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                        |  Up Front with Barbara
                                QuintThe Bad News Is the Good News
 bq encourages vendors to let their respective customer bases help improve their
services.
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                        | NewsBreak
                                  Update![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) News About SLA, ProQuest, Search Technologies,
                            and More
 by Paula J. Hane
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                        | Internet
                                InsightsLinking on Steroids
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) Péter Jacsó highlights some of the best and worst linking practices
he's encountered.
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                              17 | 
                      
                        | Focus on
                                PublishingInternationalizing the Web
 Robin Peek wonders whether it's a good idea to have one worldwide publishing
platform.
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                        | Legal IssuesSearch Engines and Trademarks
 George H. Pike discusses lawsuits against search engines that use trademarked
terms to match banner advertisements 
to search results.
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                        | Database
                                Review A High-End Deep-Web Portal
 Mick O'Leary talks about Company Dossier, a company information portal that offers
deep LexisNexis content 
as well as data from
business-database producers.
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                        | DEPARTMENTS | 
                      
                        | Interview New Ovid/LWW CEO Brings a Fresh Look
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) Gary Foster discusses his company's initiatives and some industry issues.
 by Paula J. Hane
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                        | Investigative
                                ReportCopyright Clearance Center Raises Transactional Fees
 The organization's 1,000-percent price increase is being questioned by its users.
 by Stephanie C. Ardito
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                        | OpinionOne Ringy-Dingy
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) by Dick Kaser
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                        | Letter to the Editor
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                        | InfoToons by Gib Robbie
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                        | International Report News from the U.K., Finland, India, and China
 by Richard Poynder
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                        | People Line & the Executive
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                        | CONFERENCE
                                CIRCUIT | 
                      
                        | Report from
                              the Field Searching and Streaming in New York
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) A look at three Information Today, Inc. events at the New York Hilton: Enterprise
Search Summit, Web Search University, and Streaming Media East
 by Dick Kaser
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                        | SIIA Codie Awards ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) by Dick Kaser
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                        | Report from the
                              Field Libraries in the Digital Age 2004
 This event addressed human information behavior, information literacy, and competencies
for digital libraries.
 by Emil Levine and Koraljka Golub
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                        | Report from the
                              Field 2004 SIIA Content Forum
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) The tone of this meeting was cautiously optimistic, as the established companies
and newcomers seek to understand changing customer needs and how to reach their
markets.
 by Jean Bedord
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                        | Report from the
                              Field Metadata Practices on the Cutting Edge
 This 1-day workshop offered sessions on publisher and library issues, digital
libraries, and metadata quality and 
interoperability.
 by Donald T. Hawkins
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                        | Report from the
                              Field ICSTI Public Conference
 This international event provided a forum for the exchange of information and
opinions in the field of STM communication.
 by Jim Ashling
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                        | Conference Calendar | Page 32 | 
                      
                        | Cover
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                        | Book
                              Review Making First Contact on the Library Web Site
 Web Site Design with the Patron in Mind: A Step-by-Step Guide for Libraries,
by Susanna Davidsen and Everyl Yankee
 reviewed by Gwen M. Gregory
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                        | In Other Words Patriotic Acts
 ![[Full Text]](https://www.infotoday.com/pics/ft.gif) A look inside Information Today, Inc.'s other publications
 by Lauree Padgett
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