Facebook Apps: Deeper Social Networking
As users design programs and add them to the social-networking mix, friends can satisfy their online needs without ever leaving their profile pages.
by Michael Baumann

More Applications for Facebook Lovers
by Bill Greenwood

Case Study: Open Access Yields Solid Growth for Hindawi
The STM publisher’s new partnership with SAGE Publishing offers plenty of room to grow in the OA arena.
by Marji McClure

Visions of a Wireless Philadelphia
With 80% of the project completed, problems arose and a new game plan is in the works for the City of Brotherly Love.
by Kurt Fritz

Computer Rx: Troubleshooting Tech Tips
An ounce of prevention can make a difference in keeping computer systems going strong.
by Rachel Friedman

Retrospective: 25 Years Ago in Information Today
Take a trip down memory lane to the premiere issue of IT.

Security: By the Numbers
Keeping financial information behind a firewall isn’t as safe as users think. Here’s why.
by Barbara Brynko

Up Front With Barbara Quint
Dodge the Bullet or Grab the Gun? Publisher Decision Making
bq explores one publisher’s major strategy in dealing with digital domains.

Focus on Publishing
Wikipedia and Misunderstandings
Robin Peek offers her thoughts on Wikipedia’s growing reach into the information industry.

Internet Waves
Is It Just Me? Or Are We Overlooking Today’s Trends?
Shirley Duglin Kennedy takes a closer look at Ask.com’s “core customers.”

Legal Issues
Progress Continues in Patent Reform and Pro IP
George H. Pike ponders the legislative proposals topping Congress’ latest agenda.

Library Stuff Revisited
Google Apps: Making the Most of Google Calendar
Steven M. Cohen elaborates on third-party applications to enhance the user experience.

Insider’s Perspective
The Search Gap
Guest columnist Jerome Pesenti provides insight into the challenges of coverage, findability, and usability.

IT Spotlight
Ten Years Later: Akamai Continues to Evolve With the Internet
Here’s how one company improves the speed and quality of web communications.
by Marji McClure

Database Review
AltSearchEngines Monitors Non-Google Search World
Mick O’Leary sees value in trying out a few alternate search engines.

NewsBytes

NewsBreak Update
Text Analytics, Legal Research, and Semantic Search Top the News
by Paula J. Hane

NewsMakers

Product News & Reviews
32 - Atypon Systems: Raising the Bar on Platforms
33 - Near-Time: Wikis, Blogs, and Widgets
34 - Carbonite: Securing Files the Easy Way
35 - Twing: Forum Decorum
36 - ScienceDirect: Research-Friendly Enhancements

Conference Circuit
Conferences in Full Bloom
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.

Information Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates

Report From the Field
CIL: Merging High Tech With High Touch
Record numbers attended the 23rd annual Computers in Libraries conference to sample sessions from the five-track menu.
by the ITI Blogging Team

Report From the Field
Spring 2008 ASIDIC: As Worlds Collide
As information delivery continues to evolve, information specialists are looking for new ways to expand market opportunities.
Text and photos by Donald T. Hawkins

Report From the Field
INSOURCE: Not for Competitive Intelligence Specialists Only
Business people flocked to this conference in Prague, Czech Republic, to learn more about professional electronic information resources.
Text and photos by Marydee Ojala

International Report
The Intelligent Wine Bottle, Virtual Running, and More
Our international correspondent explores ways in which technology has infiltrated the fabric of our everyday lives.
by Jim Ashling

Editorial
Return to Authority
by Dick Kaser

People Line & the Executive Profile

Pandora Lets Users Create Online Radio Stations
by Thomas Pack

CyberSports
As the Beijing Games Approach, This Site Will Have Plenty of Info
by David King

Book Review
FRBR: Not a Cuddly Talking Toy for Catalogers
FRBR: A Guide for the Perplexed
by Robert L. Maxwell
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory

In Other Words
Spring Potpourri
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett