Online articles from May 2005

Online archives from May 2005

All generalizations are false, including this one.
May 1, 2005... It's wonderful how people generalize. All librarians wear their hair in a bun and delight in shushing people. Everyone in the mainstream media is a liberal. All bloggers are journalists. No one finds relevant information using Google. All...

Opening up Google Scholar.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Openly Informatics, Inc. has introduced OpenURL 1.0 support to an open source browser plug-in extension that adds linking to Web pages found by Google Scholar. Called OpenURL Referrer, the software works with the Firefox Web Browser and fixes...

Thomson Gale added more than 3,000 new entries and more than 1,100 full-entry updates to Contemporary Authors online.(Thomson Corp. Thomson Gale)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson Gale added more than 3,000 new entries and more than 1,100 full-entry updates to Contemporary Authors online. Tsunamis was added to the Science Resource Center home page topic list, including reference articles on the science behind...

ProQuest Information and Learning will digitize the full run of the British House of Commons Parliamentary Papers as part of its program to support 19th-century scholarship.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ProQuest Information and Learning will digitize the full run of the British House of Commons Parliamentary Papers as part of its program to support 19th-century scholarship. The digital collection of the British Parliamentary Papers 1801-1900...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a nonprofit membership institution devoted to the study of birds, announced the launch of The Birds of North America Online (BNA Online).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a nonprofit membership institution devoted to the study of birds, announced the launch of The Birds of North America Online (BNA Online), the "live" version of the 18-volume print series of more than 700 species,...

H.W. Wilson added full-text and indexing coverage for 49 journals, 38 of them peer-reviewed, open access, to Education Full Text.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... H.W. Wilson added full-text and indexing coverage for 49 journals, 38 of them peer-reviewed, open access, to Education Full Text. The new additions will contribute 1,500 additional records per year. Readers' Guide Full Text added coverage, page...

Linking up with dialog.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Hard on the heels of DialogLink 4, released mid-2004, comes DialogLink 5, available for free download [www.dialog.com/products/dialog link] with a comprehensive comparison chart for versions 3 (released in 2002), 4, and 5 at http:// support,...

URL correction.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2005... The URL given on page 24 of "U.S. Federal Government Sources" by Jennifer C. Boettcher in the March/April 2005 issue should be www.usdoj.gov/ 04foia not www.usdog.fov/04foia.

Price correction.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2005... In Susan Fingerman's "Scopus: Profusion and Confusion" article (March/April 2005), the pricing quoted was in euros, not U.S. dollars.

CSA and GeoScienceWorld (GSW).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CSA and GeoScienceWorld (GSW) agreed to offer the GSW Millennium Collection and the GSW Literature Archives delivered through HighWire Press's Internet platform. These collections offer a comprehensive resource for research and communications...

Thomson Scientific announced the availability of Zoological Record on ISI Web of Knowledge.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson Scientific announced the availability of Zoological Record on ISI Web of Knowledge. With coverage back to 1978, Zoological Record is considered the world's unofficial register of animal names and covers every area of animal...

CrossRef announced the addition of the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) as a content provider.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... CrossRef announced the addition of the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) as a content provider. OSTI plans to assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to its open source Information Bridge platform,...

Techstreet offers free, unlimited standards tracking at its Online Standards Superstore.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Techstreet offers free, unlimited standards tracking at its Online Standards Superstore. The Techstreet Standards Tracking Service is designed for engineers, corporate librarians, and technical professionals who need to track rules for product...

Questel Orbit announced the release of FamPat, its new international patent family database.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Questel Orbit announced the release of FamPat, its new international patent family database. Based on PlusPat, with more than 50 million records from 75 worldwide patenting authorities, FamPat offers greater searching options as well as the...

LexisNexis introduced PatentOptimizer, a software application for the drafting and analysis of patent applications and granted patents.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... LexisNexis introduced PatentOptimizer, a software application for the drafting and analysis of patent applications and granted patents. Designed specifically for Corporate Counsel and Intellectual Property lawyers, this tool enables users to...

LexisNexis unveiled LexisNexis Market Intelligence, which allows law firm marketers and business development professionals to track litigation trends and evaluate growth or decline in their client and prospect markets.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... LexisNexis unveiled LexisNexis Market Intelligence, which allows law firm marketers and business development professionals to track litigation trends and evaluate growth or decline in their client and prospect markets. It combines information...

Thomson West announced Information Technology (IT) Management Services to provide law firms and legal organizations with secure, guaranteed storage and access to critical legal and business data, applications, and archives.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson West announced Information Technology (IT) Management Services to provide law firms and legal organizations with secure, guaranteed storage and access to critical legal and business data, applications, and archives. IT Management...

LexisNexis U.S. expanded its collection of Dun & Bradstreet content with the addition of the enhanced D&B Business Information Report and the Comprehensive Report.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... LexisNexis U.S. expanded its collection of Dun & Bradstreet content with the addition of the enhanced D&B Business Information Report and the Comprehensive Report, including new visual graphics, coverage of 5 million new U.S. businesses, and...

Thomson Financial launched Thomson Financial News, a tailored online news service delivered via the Thomson ONE solution suite.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson Financial launched Thomson Financial News, a tailored online news service delivered via the Thomson ONE solution suite. Award-winning financial news coverage from MarketWatch (now owned by Dow Jones) and Thomson Financial's proprietary...

ProQuest Information and Learning launched Curriculum Match Factor analysis, a new service to identify and incorporate the most-respected journals and the most-cited articles from its ABI/INFORM databases, to match up with the most-used textbooks in the most-taught business courses.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ProQuest Information and Learning launched Curriculum Match Factor analysis, a new service to identify and incorporate the most-respected journals and the most-cited articles from its ABI/INFORM databases, to match up with the most-used...

ISI Emerging Markets expanded its geographic coverage of Africa and Asia in its flagship Emerging Market Information Service (EMIS).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ISI Emerging Markets expanded its geographic coverage of Africa and Asia in its flagship Emerging Market Information Service (EMIS). The content in the new EMIS Africa product aggregates leading local and regional information sources acquired...

The Knowledge Base Editor's Digest.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Knowledge Base Editor's Digest is a free new monthly alert about information productivity and integration. Articles present a unique perspective that will appeal to people who need to "think beyond their professional and functional...

Swets Information Services.(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Arie Jongejan is the new CEO at Swets Information Services, headquartered in The Netherlands. He previously held a range of senior management positions at Elsevier.

Thomson Scientific & Healthcare.(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson Scientific & Healthcare appointed Kevin M. King president and CEO of its healthcare business, reporting to Robert Cullen, president and CEO of Thomson Scientific & Healthcare.

Scholastic.(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Scholastic named Seth D. Radwell as executive vice president of the company and president of e-Scholastic, its online information and e-commerce division.

Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) announced the availability of FAST ProPublish, a complete enterprise search-based publication production management and delivery solution for professional and business publishers.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Fast Search & Transfer (FAST) announced the availability of FAST ProPublish, a complete enterprise search-based publication production management and delivery solution for professional and business publishers. FAST ProPublish is the latest...

iUpload, a content management and corporate blogging solution provider, announced a partnership with Pheedo, a company offering tools to create, promote, analyze, and optimize advertising in Weblogs and content feeds.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... iUpload, a content management and corporate blogging solution provider, announced a partnership with Pheedo, a company offering tools to create, promote, analyze, and optimize advertising in Weblogs and content feeds. Pheedo's Web, blog, and...

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced the launch of the Cell & Developmental Biology Backfile Collection.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced the launch of the Cell & Developmental Biology Backfile Collection. Spanning 113 years (1887-1999), the collection contains back-issue content of 13 leading journal titles. Subscribers have access to more than...

Healthnostics, a medical and bioscience information analytics and patient care improvement company, has linked up with Reuters Health to provide a locally archived news database in conjunction with Reuters' archive distribution partner Valeo IP.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Healthnostics, a medical and bioscience information analytics and patient care improvement company, has linked up with Reuters Health to provide a locally archived news database in conjunction with Reuters' archive distribution partner Valeo...

Microsoft acquired peer-to-peer collaboration software company Groove Networks.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Microsoft acquired peer-to-peer collaboration software company Groove Networks. Its founder, Ray Ozzie, who also developed Lotus Notes, will become Microsoft's CTO, reporting directly to Bill Gates [www.microsoft.com].

Factiva acquired the business and assets of 2B Reputation Intelligence Limited and Benchmarking Solutions Limited, a London-based technology and consulting business specializing in media monitoring and reputation management.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Factiva acquired the business and assets of 2B Reputation Intelligence Limited and Benchmarking Solutions Limited, a London-based technology and consulting business specializing in media monitoring and reputation management. 2B provides media...

Baker & Taylor and OCLC NetLibrary announced an agreement to facilitate delivery of a broader range of e-content to the library market.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Baker & Taylor and OCLC NetLibrary announced an agreement to facilitate delivery of a broader range of e-content to the library market, which expands the electronic distribution relationship established in 2001 [www.btol.com; www.netlibrary].

R.R. Bowker announced Ulrich's Resource Linker, a tool that integrates all of a library's periodicals through a single service and allows library patrons to click through to those holdings.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... R.R. Bowker announced Ulrich's Resource Linker, a tool that integrates all of a library's periodicals through a single service and allows library patrons to click through to those holdings. Developed in partnership with Openly Informatics,...

Northern Light deployed the first of a series of Market Intelligence Centers on its Business Research Engine.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Northern Light deployed the first of a series of Market Intelligence Centers on its Business Research Engine. The Market Intelligence Centers concentrate the most important news, analysis and commentary, company information, and resource links...

Seven publishers have signed agreements to add their journal content to MetaPress, the online hosting platform service that is part of EBSCO's Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Seven publishers have signed agreements to add their journal content to MetaPress, the online hosting platform service that is part of EBSCO's Publisher Promotion & Fulfillment. These publishers include the American Counseling Association, the...

Blackwell Publishing announced the launch of Online Open, which offers authors the opportunity to make their articles freely available to Internet users in perpetuity on payment of a publication fee.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Blackwell Publishing announced the launch of Online Open, which offers authors the opportunity to make their articles freely available to Internet users in perpetuity on payment of a publication fee. The new service will be on trial through the...

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced a new sales model for its online book platform, Wiley InterScience OnlineBooks.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced a new sales model for its online book platform, Wiley InterScience OnlineBooks. Previously available only through subject-specific collections, OnlineBooks are now available through two other options--the...

Ingenta plc announced a new suite of services available as Ingenta-Connect Premium.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ingenta plc announced a new suite of services available as Ingenta-Connect Premium. It combines e-mail alerting and custom-built library gateways with new features, including one-click subscription activation management, searching by subscribed...

The Thomson Corporation and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division will provide ISI Web of Science subscribers who also subscribe to American Chemical Society Publications with links to the full text of articles from ACS Web editions and ACS Journal Archives.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Thomson Corporation and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division will provide ISI Web of Science subscribers who also subscribe to American Chemical Society Publications with links to the full text of articles from ACS Web...

A9 and Amazon introduced "Find it on the Block," connected with their Yellow Pages sections.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... A9 and Amazon introduced "Find it on the Block," connected with their Yellow Pages sections. In addition to the usual directory and map information available at other local search and yellow page search sites, "Find it on the Block" adds actual...

Ask Jeeves.(Ask Jeeves Inc. acquired Bloglines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ask Jeeves acquired Bloglines, the Web-based RSS aggregator and search engine. The two sites are still separate, but Ask Jeeves offers access to a Bloglines search via a Smart Search shortcut on the query blogs or weblogs. Ask Jeeves' Teoma...

Copernic.(product enhancements)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Copernie's beta version 1.5 of its free desktop search, an upgrade from the previous version 1.2, added indexing of Thunderbird and Eudora e-mail and 20 new file types. Greg R. Notess [greg@notess.com; www.notess.com] is a reference...

Exalead.(growth and services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Exalead, a new search engine that claims over a billion records, sports a busy but very useful display of search engine results, including thumbnail images and both refining and sorting capabilities. The only search engine to offer truncation,...

Gigablast.(growth)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gigablast grew to a more than 1.5 billion record database. Greg R. Notess [greg@notess.com; www.notess.com] is a reference librarian at Montana State University and founder of SearchEngine Showdown.com.

Google.(service introduction)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Google expanded its maximum number of query terms from 10 to 32 and added several new shortcuts to popular information including weather and movies. For a U.S. weather report, enter weather followed by a city name. For the movie information,...

Google Desktop Search.(services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Google Desktop Search is no longer in beta. It only runs on Windows XP or Windows 2000 SP 3 or above, but the new version indexes more content than the previous version, including PDFs; Netscape Mail; Thunderbird Mail; Netscape/Firefox/Mozilla...

Google News.(services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Google News now lets users rearrange sections of the News front page and create customized sections based on a specific search. Users can specify the display of up to nine stories and can turn off images and first lines. This is available in...

Google Scholar.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Google Scholar added a Scholar Preferences page that lists a few dozen academic institutions as a small pilot project. Up to three can be selected, and those institutions' OpenURL links will then be shown on results. Greg R. Notess...

Lycos has dropped its previous underlying database from Yahoo! and switched to the Ask Jeeves database.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Lycos has dropped its previous underlying database from Yahoo! and switched to the Ask Jeeves database. Lycos-owned HotBot also dropped the database labeled as HotBot (and previously listed as Inktomi). HotBot now only has two databases: Google...

MSN Search.(Microsoft Network L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... MSN Search switched from its Inktomi database to a custom-built, unique database. It continues all the advanced search capabilities from the beta version, such as Boolean searching, cached pages, site limits, link searches, and slider bars for...

Yahoo!(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Yahoo! significantly changed its Directory appearance. The front page has further reduced category listings in the left margin and has put featured sites front and center. In addition, the entries within categories are ranked by "popularity" as...

Keeping up with the news: Web clipping and media analysis for competitive intelligence.(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... AS SOUTH EAST ASIA DISCOVERED after devastating tsunamis struck it in December 2004, the importance of an early warning system cannot be underestimated. A message received in Hong Kong 4 hours before the tragedy suggested the possibility of a...

Studying Google Scholar: wall to wall coverage?
May 1, 2005... The other day, while watching TV, a commercial involving a character from the super-hero movie, The Incredibles, came on. The young boy was trying to download a photo of the Great Wall of China over his painfully slow computer connection....

Mapping solutions under $500.
May 1, 2005... Recently, I was invited to a party at a restaurant I'd never been to before. I had the address, but wasn't quite sure of its exact location. Like many people, I sat down at my computer, pulled up MapQuest, and entered the address. Instantly, a...

Copyright clearances: first sale's slow fade.
May 1, 2005... The slow erosion of the first sale doctrine is a hot issue these days. First sale, codified at Section 109(a) of the copyright law, is a concept that is at least 100 years old. Generally, the doctrine says that a copyright owner's control over...

The many faces of Edgar.(Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval)
May 1, 2005... SEC filings are used to conduct company and industry research in applications such as due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, market research, competitive intelligence, and prospect research in which development researchers identify...

Searching books between the covers.
May 1, 2005... To find information inside a printed book, people traditionally rely on an index or, for a few works, a concordance. With the advent of e-books, however, people could search the entire text, assuming they bought the e-book. Although a growing...

Resuscitation of a salesman: resources for sales professionals.
May 1, 2005... Arthur Miller, author of Death of a Salesman, died on February 10, 2005. In re-reading his classic play, I was struck by two things. First, the sales function is very different today than it was when Lee J. Cobb first went on stage as salesman...

Library funding and the Foundation Center.
May 1, 2005... Libraries that draw upon public funds for the bulk of their budgets are under pressure, there s no doubt about it. With property taxes and other key funding sources increasingly insufficient to support library operations, pluralistic funding...

Ten ways to foster better online writing.
May 1, 2005... Much of the success of your intranet or Web site rests with the words on each page. Despite the importance of the writing, we spend a disproportionate amount of development time on the visual design, labels, and links on the home page. The...

National Academies Press collection, ELPUB Digital Library, Columbia University Press.
May 1, 2005... Electronic publishing (or my preferred terminology, digital publishing) has become mainstream, as evidenced by the development of excellent digital collections with powerful access capabilities. Many publishers deserve praise for making the...

Understanding your Web hosting options.
May 1, 2005... Why do some organizations choose to host their own Web site on their own managed servers, while others contract with a Web hosting company or purchase services through an ISP (Internet service provider)? While cost (including risk) and...

Recommended reading on metadata, business intelligence, virtual reference, and hardware problems.(hardcopy)(Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval)(The Skeptical Business Searcher: The Information Advisor's Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources)(The Virtual Reference Experience: Integrating Theory into Practice)(PC Hardware Annoyances: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Computer Hardware)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... This month, I look at metadata, business information sources, virtual reference, and PC hardware problems. In this eclectic mix, there should be something for everyone. * * * 1/2 Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval by...

Furl it!(online spotlight)
May 1, 2005... Good researchers maintain at least a small collection of bookmarks for their favorite Web resources. Some researchers (and you know who you are) have bookmark files that run into the hundreds. While it is nice to have handy access to key...