| FEATURES |
Report
from the Field
London Online: You've Been Blogged! 
Read excerpts from ITI's blog of the Online Information and Content Management
Europe show held
in London last month.
by Dick Kaser |
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| COLUMNS & NEWS |
NewsBytes |
Page 3 |
Up Front with Barbara
Quint
Digital Books: More Value-Added, Please
bq discusses the
growing appeal of electronic books. |
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NewsBreak Update
The Latest on Blogs, Search Engines, and Content
Integration
by Paula
J. Hane |
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7
|
Focus on Publishing
A Googly New Year
Robin Peek reports on Google Scholar and the OCLC/Yahoo! partnership that brought
OCLC's WorldCat
to the public. |
Page
17
|
Internet Waves
The Dark Side
Shirley Duglin Kennedy
discusses the problems with scammers on eBay. |
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Legal Issues
Reverse Engineering a Controversy
George H. Pike talks about the legalities of reverse engineering different types
of technology. |
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Database Review
A9 Enters Great Search Engine Race
Mick O'Leary determines
whether Amazon's new search engine, A9, is a killer app. |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
Interview
Essential for Science 
Vitek Tracz, chairman of the Current Science Group, discusses his successes in
publishing and the
future of open access.
by Richard
Poynder |
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It's the Real Thing,
Baby
by Dick Kaser |
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| Letter to the Editor |
Page 16 |
InfoToons
by Gib Robbie |
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International Report
Publication of Clinical Trial Data
A new U.K. committee on the safety and efficacy of medicines will address the
public's role in
the regulation of medicines.
by Jim Ashling |
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| Product
News & Reviews |
Page 31 |
| People Line & the Executive
Profile |
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
Report from the Field
Online Information 2004 in London
The attention-getting topics at this meeting were
blogs, taxonomies, and open access.
by Donald
T. Hawkins |
Page 1 |
Report
from the Field
High Energy, Fun, and Serious Discussion Highlight
CLA's Annual Gathering
Check out the action at the California Library Association's annual meeting in
this
photo essay.
by Dick Kaser |
Page 38 |
Report from the Field
American Society for Information Science and Technology
Annual Meeting
The theme of the 2004 ASIST Annual Meeting was Managing and Enhancing Information:
Cultures
and Conflicts.
by Robin
Peek |
Page 39 |
Report from the Field
Does Open Access Publishing Really Work in Practice?
This daylong seminar, sponsored by the SSP and the ALPSP, featured a keynote
speech by Peter Suber.
by Donald
T. Hawkins |
Page 40 |
Report from the Field
Internet Librarians Own the Future
The Internet Librarian keynote speech discusses why the future should belong
to librarians and journalists.
by Lee Rainie |
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Conference Calendar |
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| Cover
Notes |
Book
Review
Can You E-Mail Me That Article?
The Changing Landscape for Electronic Resources: Content,
Access, Delivery, and Legal
Issues, edited by Yem S. Fong and Suzanne M. Ward
reviewed
by Gwen M. Gregory |
Page 50 |
In Other Words
It's a Small World, After All
A look inside Information
Today, Inc.'s other publications
by Lauree
Padgett |
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| LinkUp
@ Home |
| Visit Link-Up
Digital for additional Web-only content! |
Perspectives
Fitness Craze Moves Online
by Wallys
W. Conhaim |
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CyberSports
A Blog to Remember
by David
King |
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Imaginary Countries
by Thomas Pack |
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