| FEATURES |
Data
in the Corporate Universe: It's a Dangerous World Out There
Helene Kassler
looks at how the Internet has expanded the ways and means of business duplicity
at the keyboards of disgruntled former employees, bored computer geeks,
dishonest competitors, and the like.
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NEXIS.COM
Susan Funke reviews
LEXIS-NEXIS' new "dot-com" service, NEXIS.COM, critiquing its search capabilities,
subject directory, Web content, and its SmartIndexing technology among
other features.
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Charlatans,
Leeches, and Old Wives: Medical Misinformation
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Susan Detwiler
pulls no punches in her investigation of erroneous medical and health-related
Web sites luring in unsuspecting souls who might be searching for a cure
for cancer or a way to increase their libido, reporting on what sites to
be wary of, which to run from, what ones offer sound advice, and how to
tell the difference.
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Bookmarks:
Our Unruly, Unmanageable Friends
In search of a
better way to organize and utilize her massive collection of bookmarks,
Sheri Lanza tests out several options, including URL Manager 2000, Powermarks
3.5, and URL Organizer 2, to see if any are worth the switch from Internet
Explorer's built-in bookmark utility.
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Gardening
Resources on the Web
Springtime is
just around the corner, so what better time for Janet Evans, library manager
of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, to share her favorite gardening
sites, which offer everything from plants, seeds, and tools, regional planting
guides, expert advice, and other resources for those who have a green thumb
or are trying to cultivate one!
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| COLUMNS |
Searcher's
Voice
bq takes issue
with a Library Journal article that spreads "myth" conceptions about
librarianship entering the "twilight zone," countering the author's attacks
with her own on-target rebuttals.
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Behind
the Screen
In the debut of
his new column, Richard Wiggins sets his sights on the search engine Google,
comparing its design and functionality to other search utilities and, of
all things, the Palm Beach ballot.
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Emmerce
Lysbeth Chuck
asks why librarians seem to be MIA when it comes to filling the role of
market researcher within an ever-expanding knowledge industry.
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Internet
Express
Irene McDermott
answers two questions in this month's "Curb Cuts on the Information Superhighway"
article: how do you make the Web accessible to people with learning disabilities
and why should you?
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| Correspondence |
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