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NEWS
BRIEFS |
Forrester Research Acquires
JupiterResearch  |
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JEGI:
Good News, Bad News Regarding 2008
M&A
Activity |
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Collexis,
JISC Reach Out to U.K.
Researchers |
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Thomson
Reuters Boosts Access to Patent Index
and
More |
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In
Memoriam: Carolyn
Finn |
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NewsMakers |
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FEATURES |
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No Silver
Lining in Tiffany’s
Infringement Case 
eBay
is not liable for listings that
infringed Tiffany’s
trademark, according to a U.S.
court. But was it the right
decision?
by Keith
Kupferschmid
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New Israeli Copyright
Law—A ‘Slight’
Update From 1924
Israeli copyright laws have finally
been modernized, but the question
remains whether they are truly
up-to-date.
by David
Mirchin
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Going Green: Why Helping
the Environment Won’t Hurt
Your Bottom Line
IT
companies are discovering that
saving Mother Earth is also saving
them money.
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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Research 2.0: The Age of
Collaboration
2collab
shares the results of its
“STM Social Media
Survey.”
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Lessons From the Lab:
Collaboration in
Action
Wiley
introduces its hybrid publications
known as Wiley Interdisciplinary
Reviews (WIREs).
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| COLUMNS |
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Focus on
Publishing
Coming to Grips With the
NIH Policy
Robin Peek
deciphers the nuances of the
National Institutes of
Heath’s Public Access
Policy.
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Internet
Waves
Summer Days, Random
Thoughts
Shirley Duglin Kennedy takes
readers on a rather cerebral
vacation.
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Legal
Issues
Fun With
Copyright
George H. Pike explains what users
need to know about protecting
works.
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Library Stuff
Revisited
Cuil-er Than Google?
Never
Steven M. Cohen ponders the
question, “Will any search
engine ever dethrone King
Google?”
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Insider’s
Perspective
Digital Preservation: An
Ever-Growing
Challenge
Guest
columnist Yaniv Levi discusses the
importance of preserving digital
information.
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Database
Review
Economic Scorecards Grade
the U.S. and Its
Competition
Mick
O’Leary unveils the best
databases for reliable economic
information.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak
Update
Social Networking and Collaboration
Platforms Lead the News
by Paula J.
Hane
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NewsMakers
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Product News &
Reviews
38 - Unisfair: A Platform
for Virtual
Events
39 - ChaCha:
Q&A for Today’s Mobile
Users
40 -
Inmagic: Turning Up
the Knob on Social
Volume
41 -
Clarizen: Building
a Better Project
Team
42 - Woopra: The
Heart of the
Numbers
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Up Front With
Barbara
Quint
So What’s Wrong With Good,
Old-Fashioned
Metadata?
bq extols the virtues of being able
to find the right information at
the right time.
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Web
2.0
Flock: An Integrated
Interface (Errr,
Browser)
This web
browser may give Firefox a run for
its money.
by Jill
O’Neill
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Editorial
Six of One, Half Dozen of
Another
by
Dick Kaser
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Letter From the
Editor
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InfoToons
by Gib
Robbie
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Cool
Tools
Measuring Mail and Tracking
Tweet
John Carr
renders his verdict on Xobni and
TweetDeck.
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IT
Spotlight
SimpleFeed Helps Clients
Boost the Value of RSS
Feeds
Marji McClure
shines the light on a company that
makes RSS creation simple.
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Interview With Andra
Addison
Seattle Public Library: Keeping the
Focus on the Customer
Andra Addison discusses her
library’s innovations and the
future of all libraries.
by Donald T.
Hawkins
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International
Report
Global Collaboration Links
Scientific Information
Suppliers
Our global
correspondent reports on the
WorldWideScience Alliance, the top
25 modern libraries, and plans for
a U.K. research reserve.
by Jim
Ashling
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People Line & the
Executive Profile
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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Conference
Circuit
Back to School … and
Conferences
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
ALA
’08: The Future of
Libraries
Text and photos by Dick
Kaser
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Report
From the
Field
SMX Local & Mobile:
Converting Dollars From Online to
Offline
Text and photos by Jean
Bedord
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Conferences Around the
World |
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| COVER NOTES |
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Book
Review
How Safe Are
We?
The Library Security and Safety
Guide to Prevention, Planning, and
Response
by Miriam B.
Kahn
reviewed by Gwen M.
Gregory
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In Other
Words
Give and
Take
A look
inside Information Today,
Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree
Padgett
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| LinkUp
@ Home |
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Visit
Link-Up Digital for
additional Web-only
content! |
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Cheap Ways
to Get Tips on Frugal
Living
by Thomas Pack
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CyberSports
Ancient
Greece—It Lives On and
On
by David King
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