Google 2.0 as ‘Calculating Predator’
Google guru Stephen Arnold shares his findings in his latest investigative work about “Googzilla.”
by Paula J. Hane

User-Generated Content Principles: A New Balance
With content being generated at an all-new rate, here’s a look at the question of liability for a website.
by David Mirchin

Leading With Information: Part II
Act Like a Leader
In the second installment of our three-part series, author Bob Boiko offers insights into the most important skills an information leader should have.
by Bob Boiko

Forecast for 2008: What’s Next?
If there’s a word that sums up the IT industry in 2007, it is “change.” And what does 2008 have in store? Industry experts offer some predictions.
by Barbara Brynko

Preserving 19th-Century British Library Newspapers
Digitization of these tabloids gives historians and researchers unparalleled access to historical material.
by Jim Ashling

Swets: Introducing License Bank
Just in time for ALA Midwinter, Swets is rolling out its SwetsWise Subscription 5.0 with License Bank to simplify “e-license headaches.”
by Barbara Brynko

The Promise of Natural Language Search
The biggest challenge to adopting the latest spin on search may be trying to change user behavior.
by Vanessa Fox

Up Front With Barbara Quint
Why Isn’t Print Dead … Yet?
bq ponders the realities facing the print industry as we know it.

IT Spotlight
iParadigms Making the Grade in Plagiarism Prevention
If you’ve ever had déjà vu while reading an article, here’s a cool technology to ensure the copy is original.
by Marji McClure

Focus on Publishing
Life in the New World Order—Part I
Robin Peek explores her growing use of all-things Google.

Internet Waves
I Never Got Your Email
Shirley Duglin Kennedy takes a closer look at email, reliability, and the latest social networking tools competing for our communiqués.

Legal Issues
Revisiting Tasini
George H. Pike retraces the effects of this watershed event for the database industry.

Insider’s Perspective
The Geoweb—Democratizing the Map and Changing the Web
Guest columnist Sean Gorman, CEO of FortiusOne, discusses the trends and challenges in mapping content.

Library Stuff Revisited
Keep That Content Coming
Steven M. Cohen showcases the latest tools to alert users about changes in page content.

Database Review
Prosperity Index Defines National Well-Being
Mick O’Leary explores a new site that analyzes socioeconomic data to see what’s driving the forces of national prosperity.

NewsBytes

NewsBreak Update
Encyclopedias, Social Networks, and Health Resources Lead the News
by Paula J. Hane

Product News & Reviews
36 - CCC: Licensing Services Now Extend to Blogs
37 - SGI: Powering Faster Enterprise Solutions
38 - YouSendIt: Files on-the-Go
39 - Scopus: The Source for World University Rankings
40 - FortiusOne: Tracking New Territory

Editorial
Getting on Board
by Dick Kaser

International Report
A Peek at the World Digital Library Prototype
Our international correspondent gives us an update on the plan between The Library of Congress and UNESCO to create a global digital collection.
by Jim Ashling

People Line & the Executive Profile

Welcome to 2008
Donald T. Hawkins provides a sneak preview of the upcoming conferences around the globe.

Report From the Field
The 27th Annual Charleston Conference: What Tangled Webs We Weave
One of the topics of this year’s conference focused on ways to increase the use of library services.
Text and photos by Donald T. Hawkins

Information: Get Ready to Collect and Compute
Clifford Lynch provided insights into text mining during his keynote at the Charleston Conference.

Book Review
Developing a Strategy for the Next Generation
The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student: Making the Connections
by Susan Gibbons
reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory

In Other Words
Tryouts, Try-Nots, and Rip-Offs
A look inside Information Today, Inc.’s other publications
by Lauree Padgett

Create and Manage Your Life List on the Web
by Thomas Pack

CyberSports
Wild Things Attempt Biggest Gambit in Team History
by David King