminating
and accessing research outposts of RCUK-funded projects.
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Legal
Issues
The Future of P2P
George Pike traces the effects of the recent MGM v.
Grokster ruling on peer-to-peer
file-sharing networks.
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Internet
Waves
Consider Your Source
Shirley Duglin Kennedy takes a closer look at the attraction to the
wildly popular
Wikipedia.
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IT
Behind the Scenes
Searching with Watson
Intellext started 2005 with an innovative new tool for search called
Watson that
brings references to your desktop without a query. Here’s how
the year
and the tool have taken shape in the marketplace.
by Barbara Brynko |
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| NewsMakers |
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Database
Review
Wikipedia:
Encyclopedia or Not?
Mick O’Leary tests the theory of “the
people” as the driving
force for keeping online facts up-to-date. |
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| DEPARTMENTS
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After
the Sunset
by Dick Kaser |
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| Letter
from the Editor |
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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International
Report
The Future of Internet Governance Remains Unresolved
Planning and preparation paves the way for the World Summit on the
Information
Society (WSIS) this November in Tunis.
by Jim Ashling |
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Interview
The New View at the Top
Elsevier’s new vice chairman and managing director for
Academic and Customer
Relations is just warming up to the challenges that await him in STM
publishing.
by Dick Kaser |
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| Product
News & Reviews |
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| People
Line & the Executive Profile |
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
The
Busy Conference Season Has Arrived
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences
around
the globe. |
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Report
from the Field
SIA 2005 Technology Management Conference and Exhibit
Vendors and suppliers of the securities industries turned the spotlight
on a
host of new wares and services for the exhibit’s 6,800
attendees.
by Barbara Brynko |
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Report
from the Field
AusWeb05 Channels Innovation Through Round-Table Forum
The 11th Australasian World Wide Web Conference was an ideal forum for
librarians,
technologists, social scientists, and entrepreneurs to discuss issues
shaping
the Web.
by Terence K. Huwe |
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Report
from the Field
Emerging Intelligence Tools
Infonortics Ltd.’s latest conference showcases the increasing
need for
intelligence tools, data mining, and visualization (IDV).
by Donald T. Hawkins |
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The
ALA Annual Conference:
A Post-Show, Paper-Based Log
Lights, camera, action … here’s a look at the faces
making the news
at this year’s conference in the Windy City.
Text and photos by Dick Kaser |
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Conference Calendar
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| Cover
Notes |
Book Review
Designing the (Almost) Perfect Library
Building Libraries for the 21st Century: The Shape of Information
edited by T. D. Webb
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory |
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In Other Words
Theory of Relativity
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett |
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ZoomInfo Makes
Ego-Browsing Easier
by Thomas Pack
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Blogging and the
Law
by Reid Goldsborough
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CyberSports
Archives Don’t Lie
by David King
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