| FEATURES | 
                           
                            | What's 
                                Ahead for 2004? ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) Eleven information industry gurus offer their 
                                predictions
 for the new year.
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                            | 	Live from 
                                London! The Information Today, Inc. Web log (www.infotodayblog.com) 
                                went live for the Online Information 2003 conference 
                                in London.
 by John Eichorn
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                            | COLUMNS 
                              & NEWS | 
                           
                            | NewsBytes![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) | Page 2 | 
                           
                            |  Up Front 
                                with Barbara QuintThe End of the 'Big Deal' Era
 bq explains how harsh budgetary policies seem 
                                to have finally caught up with scholarly publishers.
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                            | NewsBreak 
                                UpdateThe 
                                Latest Developments in Open Access, E-Books, and 
                                More
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) by Paula J. Hane
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                            | Focus 
                                on PublishingOpen 
                                Access Expands Its Reach
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) Robin Peek takes a look at how the scholarly publishing 
                                community seems poised to abandon traditional 
                                methods and embrace the open-access movement.
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                            | Internet 
                                InsightsJacsó's 2003 Cheers and Jeers
 Péter Jacsó reviews last year's 
                                best and worst examples of linking.
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                            | Legal 
                                IssuesNew International IP Laws 
                                on the Horizon
 George H. Pike discusses some international copyright 
                                developments that could have an effect on U.S. 
                                law.
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                            | Database 
                                Review More Than Just Market Research
 Mick O'Leary says that the Global Market Information 
                                Database provides a valuable data set, powerful 
                                analytical tools, and a favorable subscription 
                                pricing program.
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                            | DEPARTMENTS | 
                           
                            | Investigative 
                                ReportFiddling While Rome Burns?
 Could librarians' concerns about intellectual 
                                freedom be misplaced?
 by Richard Poynder
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                            | Letter 
                                to the Editor ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) | Page 16 | 
                           
                            | OpinionReading from the Bottom 
                                Up
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) by Dick Kaser
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                            | 	InfoToons 
                                by Gib Robbie
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                            | 	International 
                                Report The Latest News from the U.K., France, and Kenya
 by Richard Poynder
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                            | Product News 
                              & Reviews | Page 39 | 
                           
                            | People Line | Page 45 | 
                           
                            | COVER 
                              NOTES | 
                           
                            | Book Review Budget Web Sites Can Still Do the Job
 Web Design on a Shoestring, by Carrie Bickner
 reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory
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                            | In Other Words Buy the Farm, Pick the Pol, 
                              and Hold the List
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) A look at what's inside Information Today, Inc.'s 
                              other publications
 by Lauree Padgett
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                            | CONFERENCE 
                              CIRCUIT | 
                           
                            | Report from 
                                the FieldInternet Librarian Returns 
                                to Monterey
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) This event focused on search, marketing, and the 
                                librarian as content engineer.
 by George Plosker
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                            | On the Road by Nancy Garman
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                            | Report from the 
                              Field Search, Navigate, Find, Personalize
 Internet Librarian's Navigating and Searching track 
                              drew a number of conference attendees.
 by 
                              Marydee Ojala
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                            | Report from the 
                              Field Funding Strategies for Libraries
 by George Plosker
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                            | Report from 
                                the FieldTech Trends at Internet Librarian
 The event's discussions about technology developments 
                                were always connected to content.
 by Paula J. Hane
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                            | Conference 
                              Calendar | Page 34 |