Online articles from May 2002

Online archives from May 2002

Excising information: in the rush to secure the nation, government officials have once again looked to restricting access to information as a cure-all. (The Homepage).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The U.S. government's response to terrorism--its wholesale removal of data from public Web sites--has a depressingly familiar ring to information professionals. Consider this headline, "Washington Feeling Insecure About Non-Secret Information."...

Thoughts on The Changing Person Within the Information Profession. (Letters to the Editor).
May 1, 2002... To the editor: As a library educator for the last 11 years I have seen a dramatic change in the students that have been admitted into our program. They have more formal business experience; have taken business, chemistry, engineering, or...

ePIB is customized finance tool. (Industry News).(Thomson Financial's Web-based tool)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Thomson ePIB (Thomson Financial) is a new Web-based tool that electronically collects documents from financial databases and assembles a customized Public Information Book (PIB) in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The tool simultaneously...

DialogPRO Web retrieval service tailored to small businesses. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... DialogPRO ("Predictable Research Online") is a new Web-based information retrieval service that tailors Dialog's online searching and content aggregating attributes for ever-elusive small business owners and managers. Available for fixed...

Findlaw now includes a special section. (Legal).(on growing legal issues involved in war on terrorism)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Findlaw now includes a special section providing information and analysis of the growing legal issues involved in the war on terrorism [http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/us/terrorism]. Information includes the first federal indictment against...

LexisNexis. (Legal).(offers free trial of security, travel, and transportation industry information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... LexisNexis is offering a free 14-day trial of its security, travel, and transportation industry information, powered by LexisNexis Web Publisher and LexisNexis SmartIndexing Technology. Users may access more than 20 current topics and over...

Questel*Orbit, Inc. and Patent Complete, LLC. (Legal).(form partnership to provide "Expert Searches")(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Questel*Orbit, Inc. and Patent Complete, LLC have formed a partnership to combine Questel*Orbit's search engine and patent database with Patent Complete's technical and searching expertise to produce high-tech patent "Expert Searches." Expert...

Questel*Orbit. (Legal).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Questel*Orbit has also announced that images are now displayable with the PlusPat family displays. To display clipped images in the family displays, users may use the IMG option after the family display format. PlusPat has approximately 9...

SourceOne. (Legal).(Dialog service provides full-text portable document formats)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Planned improvements to Dialog's SourceOne patent document ordering system include making retrieved documents available as full-text PDFs and restoring the "order review" feature. SourceOne is available through Dialog online services that use...

Citation Bridge. (Legal).(Metrics Group)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Metrics Group's Citation Bridge helps patent holders identify potential infringement, find potential patent licensees, and conduct competitive intelligence. Citation Bridge is a free tool that uses Metric Group's Citation Indicator Analytics...

OrangeBookPatents.com. (Legal).(provides new online service)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... OrangeBookPatents.com has announced a new online service that provides Web access to all OrangeBookPatents.com's U.S. drug patent and exclusivity data files. This is an alternative to e-mailing the files monthly for placement on subscribers'...

BIOSIS Previews, produced by Biological Abstracts, Inc. and available through ISI Web of Knowledge, includes new searching and linking capabilities. (Biomedical).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... BIOSIS Previews, produced by Biological Abstracts, Inc. and available through ISI Web of Knowledge, includes new searching and linking capabilities. Users may use biosystematic and concept code and name searching to search groups of organisms...

helpMD.com. (Biomedical).(online services information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... helpMD.com now offers an online library of medical-related images accessible by subscription. The library offers over 50,000 medical photos and illustrations, covering all areas of medicine, useful for educational or marketing purposes. Images...

Link Studio. (Portals & Intranets).(Context Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Link Studio (Context Limited) is an information management product that automatically creates hypertext links within documents. The tool converts references, such as bibliographic citations, within text into links to the full text of cited...

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). (Portals & Intranets).(web services information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is integrating three Web sites into one Web portal using NextPage P2P technology. The NFPA is an international organization that develops fire, building, and life safety codes and standards, plus...

RetrievalWare. (Portals & Intranets).(Convera, Signal Corp. team for West Point military academy contract)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Convera has partnered with SIGNAL Corporation to deliver Convera's RetrievalWare knowledge management solutions to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point via SIGNAL's information technology and engineering and management services. Several West...

Chemical Abstracts Service's Toxcenter is a new database of international publications in the field of toxicology available via Fiz Karlsruhe's STN International. (Sci-Tech).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Chemical Abstracts Service's TOXCENTER is a new database of international publications in the field of toxicology available via Fiz Karlsruhe's STN International. Content includes more than 5 million references to specialist publications...

CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts and CSA Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts. (Sci-Tech).(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts and CSA Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) are two new bibliographic engineering databases. Content includes international engineering literature for each...

IEEE. (Sci-Tech).(offers online usage reports)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... IEEE now provides online usage reports for IEEE account holders to learn how much patrons are using their IEEE online subscription products. The reports can track the number of PDF files downloaded, citations viewed, and denials based on...

Dialog. (Sci-Tech).(offers link to science, medical and technical journals online)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Dialog users may now link seamlessly to the full text of more than 8,000 scientific, medical, and technical e-journals published by more than 40 scientific publishers and information aggregators. The free feature gives access to mostly...

The Midrange Blue Book, Inc. (Sci-Tech).(information services on computer market prices)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Midrange Blue Book, Inc. Web site (TheMBB.com) provides unbiased information for the most current market pricing on manufacturers' hardware from IBM, Cisco, Sun Micro, HP, and others. The site currently covers the market prices on over...

Guide IT LLC. (Sci-Tech).(introduces 2002 Journals List)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Guide IT LLC is making its 2002 Journals List available to the library and research communities. The 2002 Journals list is a listing of the names, start date, and end date for each of the source journals for the SOFTBASE database. It also...

The IEEE and Information Handling Services (IHS) have renewed their sales representative agreement. (Sci-Tech).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The IEEE and Information Handling Services (IHS) have renewed their sales representative agreement. However, IEEE will now represent all IEEE products to academic and government customers in the U.S. and Canada, while IHS will now represent all...

ProQuest Company's Information and Learning unit has acquired Micromedia Limited. (Alliances & Deals).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... ProQuest Company's Information and Learning unit has acquired Micromedia Limited, Canada's developer, publisher, and distributor of reference information for academic, government, and corporate markets. Micromedia products include reference...

A.D.A.M., Inc. has acquired the consumer health information assets of Electronic Medical Distribution, Inc. (eMD). (Alliances & Deals).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A.D.A.M., Inc. has acquired the consumer health information assets of Electronic Medical Distribution, Inc. (eMD), a provider of Internet-based medical services. The assets were purchased through a bankruptcy proceeding for a nominal amount of...

Gale and ingenta have joined forces to create a new service that allows a single search for online journals held by both companies. (Alliances & Deals).(Gale Group, Ingenta Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Gale and ingenta have joined forces to create a new service that allows a single search for online journals held by both companies. ingenta's content will be integrated within Gale's search framework, InfoTrac. The new service will begin with...

LexisNexis and i2 have formed an alliance to bring i2 data visualization technology to LexisNexis information. (Alliances & Deals).(i2 Technologies; software for law enforcement professionals)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... LexisNexis and i2 have formed an alliance to bring i2 data visualization technology to LexisNexis information for government investigative and law enforcement professionals. i2 provides visualization and analysis tools to the law enforcement...

Endeavors Technology, Inc. and AltaVista Software. (Alliances & Deals).(enterprise search software marketing deal)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Endeavors Technology, Inc. and AltaVista Software have announced a marketing agreement, which pairs AltaVista Software's enterprise search functionality with Endeavor's Magi P2P technology. The agreement allows corporate information to be...

Coutts Library Services Ltd. has acquired the books division of Martinus Nijhoff International from Swets Blackwell. (Alliances & Deals).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Coutts Library Services Ltd. has acquired the books division of Martinus Nijhoff International from Swets Blackwell. As part of the agreement, Swets Blackwell took over John Smith's journal subscription business from the Coutts Group (Swets...

OCLC FirstSearch service users can now export information directly into an ISI ResearchSoft EndNote library by selecting a new Export option. (Alliances & Deals).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... OCLC FirstSearch service users can now export information directly into an ISI ResearchSoft EndNote library by selecting a new Export option. References can also be exported without any additional typing from a FirstSearch database to a ProCite...

ECNext and Aurora WDC have formed an alliance in which Aurora's Recon Competitive Intelligence Solutions Team will resell ECNext e-content technologies, services, and content collection to Aurora's corporate account-base. (Alliances & Deals).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... ECNext and Aurora WDC have formed an alliance in which Aurora's Recon Competitive Intelligence Solutions Team will resell ECNext e-content technologies, services, and content collection to Aurora's corporate account-base. Thus Aurora will...

Continuing Legal Education (CLE). (Alliances & Deals).(LexisNexis, online educational center)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... LexisNexis plans to develop an online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) center for legal professionals and will expand its partnership with LawCommerce to create a jointly sponsored service. CLE courses and material will be available through...

Publishing Commerce Platform. (Alliances & Deals).(Kluwer Academic Publishers, iUniverse; publishing software)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Kluwer Academic Publishers will use iUniverse's Publishing Commerce Platform to prepare, manage, distribute, and fulfill books with custom-content either in print or e-book format for clients. iUniverse is a digital publishing infrastructure...

Alan Aldworth. (Peopleware).(new president and chief operating officer of ProQuest Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Alan Aldworth has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of ProQuest Company, Previously serving as the company's senior vice president and chief financial officer. Before joining ProQuest, Aldworth spent 18 years at Tribune...

Patrick Julius. (Peopleware).
May 1, 2002... CSA has appointed Patrick Julius senior director of licensing and publishing operations, responsible for managing CSA's relationships within industry organizations and leading special projects in technology development. Julius was most recently...

Philip Bradley. (Peopleware).(new vice president of sales; Quiver Inc.)
May 1, 2002... Quiver, Inc. has appointed Philip Bradley vice president of sales. Bradley has held senior sales management positions at companies such as Documentum, Open Text, Docent, and Wang Laboratories.

Carol Hutchins. (Peopleware).(new editor-in-chief; Computing Reviews, online computer literature review service)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Carol Hutchins, head librarian of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Library at New York University, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Computing Reviews.

Ebrahim Keshavarz. (Peopleware).(named executive vice president at Digital World Services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Ebrahim Keshavarz has been named executive vice president of Sales and Marketing for Digital World Services, responsible for American-based DRM customers. Keshavarz joins Digital World Services from DoubleClick.

Directory of Corporate Affiliations. (Business & Finance).(LexisNexis, Hoover Inc.; pay-per-use access agreement)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... LexisNexis and Hoovers, Inc. have announced an agreement whereby Hoover's Online users are granted pay-per-use access to the Directory of Corporate Affiliations (DCA) from LexiNexis. To access the DCA, Hoover's Online subscribers use the...

Mutualfundtaxinfo.com. (Business & Finance).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Mutualfundtaxinfo.com is a free Web-based portal that offers a clearinghouse of information regarding the tax implications of users' mutual funds investments plus other tax information such as mergers and acquisitions, passive foreign...

Frost & Sullivan. (Business & Finance).(market research reports to be available on Dialog platforms)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Frost & Sullivan market research reports will be available exclusively on Dialog's three platforms--Dialog, DataStar, and Profound--With some 40 newly released analyses being added monthly. A site licensing agreement allows for highly tailored...

RiskWire. (Business & Finance).(new service from the Economist Intelligence Unit)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... RiskWire, the new risk service from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), analyzes operating conditions in key markets using a ratings model to map operational risks for business in 60 countries. The service also provides users daily alerts....

Microtech Corporation. (Search Engines).(releases solution set for online publication of library special collections)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Microtech Corporation has released a solution set for online publication of library special collections. Microtech's services include scanning, conversion, indexing, full-text searching, hosting, and other functionality. For a typical project,...

FirstStop WebSearch Visual Edition. (Search Engines).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... FirstStop WebSearch Visual Edition is a new metasearch tool from Brush Systems Group, Inc. that features a search process that returns visual representation of textual hyperlinks in the form of thumbnail images. One query searches and filters...

AltaVista. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... AltaVista has changed its default operation on its simple search to AND, usually. It will still do an OR operation if an AND operation would bring up zero or very few results. To force an AND operation, searchers can either use the +symbol in...

Fast Search. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Fast Search announced its paid submission and site search combination known as PartnerSite. It has been in beta since last summer and has now officially launched. However, Fast decided to have its partners be the vendors. So Lycos is running...

Google. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Google has launched a news database. Covering over 100 English-language news sources such as The New York Times and CNET, the database is available from Google's advanced search or directly at http://news.google.com. Stories from diverse...

Teoma. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Teoma, the Ask Jeeves-owned search engine, launched a paid inclusion program where Web sites can pay by the page to be indexed and included in Teoma and refreshed every week. The payment does not affect the ranking of results, but Teoma does...

iLor. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... iLor switches from Google to Ask Jeeves. Initially receiving positive press this past summer, iLor added several intriguing features on top of the Google database. Now it is using Ask Jeeves' Direct Hit database, but it plans to switch to Ask...

Lycos. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Lycos has introduced Fast Forward, accessible under that name as a link at the end of each search result listing. This new feature provides search results on the side in both Internet Explorer and Netscape and puts the chosen search result in...

WiseNut. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... WiseNut, following in the footsteps of Teoma, has been bought by LookSmart. Both Teoma and WiseNut were new on the search engine scene last summer, and it is one sign of health in the industry that both have been bought up by more established...

Yahoo! (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Yahoo! has added Google's PDF and other file types to its version of Google. Previously, the Yahoo! version of Google did not include these kinds of files. While this expands the reach of the Yahoo! version of Google, it is still not as...

The Numbers. (Internet Search Engine Update).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The Numbers: The March size comparison of search engine databases at Search Engine Showdown [www.searchengineshowdown.com/stats] found Google maintaining its lead with the largest database, followed by WiseNut and Fast. In addition, there are...

The Hype over Hyperbolic Browsers.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Retrieving information has become much easier over the past 2 decades, facilitated by increasing numbers of electronic databases and by search engines that provide users with the kind of flexibility unimaginable in the days before online...

Turbo - powering the flat portal: the University of California's Labor Research Web.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Even the most cursory glance at recent literature reveals that enterprise information portal software has come of age. Portals continue to be hot. Prices are coming down, and many libraries and information centers have been trying them out. At...

Commercial database rankings versus Web rankings: How they match-up.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... As the world shrinks and the global economy becomes a reality, companies are pushing into new geographic markets as well as finding niche markets in which to do business. Understanding your potential new market and finding new customers,...

Vendor best efforts and shared responsibilities: What your vendors and hazardous to their business.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Usage data is a tool vendors have on-hand, but share with their subscribers only when it serves their own needs--often when negotiations for license renewals are not going well. Vendors would be better off if they made data concerning usage...

Intelligent agents: it's nice to get stuff done for you.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... "Intelligent agents"--chances are you've heard plenty of tall tales about these super-cyber entities that are fast appearing on the Web scene. You'll hear them talked about using a variety of different nouns and phrases. People describe them...

Enhancing search and navigation on the Consumer Reports Web site.(Leading paid-subscription magazines goes online)
May 1, 2002... Are people insecure about making major purchasing decisions? Do they need an unbiased source to consult before handing over their money for a car, a computer, or a bicycle helmet? Given the almost 4 million subscribers to Consumer Union's...

Dead search engines: the URLs that used to lead to a unique database with unique search features and capabilities may or may not still do so. (On the Net).(Internet search engines )(industry)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2002... After several years of unbridled growth and investment, the Net has seen a shakeout over the past 2 years. The Internet search engines that started off as research projects or simple attempts to ease the finding of information on the Internet...

A Worldly View of business information: Recent changes in World Reporter plus the increasing availability of information from other international sources, made me question my behavior is it still a good idea to start there? (The Dollar Sign).(International business information database industry)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2002... The World Reporter database has been my first stop for premium international business information for the past several years. Since it pulls together sources from many regions of the world and concentrates on business news, it's been an ideal...

Getting the job done: Designing accessible intranet sites; Far too often Web design teams charge full speed ahead with little awareness of accessible or inclusive design methods. (Intranet Librarian).(World Wide Web inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, myths and misconceptions about developing accessible intranet sites)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2002... "The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect." Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web Internet and intranet sites often fall short of their...

Web hosting and the IT consultancy model of service delivery: How we looked at Web hosting services has been our key to moving towards increased effectiveness. (Web Site Management).(Key to online success is building a portfolio of services that meet needs of clients)
May 1, 2002... How is the technical direction of your organization determined? Some IT groups struggle to provide a reliable baseline of services and are continually reacting to requests for new technical directions rather than setting the agenda. Resources...

Ebrary and its partners: All are connected, by six degrees of separation, to ebrary [www.ebrary.com], the long-awaited e-book distributor. (O'Leary Online).(New e-book distributor aids book publishers)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2002... Question: What do the following have in common: Pearson, Random House, Primis, and Learning Network? Answer: All are connected, by six degrees of separation, to ebrary [www.ebrary.com], the long-awaited e-book distributor. These entities...

How to survive and thrive in the new economy: Follow the money; When corporate libraries implode, information buying doesn't go away. (Industry Insights).(Business market research reports, journal subscriptions and books still required)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2002... I've been in the information industry for more years than I care to remember and have survived several recessions. In each recession, corporate libraries have taken a hit. In retrospect, we know that when corporate libraries implode,...

AddALL Book History Online Alibris. (Peter's Picks & Pans).(Royal Dutch Library's Book History Online database, Web-based bookstore)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
May 1, 2002... In this issue, book-related databases get picked and panned. AddALL is a very capable Web bookstore metasearch engine that tends to find the best prices, including shipping charges. The Book History Online database from the Royal Dutch Library...

Thin is in: Does LCD finally replace CRT? CRTs represent throwback technology compared to most PC components. (PC Monitor).(CRT displays better price than LCDs)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... If you're a Jobsian (or a Macfaithful), the answer is obvious. Apple said the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) screen was dead right about the time it introduced its own plausibly priced LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitors. Of course, Apple was still...

Leading for Innovation and Organizing for Results. (Recommended Reading on Innovation, Usability, Strategies, and Resources).(Problem of developing workplace creativity and diversity)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... *** Leading for Innovation and Organizing for Results ISBN: 0-7879-5359-8 edited by Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, and Iain Somerville Published: 2002 Pages: 299 pp.; hardcover Price: $27.95 Available...

Usability Testing for Library Web Sites: A Hands-on Guide. (Recommended Reading on Innovation, Usability, Strategies, and Resources).(New American Library Association book)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... *** Usability Testing for Library Web Sites: A Hands-on Guide by Elaina Norlin and CM! Winters ISBN: 0-8389-3511-7 Published: 2001 Pages: 69 pp.; softcover Price: $32 Available from: ALA Editions, American...

Super Searchers Cover the World: The Online Secrets of International Business Researchers. (Recommended Reading on Innovation, Usability, Strategies, and Resources).(Business researchers interviewed)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... **** Super Searchers Cover the World: The Online Secrets of International Business Researchers by Mary Ellen Bates ISBN: 0-910965-54-4 Published: 2001 Pages: 275 pp.; softcover Price: $24.95 Available from:...

Internet Prophets: Enlightened E-Business Strategies for Every Budget. (Recommended Reading on Innovation Usability, Strategies, and Resource).(Web-based services' e-business strategy)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... * Internet Prophets: Enlightened E-Business Strategies for Every Budget by Mary Diffley ISBN: 0-910965-55-2 Published: 2002 Pages: 342 pp.; softcover Price: $29.95 Available from: CyberAge Books, 143 Old Mariton...

SurfWax. (Online Sportlight).(Web surfers get better information)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... I never thought I would pay for access to a Web search engine. When Northern Light shut down its public search engine, I just thought, "Buh-bye." Well, I just watched myself pay $60 for a year's access to a way cool search engine that...