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| FEATURES
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 Nets of Terror
Terrorist Activity on the
Internet 
Do terrorist
cells really use the internet to communicate and find new recruits?
These are the two primary questions reference librarian Paul Piper
investigated with not just a little fear and trepidation. What he found
out might surprise, or even terrify, you.
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Competitive
Intelligence at AALL's 2008 Annual Conference
Jan Davis reports on
what's new in the law library world after attending the 2008 meeting in
Portland, Ore., this past July.
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Reality Check for Your Muses
Creativity and Business
Innovation Resources
Can't afford
to hire your own muse or afraid your accountant will tell you muses are
not a valid deduction come tax time? Never fear. David Mattison offers
up a wide rage of online sites - from databases and magazines to blogs,
wikis, and everything in between - that can get your creative juices
flowing.
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Social Capital
Doing Well by Doing Good
Nonprofit
fundraiser Sarah Conner-Smith tells what she found out about how her
colleagues within the nonprofit sector use social media to share ideas,
raise money and awareness, and organize within the community.
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The In-House
Provider Base
Ten years after
big-ticket knowledge management systems were the buzz of the enterprise
content world, Marc Solomon sizes up how well KM has played out in
actual practice.
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| EDITORIAL |
Searcher's
Voice
What Is the Question?
According to bq, before coming up with better and better ways to serve
clients in the expanding internet era, info pros have to know the
questions, mainly what clients need and why. |
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| COLUMNS |
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Internet
Express
I Believe I Can Fly: Travel Tips on the Web
Anymore, it's not just
finding the least-expensive way to get from point A to point B, it's
getting there with the fewest hassles and potentials for disaster.
Irene McDermott shows searchers how to use the web to navigate safely
during holiday travels, no matter where your destination may be or how
you choose to get there.
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Government
Online
Government
Sociability
Peggy Garvin shares why
and how government entities such as the General Services Administration
and USA.gov choose to create Facebook pages to establish a presence on
social networking sites.
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Tools of the Trade
Get Your Head Out of the Clouds: Thinking Clearly About the Next Big
Thing
Erik Arnold, longtime
user of SaaS solutions, examines why cloud computing is still not much
more than pie in the sky to so many professional searchers.
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| DEPARTMENTS |
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Best
Buys
Before you make those
hardware, software, and internet-related purchases, check out Best Buys.
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Contacts
Find the postal and
electronic addresses, phone and fax numbers for all the companies,
products, and people mentioned in this issue.
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