Information Today articles from May 2005

Information Today archives from May 2005

In the beginning, there was content.(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Content producers and providers are being buffeted by a number of forces. Users who expect to find everything on the Web and expect it to be accessible through the "great Google gateway" have caused a number of content providers to find ways to...

Protecting private information.(Electronic Data Services)
May 1, 2005... Al Decker, executive director of security and privacy services for Electronic Data Services (EDS), the Plane, Texas-based business and technology services company, is one of three people in charge of security at his company. While he oversees...

Global technology and local patents.(Legal Trends)
May 1, 2005... The Internet is generally perceived as an American invention, which is true for the most part. The global interconnection of computers using shared protocols was based on the Cold War-inspired ARPANET. developed by the U.S. Advanced Research...

Thomson Financial News now on dialog NewsEdge.(NewsBytes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Dialog announced that Thomson Financial News is now available via Dialog NewsEdge. The Thomson Financial News real-time feed includes the following: * Broad market coverage * Global 1,000 (insight into the top 1,000 global firms)...

Nerac selects Mark Logic Corp.(NewsBytes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Nerac announced that it has selected Mark Logic Corp. to implement a smart content management system and to develop a real-time patent search platform for its end users. "Mark Logic's XML content server will provide Nerac with the right...

Scirus index tops 13 million patents.(NewsBytes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Elsevier announced that Scirus has now indexed 13 million patents. Patents indexed in the science-specific search engine include those from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, the Japanese Patent Office,...

Fame or fortune? The appeal of numbers.(Up Front)(Online Computer Library Catalog)
May 1, 2005... It's not that I hold grudges or anything, but the other day, I ran across an infotoday.com NewsBreak that I wrote last October, and I started musing about a negative experience that happened a decade earlier. (Caveat, vendors! Never deny a...

The latest on RSS, search engines, privacy, and more.(NewsBreak Update)
May 1, 2005... Almost daily during the past several weeks, I've stumbled across sites and resources that now offer to deliver information directly to users' desktops via RSS feeds. The Coalition for Networked Information, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Yahoo!...

Thomson Scientific names 'hottest researchers'.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Publishing nine highly cited Hot Papers on Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) earned the University of Hong Kong's Malik Peiris the title "hottest researcher," according to the March/April issue of Science Watch, the bimonthly newsletter...

EBSCO announces award winners.(NewsBytes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... EBSCO Information Services and the Medical Library Association announced the winners of the 2005 EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grants: * Kelly Klinke, Medical Library, Liberty Hospital (Liberty, Mo.) * Molly J. Montgomery, AHIP, Library, American...

GPO looks to expand access to information.(NewsBytes)(Government Printing Office )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The U.S. Government Printing Office announced that it is seeking suggestions from private sector vendors for services relating to its current sales program operations. "Our goal is to increase public awareness of government publications by...

Check out these upcoming ITI conferences.(NewsBytes)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... MAY 17-18 WebSearch University Hilton New York, New York http://www.websearchu.com 17-18 Enterprise Search Summit Hilton New York, New York http://www.enterprise searchsummit.com 17-18 Streaming Media East 2005 Hilton New York,...

DelDOT deploys ESRI software.(NewsBytes)(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc)(Delaware Department of Transportation )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ESRI announced that the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) deployed its AreIMS 9 and AreSDE software for an advanced Internet GIS portal. GeoDecisions developed the application. The portal, known as the Information Network for...

Letter from the editor.
May 1, 2005... For most of us, the month of May is the pleasant interlude between tax time and the start of summer. But for the writers and editors at Information Today, the month of May has been busy... very busy. We've been keeping pace with the issues in...

Watch out for Internet Governance.
May 1, 2005... Who makes decisions about how the Internet will be developed, deployed, and (shudder) "governed?" The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), which was ordered by the first World Summit on the Information Society, is due to have its report...

Infotoons.(Cartoon)
May 1, 2005... I THOUGHT THAT WAS PHISHING... NO, THAT'S PHARMING! YOU MUST WATCH OUT FOR SPIM! SPIM? WHAT HAPPENED TO SPAM? OH, YOU'RE SPOOFING? NO... YOU'RE BEHIND THE TIMES! PHOOEY! YOU'RE PHOOLING,--RIGHT?

Google slices, it dices.
May 1, 2005... Google's recent upgrade to Google News brought back memories of the Veg-o-Matic, a vintage food slicer, and its memorable television slogan, "It slices, it dices...." Google News has been a bit of a sleeper in the Google family of...

Privacy and the database industry.
May 1, 2005... It has been a difficult couple of months for many of the data broker industry's heavyweights. In mid-February, ChoicePoint reported that credit reports and other data for more than 140,000 people were provided to criminals posing as legitimate...

This is no false alarm, folks.
May 1, 2005... The glowing rhetoric from Republicans and Democrats alike promising first responders the funds needed to keep American communities and their residents safe after the tragedy of 9/11 has now faded into a bitter reality in which police, fire, and...

How did we get here from there? Entrepreneur Steve Case talks about early online days.
May 1, 2005... The elders of search love to talk about the early days of online information retrieval. Pre-PC, the machine of choice was the TI-745, also known as the Texas Instruments Silent 700. No memory, acoustic coupler modem, 300 baud, no screen,...

Support for libraries in tsunami aftermath.(Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, 2004)
May 1, 2005... Months have already passed and millions of dollars have been donated or pledged in aid to the victims of the Asian tsunami. Following the initial relief to provide food and emergency shelter, attention is now turning to plans for rebuilding the...

Off to the fair: on the road.
May 1, 2005... Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Dear, dear! What can the matter be? Oh, dear! What can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the fair. We don't know much about the fair that delayed Johnny in this nursery rhyme, but he...

Conference calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... MAY 17-18 WebSearch University Hilton New York http://www.websearchu.com 17-18 Enterprise Search Summit Hilton New York http://www.enterprisesearchsummit.com 17-18 Streaming Media East 2005 Hilton New York...

Life's milestones are celebrated online: going online to remember a loved one with a eulogy, a poem, a photo, or a virtual lit candle is commonplace.
May 1, 2005... Not too long ago, a beloved business professor was suddenly stricken with a paralyzing illness. E-mails about his devastating situation spread rapidly among his wide circles of friends, acquaintances, students, readers, and clients. For a short...

Baseball and fish.(CyberSports)
May 1, 2005... Poor ol' Mark McGwire. The guy who helped save Major League Baseball with his record-breaking 1998 season was recently hauled before a Congressional committee looking into the improper use of anabolic steroids. There, he was stricken...

Time on your hands? Try these boredom-relief sites.(Link-Up@Home: Your Personal Guide to the Web)
May 1, 2005... How could anyone get bored today? We have televisions in our cars and music libraries in our pockets. We have cell phones that take pictures. The online world offers a seemingly endless amount of interesting stuff to read and look at. We have...

Westlaw adds tools for litigation management.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The new Westlaw Corporate Litigation package announced by Thomson West offers resources to help corporate attorneys manage outside counsel in litigation or address some aspects of litigation in-house. "Corporate attorneys face unique...

RefWorks introduces RefShare for databases.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... RefShare, a new module of RefWorks, provides subscribing institutions with the technology to make available central, customizable Web pages, where users can post their RefWorks databases or folders. The databases are accessible from the site;...

MSN search and everyman searching.(Database Review)
May 1, 2005... We are in an exciting period of search engine innovation, with remarkable advances from leaders such as Google and Yahoo!, as well as from many creative newcomers. Microsoft, meanwhile, is lagging at the back of the pack. Microsoft...

Dialog adds chemical structure searching.(Product News & Reviews)
May 1, 2005... Dialog now offers graphical chemical structure searching of research databases, including drug pipeline and patent files, through its Dialog online service. According to the announcement, more than 10 million chemical compounds are searchable....

netLibrary, recorded books deliver downloadable audiobooks.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... netLibrary has teamed with Recorded Books, LLC, to deliver downloadable audiobooks to libraries through the Web. netLibrary is providing the technological platform, and Recorded Books is delivering the titles. Downloadable audiobooks...

BPL celebrates ABC library card.(Product News & Reviews)(Brooklyn Public Library)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and Xerox celebrated the success of the "ABC Solution @ BPL" campaign in late March. According to the announcement, officials explained and demonstrated the ABC system to reporters, local children, and other...

Gryphon Networks introduces ICCMP.(Product News & Reviews)(Integrated Compliance and Contact Management Platform)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gryphon Networks unveiled the Integrated Compliance and Contact Management Platform (ICCMP), its integrated management platform. It is designed to help customers achieve regulatory compliance, increase sales productivity, improve marketing...

Consult GEE offers document builder.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Consult GEE introduced Document Builder, which allows users to construct letters, handbooks, contracts, and HR policies onscreen by answering a series of questions and selecting the conditions or benefits that they want to include. Users are...

ProQuest adds nine journals.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ProQuest Information and Learning" will distribute nine full-text journals published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to the library and education market. All titles are new to electronic distribution. The titles are: ...

Biography reference bank expanded with new content.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... H.W. Wilson's Biography Reference Bank database now includes some 5,000 profiles from Oxford University Press' American National Biography. In all, Biography Reference Bank covers more than 500,000 people. This latest expansion follows the...

Elsevier announces xqDoc.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Elsevier announced the release of xqDoc, an open source cross-referencing tool for XQuery applications, and recognized Darin McBeath, an employee in the company's Advanced Technology Group, as the developer of the code. The tool is now...

EBSCO launches new interface, announces content additions.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... EBSCO Publishing has a new business-specific interface for use with appropriate business source databases. The interface offers a choice of using either a basic or advanced search screen to conduct research. In addition, library...

SciFinder Scholar marks milestone.(Product News & Reviews)(academic consortia)(mainland China )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... SciFinder Scholar surpassed the one thousand institution mark as academic consortia in Brazil and mainland China signed agreements to adopt SciFinder Scholar to serve the research needs of member universities with a combined enrollment of more...

Thomson Gale enhances databases.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson Gale announced enhancements and additional entries to several of its online databases including LitFinder, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, and Student Resource Center. LitFinder additions include: * More than 1,700...

CybraryN receives Sirsi SIP2 certification.(Product News & Reviews)
May 1, 2005... Sirsi Corp. announced that the CybraryN patron authentication solution is now SIP2-certified for the Sirsi Unicorn Library Management System. The Sirsi SIP2 Certification Program ensures that compliant products integrate seamlessly with...

University of the Arts London selects Endeavor.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Endeavor Information Systems announced that the Library and Learning Resources (LLR) of the University of the Arts London selected a suite of six Endeavor library software systems. The University of the Arts London's LLR is the second...

SEL introduces SEL-3021.(Product News & Reviews)(Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) announced the release of the SEL-3021 Serial Encrypting Transceiver, designed to protect existing and new communications links between power control centers, electrical substations, and generating...

U.S. Air Force selects Asigra.(Product News & Reviews)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Asigra announced that the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence selected the company's Televaulting software to provide disaster recovery and system restore solutions for its computing environment. Source: Asigra, Inc., Toronto,...

CSA expands offerings, introduces gateway.(Product News & Reviews)(GeoScience World)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GeoScience World's GSW Millennium Collection and GSW Literature Archives are now available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. The journals will be delivered through the HighWire Press Internet platform. One to 5 years of backfiles...

EDGAR Online, Inc.(People Line)(appointed Mike Frank as director of investor relations)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... EDGAR Online, Inc. announced the appointment of Mike Frank to the position of director of investor relations. He will oversee the company's communications with investors and the content of the investor relations portion of the company's Web...

Luna Imaging.(People Line)
May 1, 2005... Luna Imaging announced that Harvey A. Goldstein has been named its CEO. Goldstein had been appointed interim CEO in the fall. According to the announcement, he has more than 20 years of experience in senior management positions and is known for...

The Thomson Corp.(People Line)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Thomson Corp. has announced several executive appointments. Sharon Rowlands has been named president and CEO of Thomson Financial and will become a member of Thomson's management executive committee. Most recently, Rowlands was...

Thomson West.(People Line)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Thomson West announced that Sandy Stevenson has been promoted to vice president of its content operations. In this role, Stevenson will oversee staff and manage the judicial opinion collection and editorial enhancement work in the Cases Content...

Arie Jongejan, CEO at Swets.( Swets Information Services)
May 1, 2005... Arie Jongejan is known for his legendary business vision, especially from a global perspective. He's looking forward to using his experience in managing international organizations and e-business models while settling into his new position as...

Where have all the chemists gone?(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment: Challenges for Librarians and Researchers in the Sciences edited by Jeannie P. Miller Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Information Press, 2004 Published simultaneously as Science & Technology Libraries,...

May flowers.
May 1, 2005... With all the rain we've had in the early part of the spring (not that I'm complaining, because it sure beats snow), New Jersey really should live up to its Garden State nickname this summer. OK, I am not a gardener. My mom loved to garden,...

The Skeptical Business Searcher: The Information Advisor's Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... The Skeptical Business Searcher: The Information Advisor's Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources By Robert Berkman Foreword by Reva Basch This is the experts' guide to finding dependable, high-quality company and industry data...

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher By Randolph Hock Foreword by Gary Price The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook is the essential guide for anyone who uses the Internet for research: librarians,...

Choosing and Using a News Alert Service.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Choosing and Using a News Alert Service By Robert Berkman There are dozens of competing firms that offer an e-mail-based news alert service. But how to know which one is best? This comprehensive new guide explains how these tools work and...

The Accidental Library Manager.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... The Accidental Library Manager By Rachel Singer Gordon Most libraries enter the field intending to focus on a particular specialty, but eventually need to take on certain supervisory or managerial responsibilities in order to move forward....

Best Technology Practices in Higher Education.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Best Technology Practices in Higher Education Edited by Les Lloyd A handful of progressive teachers and administrators are integrating technology in new and creative ways at their colleges and universities, raising the bar for all schools....

Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: The Online and Offline Secrets of Top CI Researchers.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: The Online and Offline Secrets of Top CI Researchers By Margaret Metcalf Carr; Edited by Reva Basch; Foreword by Jan Herring Companies operating in today's unpredictable roller-coaster economy...

The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources By Nicholas G. Tomaiuolo Edited by Barbara Quint With this remarkable, eye-opening book and its companion Web site, Nicholas G. Tomaiuolo shows how anyone can...

Assessing Competitive Intelligence Software: A Guide to Evaluating CI Technology.(New Titles for the Information Professional)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2005... Assessing Competitive Intelligence Software: A Guide to Evaluating CI Technology By France Bouthillier and Kathleen Shearer Foreword by Chun Wei Choo As commercial software products for competitive intelligence (CI) emerge and gain...

The ultimate hotspot.(News Makers)
May 1, 2005... There's plenty of buzz around Philadelphia these days. The city "that loves you back" is unfurling Wireless Philadelphia, a project that will turn the area into one big wireless Internet hotspot, according to the Greater Philadelphia Tourism...

Project MUSE turns 10.(News Makers)(Milton S. Eisenhower Library )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Hats off to Project MUSE, now celebrating its 10th anniversary. The online journal collection for the arts, humanities, and social sciences started out as a grant-funded project, created by the Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP) and the...

Growing global base.(News Makers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... IHS, provider of critical technical information, support tools, and related services in Englewood, Colo., recently acquired American Technical Publishers, Ltd. (ATP) of Hertfordshire, England. Since the 1980s, ATP offerings, which include...