IT Report from the Field
The Resurgence of Intellectual Capital
The Conference Board’s Intellectual Capital Management Conference, held June 29–30, sought to explain the concept of intellectual capital and detail ways in which to use it effectively.
by Michael Koenig — Page 1

IT Report from the Field
ALA Annual Conference 2000
Held July 6–12 in Chicago, the event provided a venue for library automation vendors to announce changes in business relationships and to show off the latest releases of their products and services.
by Marshall Breeding — Page 60
 

National Writers Union Reaches Agreement with Contentville
by Paula J. Hane — Page 1

AltaVista Gets a Facelift, Offers New Search Goodies
by Chris Sherman — Page 1

COMTEX Launches Newsroom Direct
by Susan Funke — Page 7

e-psyche Announces Distribution Partners
by Tom Hogan — Page 8

IDD Information Services Relaunched as Tradeline.com
by Barbara Quint — Page 10

Newsletters.com Eases Purchase of Newsletters, Adds More Titles and Publishers
by Barbara Quint — Page 18

Does British Telecom Own Hyperlinks?
by Nancy Lambert — Page 20

The Library Corporation Acquires CARL Corp.
by Marshall Breeding — Page 23

Factiva Publisher: On Time and on Target with First Branded Product
by Rebecca Jones — Page 26

LEXIS Launches New Portal for Small Legal Libraries
by Paula J. Hane — Page 61

Jurisline.com Decision Reached, But Questions Remain
by Daniel R. Valente — Page 64

Network Solutions, Inc. Joins with Thomson and Thomson
by Barbara Quint — Page 65

Hoover’s Buys Powerize.com
by Barbara Quint — Page 66

Quint’s Online
Recruiting a Corporate Dream Team
Barbara Quint tells human resource managers that their companies can’t go wrong by hiring librarians—and that they should pay them what they deserve. — Page 12

Database Review
FirstSearch Revitalizes Supermarket Concept
Mick O’Leary reports that this complete renovation of OCLC’s multi-database search service fills an important information need.  — Page 14

Hiring Line
Rules for Electronic Resumés
Richard Ream offers tips for information professionals who want to either post their resumes at online job sites or send them directly to prospective employers. — Page 24

Company Announcements

• Lightning Source, Holtzbrinck Create Global Digital Content Alliance— Page 27
• Outsell Says Latest Study Dispels Myths— Page 57
• B2BXchange Partners with NewsEdge— Page 59
• DRA, epixtech Announce Joint Development and Marketing Intent— Page 64
• The Thomson Corp. Acquires Aktuell Arbetsrätt, Brazilian Tax and Regulatory Publisher— Page 65

Internet Insights
Now That It’s Built, Will They Come?
Péter Jacsó analyzes Contentville.com—a site that has been involved in some recent copyright-related lawsuits—and wonders if it’s all it’s cracked up to be. — Page 30

Internet Waves
A Road Trip on the Information Highway
Shirley Kennedy reports that, despite it sometimes resembling a “digital cesspool,” the Web still has tons of interesting and valuable information that’s freely available. — Page 32

Internet Announcements

• Bell & Howell Information and Learning Unveils ProQuest 4.0— Page 29
• Gale Group Launches Worldmark Yearbook 2000 Hybrid Product— Page 29
• SIRS Mandarin Unveils SIRS NetSelect— Page 33

Focus on Publishing
A Busy Summer for E-Books
Robin Peek notes that it was a fairly active summer for e-books with the formation of new alliances, a forthcoming new entry into the e-book device market, and two major authors’ plans to try alternative publishing strategies.   — Page 42

Internet Publishing Announcements

• ProQuest Archiver, Qpass Partner to Offer Content Commerce Solution— Page 41
• iCopyright Provides Online Content-Clearance Service to bizjournals.com— Page 41
• E Ink Agreement with Lucent Will Help Develop Electronic Paper— Page 43

CD/DVD Commentaries

When Is a Database Better on CD-ROM?
Péter Jacsó compares several online databases with their disc counterparts, and finds that the latter are still an important resource.  — Page 46

CD/DVD Announcements

• MediaFORM Introduces New, Automated CD-R Production Solutions— Page 45
• Maxell Releases Printable DVD-R Discs for Authoring and  Development Pros— Page 45
• Oak Technology Developing Embedded Solution for CD Recording— Page 45

The Systems Librarian
The Sound of Microforms Disappearing
Terry Ballard expresses concern about the long-term future of electronic library services, noting that paper, microform, and CD-ROM resources are increasingly being replaced by those on the Web. — Page 52

Library Systems Announcements

• OCLC Introduces WebExpress, CORC Service— Page 51
• EOS International Unveils Q Series 3.0, GLAS 3.1 and Toolkit— Page 51
• TLC Unveils CATNOW! and New Library•Solution Interface, Upgrades  ITS•MARC— Page 53

• Calendar — Page 57
• Book Review

Digital Libraries
by William Y. Arms; reviewed by Gwen Gregory — Page 59
• People Line — Page 67

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