Information Today
Volume 18, Issue 6 — June 2001
Information Today
Volume 18, Issue 6 — June 2001
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IT Interview
Dialog CEO Optimistic About Opportunities[Full Text]
In a recent discussion, Dialog’s president and CEO Roy M. Martin Jr. talked about his company’s services, pricing, and future plans.
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
The KM 2001 Conference[Full Text]
This annual U.K. meeting, held April 3­4 in London, sought to plot a new course for knowledge management.
by Brian McKenna — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
The 15th Annual AIIP Conference[Full Text]
At this event, independent information business owners had the opportunity to hear from information industry leaders and connect with peers and colleagues.
by Sheri R. Lanza — Page 18

IT Report from the Field
Seybold Seminars Boston 2001[Full Text]
This publishing event featured many product announcements and highlighted publishers’ strategies to adapt to constantly evolving technology.
by Robin Peek — Page 27

IT Report from the Field
NISO Forum on Library Statistics
This meeting addressed the ways in which librarians and publishers can generate a  standard model to measure libraries’ performance data and electronic publications usage.
by Judy Luther — Page 52

Are Reed Elsevier and Thomson Corp. Monopolists?[Full Text]
by Richard Poynder — Page 1

Former Primark CEO Acquires Economic Information and Forecasting Businesses[Full Text]
by Paula J. Hane — Page 3

New Resources Available on lexisONE[Full Text]
by Paula J. Hane — Page 8

Dialog Sets 2001 Strategy[Full Text]
by Barbara Quint — Page 16

Google Seeks to Restore Deja Functionality[Full Text]
by Richard W. Wiggins — Page 21

MIT Launches OpenCourseWare Initiative on the Web[Full Text]
by Richard W. Wiggins — Page 22

Online Columns & News

Quint’s Online
The Rise and Fall of Virtual Motivation
Barbara Quint believes that in order to be successful, vendors must be able to predict and accommodate customers’ needs during every aspect of the e-commerce transaction. — Page 10

Database Review
[Editor’s Note: Mick O’Leary’s column will return next month.] 

Legal Issues
The New Internet Filtering Legislation
Stephanie C. Ardito warns of the dangers in the new Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and urges readers to oppose this legislation. — Page 14

Company Announcements

Internet Today
Internet Insights
Scirus: Elsevier’s Science Search Engine 
Péter Jacsó reviews this new product, noting that although it has its benefits it currently retrieves too many unscientific results. — Page 34

Internet Announcements

Internet Publishing Today
Focus on Publishing
Controlling the Threat of E-Book Piracy
In the aftermath of Napster and its lessons about human nature and content, Robin Peek looks at the current "two-party" system for digital rights management solutions that aims to make e-books viable for publishers. — Page 42

Internet Publishing Announcements

Library Systems Today

The Systems Librarian
The State of the Art in Systems
Marshall Breeding reports on the latest in the field of library automation systems. — Page 46

Library Systems Announcements
Departments
  • CalendarPage 51
  • Book Review

  • Super Searchers on Health & Medicine: The Online Secrets ofTop Health & Medical Researchers, 
    by Susan M. Detwiler, reviewed by Gwen Gregory — Page 53
  • People Line — Page 59
Special Advertising Sections
  • Online Directory of Services & Sources — Page 31
  • Internet Directory of Services & Sources — Page 39
  • Library Systems Directory of Services & Sources — Page 49
  • Bookshelf — Page 57
  • Classified Advertising — Page 61
  • CD/DVD Directory of Services & Sources — Page 61
  • Index to Advertisers
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