Volume 42, Number 5 - September/October 2018
EDITORIALFrontLines Page 4 Whatever you think of the various pricing mechanisms, it's clear that someone somewhere has to pay the piper. By Marydee Ojala The Searcher's Viewpoint Page 27 David Lankes uses an anti-library Forbes' editorial (that got so much backlash it was removed) to emphasize why he thinks the concept of the library as a community learning space has become common across the discipline as librarians from all corners of the globe have worked to make libraries a critical point of advocacy and change management. By R. David Lankes DEPARTMENTSPage 8 Search Engine Update By Greg R. Notess Page 9 Letter to Editor/Correction Page 53 Conference Corral Hayden Hits Home Runs and Other Stories From SLA and ALA FEATURESPage 12 Law Library Management and Legal Research Meet Artificial Intelligence  The world of law library management and legal research is being upended by new technologies that loosely fall under the rubric of artificial intelligence. Recognizing patterns in legal documents, determining best practices for resource management, and making predictions based on available data, AI products will revolutionize the law library environment, explains Barbie Keiser. By Barbie E. Keiser Page 20 Not everyone wants, or is able, to hover over their phones to post to social media. Tools that let you schedule your posts let you compose your thoughts, hone your messages, and put them up on social media on your schedule. No one needs to know that you're on vacation when you use the scheduling tools suggested by Sophia Guevara. By Sophia Guevara Page 24 GDPR: Understanding Its Impact and Why Library Vendors Rushed to Comply The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is now in effect, and library vendors have scrambled to comply, particularly since most have a multinational audience and the penalties for non-compliance are severe. Beyond updating privacy policies and notifying customers of the changes, what else have vendors done? EBSCO's MacDonald and Klebe explain. By Scott MacDonald, Skott Klebe Page 33 Friction and Flooding: A Primer on the Brave New World of Information Manipulation Author Jason Voiovich uses a children's fairy tale to examine three forms of information manipulation—censorship, information friction, and information flooding— and compares techniques used in and outside the U.S. He also looks at the role info pros must play to mitigate its impact. By Jason Voiovich Page 37 Blockchain's distributed ledger system has gained support in many disciples and industries. But can it be an effective tool in the library? Nancy Herther delves into this question from numerous angles, including privacy and security issues that are still not resolved, and also previews some interesting blockchain prototypes from around the world. By Nancy K. Herther Page 46 Controversy Over PACER Fees It's an age-old question. Why should the public pay for information gathered by the government? It's come to a head over PACER fees, says law librarian John DiGilio, when a judge's decision found the collected funds were misused, particularly when they were used to buy flat-screen televisions in courtrooms. By John J. DiGiglio Page 50 Has Your Job Changed in the Past Few Years? Online Searcher asked attendees at several library conferences this summer what has changed in their jobs over the past few years. We found that job duties have expanded into knowledge management, competitive intelligence, and archives; that space is shrinking as electronic resources become more important; and that the ability to be flexible remains critical to job success. By Marydee Ojala COLUMNSInternet Express Page 29 When did the first meme appear? And what exactly constitutes a meme? Carly Lamphere looks at the history of the internet meme and examines how they are playing a significant role in the culture of our modern world. By Carly Lamphere InfoLit Land Page 60 Doing a search may be easy, but interpreting and evaluating the results are essential steps in the research process that often confuses students. Frequently, the difficulty with results is that the initial search wasn't well-constructed because the intent or goal of the research was not well-articulated. By William Badke The Dollar Sign Page 63 Researching Tax Havens Tax havens around the world are places where people and companies stash money. The object of the exercise is to minimize taxes, but sometimes it's also to hide illegally gained cash or evade rather than avoid taxation. Which areas qualify as tax havens differs depending on what list you consult. What data you can find online hinges on the jurisdiction's corporate registry information. By Marydee Ojala The Open Road Page 66 Challenges With Anonymization and De-Identification in Open Data Open data presents challenges in ensuring that people remain anonymous in the datasets deposited by researchers in OA repositories. In some instances, it's close to impossible, but there are actions that researchers can take to protect people's identities. By Eric Hinsdale, Abby Clobridge Hard Copy Page 69 Recommended Reading on PowerPoint Presentations, Technology Addiction, Blockchain, and Accessible Websites By Deborah Lynne Wiley Online Spotlight Page 72 ‘Beeing’ an Info Pro Newly inaugurated into the field of beekeeping, Mary Ellen Bates sees parallels between keeping bees and "beeing" an information professional. By Mary Ellen Bates |
