| NEWS
BRIEFS |
CrossRef Leads Initiative
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Springer Expands Chinese
Library of Science |
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CAS
Registry Reaches a Milestone |
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Information Today, Inc.
Acquires Search Engine Meeting |
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Innodata Isogen Signs
Ebook Contract |
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NewsMakers
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| FEATURES |
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A Political Revolution Goes Viral … Not So Fast
Looking back on the Iran elections protests, how effective have social
networking tools turned out to be for protesters and revolutionaries?
by Michael Baumann
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Barnes v. Yahoo!: Much Ado
About Third-Party Content
The 9th Circuit Court has ruled on the Cecilia Barnes case, ushering in
a new era for user-generated content providers and issuing a warning to
websites facing defamation suits.
by David Mirchin
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Interview
With Stefan Weitz: Putting the Bling Into Bing
Microsoft Search team
director Stefan Weitz answers the early response to Microsoft Bing.
by Barbara Quint
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An
Insider’s Guide to Creative Commons
by Michael
Baumann |
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Pew
Reports: Broadband, Wireless Adoption on the Rise
by Bill Greenwood
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Kindle DX:
Amazon’s Latest Ebook Reader
You’ve heard about how the Amazon Kindle DX will
revolutionize e-readers and books, but we take a look at how it holds
up in practice.
by Nancy K.
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| NEWS |
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NewsBytes
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NewsBreak Update
Digital Texts Are Hot, Industry Revenues Are Not
by
Paula J. Hane
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NewsMakers
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Product News
& Reviews
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Decision Matrix: The Tactical Tool
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Physical Scientists Find Connections via Collexis
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YouSendIt: One-Click Ease for Outlook
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ActiveBatch: Scheduling Today’s Workflow
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Zoogma: The ‘Smart’ Search Platform
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| COLUMNS |
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Focus on Publishing
Celebrating Open Access Week
Robin Peek breaks down Open Access Week and looks into the future of
the OA movement.
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Internet
Waves
Likes and
Dislikes
Shirley Duglin Kennedy argues that social networking overkill
isn’t a problem just yet.
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Legal Issues
Persistent Cookies and the Government
George H. Pike offers some insight into whether Big Brother is watching
your every online move.
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Library Stuff Revisited
What’s in Your ‘Buzz’ Folder?
Steven M. Cohen shows you where to look for the internet’s
hottest discussion topics.
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Database Review
Bing: Contender or Just Bling
Mick O’Leary takes on the search industry’s big
question, whether Microsoft’s Bing can beat Google.
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| COVER
NOTES |
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Book Review
The New Challenge for Librarians
Inside, Outside, and Online:
Building Your Library Community by Chrystie Hill
reviewed by Gwen
M. Gregory
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Meet
the Editor
Dave Hoffman and MMIS:
Bringing Tech to School
Lauree
Padgett takes a look at the editors behind Information Today,
Inc.’s many publications.
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| LinkUp@Home |
| Visit
Link-Up
Digital for additional Web-only content! |
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How
Amateur Photographers Can Make a Buck
by Thomas Pack
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Cybersports
Just Don’t Twitter About the Ol’ Ball Game
by David
King
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Up Front With Barbara Quint
An
Unapologetic Apologia for Google Book Search
bq defends the embattled search tool and explains how it’s
not slowing down, despite legal trouble.
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IT
Spotlight
MyRoar
Delivers Natural Search to Financial Services
Marji
McClure profiles a new natural language processing search engine for
the financial sector.
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Editorial
Plotting Social Media’s Bottom Line
by Dick Kaser
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Letter to the
Editor
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InfoToons
by Gib Robbie
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International Report
Investing in the Future
Our global correspondent examines the European Commission’s
actions to support and monitor Europe’s digital future.
by Jim Ashling
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People Line & the Executive Profile
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Words at Work
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| CONFERENCE
CIRCUIT |
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Choices
Abound in November
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the industry’s
upcoming conferences.
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A Hybrid Conference
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ITI’s San Jose
Extravaganza
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Information
Today, Inc.’s Conference Dates
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Report From the Field
Libraries as Place and Space: An IFLA Satellite Conference
by Marydee Ojala
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Report From the Field
Creating
the Future: IFLA’s 75th Congress
Text and photos
by Marydee Ojala
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| Conferences
Around the World |
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