| FEATURES
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No More Alphabet
Soup: Tech Acronyms Explained
Do you wish you understood all that tech jargon you keep seeing, but you have too much on your plate to really get down to learning it? Become fluent without being overwhelmed with this quick guide to acronyms. They're a mouthful!
by Shirley Duglin
Kennedy
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Remote Patron
Validation: Posting a Proxy Server at the Digital Doorway
Patrons today expect
to be able to use library resources from remote locations, but allowing
remote access can make your systems vulnerable. Here's how you can get
security in place to guard your valuable property and protect your users.
by Peter Webster
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Understanding the Protocol for Metadata
Harvesting of the Open Archives Initiative
If you've been avoiding
terms like "OAI" and "metadata," fear no more. Well-known tech guru Marshall
Breeding demystifies the Open Archives Initiative and explains how its
"harvesting" protocol lets users reap the information they need more easily.
by Marshall Breeding
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How Does XML
Help Libraries?![[Full Text]](../ft.gif)
Is XML the Next Big
Thing, the markup language that's going to revolutionize MARC, libraries,
and information access? Well, maybe. This author explains exactly what
XML can do for librarians ... and points out what it can't do.
by Kyle Banerjee
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| COLUMNS
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The
View from the Top Left Corner
Deep Thought's Great-Grandson on the
Horizon
by Michael Schuyler
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36 |
Online Treasures
What Is This XML Thing and Why Do
I Need to Know About It?
by Janet L. Balas
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Page 39
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Coming Full Circle
'Standard' Issue:
Defining Standards and Protocols
by Andrew K. Pace
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Page 42
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Digital Librarianship
XML and Digital Librarians
by Péter Jacsó
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Page 49
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| DEPARTMENTS
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Editor's
Notes
Don't Be Afraid
to Dig In
by Kathy Dempsey
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Page 6 |
| Newsline |
Page 8 |
Newsline
Reports
Library of the Future Award Winner
Overcame Challenges to Unite Its Region
by Kathy Dempsey
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Page 10 |
| The In Box |
Page 12 |
| People &
Places |
Page 50 |
| SPECIAL
SECTION
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| How
to Contribute to CIL |
Page 35 |
| ADVERTISING
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| Library
Tech Connection [PDF]
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Page 68 |
| Index
to Advertisers
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