Information Today articles from November 2002

Information Today archives from November 2002

Factiva launches Factiva Fusion for enterprise digital integration. (News Break).
November 1, 2002... Factiva has introduced Factiva Fusion, a digital content management service that integrates, indexes, and interfaces internal and external data for an enterprise. Factiva Fusion can gather data from internal documents; external sources, such as...

Reinventing MCB University Press: can this journal publisher distance itself from its once-controversial reputation? (Poynder on Point).
November 1, 2002... Last year U.K.-based journal publisher MCB University Press changed its name to Emerald--an attempt, some claim, to shed its bad reputation. Certainly the company's record is not unblemished, but has it now reinvented itself? And how does its...

Forrester Research hosts portals summit: this 1-day event in Salt Lake City addressed the current enterprise portal landscape. (Report from the Field).(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2002... Enterprise portals caught the attention of Forrester Research, Inc. a few years ago, but it wasn't until mid-September that the technology-analysis firm thought these tools provided a worthy topic for its "Building the Best Enterprise Portal"...

Asia News Network introduces English-language site. (News Break).
November 1, 2002... The Asia News Network (ANN), an alliance of Asian newspapers, has launched a site that offers news from its members along with market reports, currency information, and weather (http://www.asianewsnet.net). With the motto "We Know Asia Better,"...

Battelle licenses Vivisimo Clustering products.(document clustering software)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Vivisimo, Inc., a global provider of advanced document clustering (automatic categorization) software, has announced that the Battelle Memorial Institute has licensed its products, under contract with NASA. Vivisimo's Clustering Engine and...

What vendors can do for us now: well-marketed certification programs would give everyone a boost. (Quint's Online).(information vendors extolled to create information professional training programs)(Column)
November 1, 2002... With the November edition of this column, we enter the holiday season. Time for all our curly-headed heads to turn to thoughts of gift-giving. What shall it be, what shall it be? A toy truck for Baby Martha? A toy baby for Baby George?...

xreferplus heats up ready reference race: this database provides wide-ranging content and exceptional cross-referencing. (Database Review).(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 1, 2002... This month I'll review a multidisciplinary database that contains the full text of dozens of short-entry reference books from British publishers. If this seems familiar, it's because in the June 2002 issue (p.14) I reviewed a multidisciplinary...

Factiva.com gets updated. (News Break).(with new content and functionality )
November 1, 2002... Factiva launched its Factiva.com product with much fanfare in June 2001. After much anticipation, the new Web-based service was designed to replace both Dow Jones Interactive (DJI) and Reuters Business Briefing (RBB). Since then, customers have...

Gale launches e-books with OCLC's netLibrary. (News Break).(Gale Group )
November 1, 2002... Gale Group (http://www.gale.com), a business unit of Thomson Corp., has launched an e-book program that will make a large collection of its reference material available to online library patrons through netLibrary (http://www.netlibrary.com)....

Google expands Google News. (News Break).
November 1, 2002... On September 23, Google released its new News service (http://news.google.com). Since that was the day I was doing a presentation on Google at WebSearch University, I paid particular attention to the changes rampant on the site, which I would...

New filtering and censorship challenges: two recent cases raise issues about unrestricted access to information. (Legal Issues).
November 1, 2002... Many of Information Today's articles and NewsBreaks have focused on legislation and legal cases regarding circumvention and Internet filtering programs. Unfortunately, we continue to be bombarded with news of lawsuits that threaten our...

PCIPB releases national cyber-security recommendations. (News Break).(President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board)
November 1, 2002... On September 18, the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board (PCIPB) released its draft report, "The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace," which contains recommendations for protecting our information systems and technology...

The Truth About Digital Rights Management: this SIIA panel discussion looked at DRM's role in the content market. (Report from the Field).(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2002... Content-business insiders filled the audience for "The Truth About Digital Rights Management," a crowded brown-bag lunch session held on September 19 in New York by the Software and Information Industry Association (SHA). Moderator Lee...

CSA leverages its hybrid role: this information provider champions the cause of electronic linking. (IT Interview).(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)(Interview)(Company Profile)
November 1, 2002... Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) has been an active and key player in the information industry for more than 30 years. The company pioneered the use of CD-ROM technology and was one of the first to make its bibliographic databases...

Reuters chooses iCopyright Instant Clearance Service for rights and permissions.
November 1, 2002... iCopyright.com has announced that Reuters.com, the online presence of the global information, news, and technology group, now offers the iGopyright Instant Clearance Service. By clicking on the iCopyright icon, readers can license, purchase,...

Infotrieve signs agreements with 10 publishers, two aggregators.(for inclusion of its online service )
November 1, 2002... Infotrieve announced that it has signed content agreements with 10 leading STM publishers for inclusion in its online article retrieval and delivery service. This will increase the pool of articles available electronically to more than 2...

Where is DRM headed now? A daylong Seybold program addressed important rights management issues. (Report from the Field).(seminar to focus on digital rights management)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2002... Ever hear of the toys called Transformers? What starts out looking like a nice, unassuming car turns into a hulking monster with a few twists of its pieces. Digital rights management (DRM) is the "transformer" of the Information Age. What...

BIOSIS databases now available through NISC. (News Briefs).(National Information Services Corp)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... BIOSIS and National Information Services Corp. (NISC) have jointly announced the addition of the Biological Abstracts, Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings), and Zoological Record databases to the NISC platform. BIOSIS, a...

Two scholarly associations add to SAGE Collections. (News Briefs).(The American Academy of Political and Social Science and The Center for the Study fo the Presidency)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Sage Publications, Inc. has announced that two associations will include their journals in the new SAGE Collections. The American Academy of Political and Social Science has added The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social...

CLCD hits the 100,000-review mark. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... CLCD Co. has announced that its Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) now contains over 100,000 reviews of children's books and media materials. In addition to current listings, CLCD has added backlist reviews from a variety of...

Dialog expands scientific, technical content collection. (Internet Today).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Dialog Corp. has announced that it will be adding or enhancing more than 10 scientific and technical files. This collection is used by information professionals and researchers in pharmaceutical, manufacturing, engineering, intellectual...

LexisNexis introduces Country Analysis. (Internet Today).
November 1, 2002... LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions has announced the release of LexisNexis Country Analysis, a product that provides news, analysis, in-depth reports, and statistics on 190 countries, including emerging markets in Mrica, Asia, and Latin...

All the news really does fit: a study finds that news searching is the second most popular online activity. (Internet Waves).
November 1, 2002... The hallowed slogan of The New York Times, "All the News That's Fit to Print," has been riding the newspaper's banner since February 10, 1897, according to Facts About The New York Times (http://www.nytco.com/pdf-factbook/Facts_About_NYT.pdf)....

Is the writing on the wall for Dialog? The removal of CSA's LISA database may be the start of trend. (Internet Insights).
November 1, 2002... When Paula J. Hane asked my opinion for a NewsBreak (http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb020923-2.htm) about Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' (CSA) withdrawal of the Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) database (among other CSA...

CrossRef unveils version 2.0, expands membership. (Internet Today).(new version of metadata database resolution service)
November 1, 2002... CrossRef, a publisher collaborative that enables researchers to navigate online journals via DOI-based citation links, has announced the launch of version 2.0 of its metadata database resolution service as well as an expansion of its publisher...

NTIS launches new Web sites. (Internet Today).(National Technical Information Service)
November 1, 2002... The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has announced that it has unveiled its newly designed Web site (http://www.ntis.gov) and Virtual Library Initiative. The organization also announced that it has launched the Homeland Security...

Convera announces support for Documentum 5. (Internet Today).(new enterprise content management platform)
November 1, 2002... Convera, a provider of search, retrieval, and categorization software for enterprises and government agencies, has announced full support for Documentum 5, the latest version of Documentum's enterprise content management platform. Convera's...

ProQuest adds content, completes database. (Internet Today).(Kluwer Academic Publishers and Palgrave Macmillian Ltd added)
November 1, 2002... ProQuest Information and Learning has announced the addition of Kluwer Academic Publishers (KAP) and Palgrave Macmillan, Ltd. content to its periodicals databases. The company also announced the completion of the Acta Sanctorum resource in...

EBSCO Publishing enters linking, product-sharing partnerships. (Internet Today).
November 1, 2002... EBSCO Publishing has announced that it has signed partnerships with JSTOR, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Auto-Graphics, Inc. JSTOR Researchers in libraries with access to JSTOR collections can now link directly from more than...

Swets Blackwell announces SwetsnetNavigator agreements. (Internet Today).
November 1, 2002... Swets Blackwell has announced an agreement with Springer-Verlag to provide its SwetsnetNavigator customers with 24-hour setup turnaround time for the publisher's online content. The company also announced that it will link ABC-CLIO's Historical...

CAS releases STN Express 6.01, adds indexing to Chemical Abstracts. (Internet Today).
November 1, 2002... Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has announced the release of STN Express with Discover! 6.01, a new version of software that provides access to patent, scientific, and technical databases on the STN International network. CAS also announced...

EBSCO teams up with Elsevier Science. (Internet Today).
November 1, 2002... EBSCO Information Services has announced that it has signed an agreement with Elsevier Science that will allow users of EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS) to have article-level access through CrossRef to Elsevier Science journals if...

European collective unveils academic publishing initiative. (Internet Publishing Today).
November 1, 2002... A collective of European universities and publishers has announced the establishment of the FIGARO academic publishing project. FIGARO will create a network of institutions that provide e-publishing support to the European academic community....

CrownPeak introduces Publisher Advantage. (Internet Publishing Today).
November 1, 2002... CrownPeak Technology, a content management application service provider, has announced the release of Publisher Advantage, a special publishing-industry edition of Advantage CMS, its flagship ASP-based content management solution. ...

Artesia launches new version of TEAMS, partners with LingoMotors. (Internet Publishing Today).
November 1, 2002... Artesia Technologies, Inc. has announced the release of TEAMS 4.4, the latest version of its digital asset management solution. TEAMS 4.4 provides enhancements for collaboration and work flow that are designed to redefine an asset through the...

New Kluwer Online platform offers customized books. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Kluwer Academic Publishers (KAP) has announced the launch of Kluwer Online Custom Books, a new platform that allows users to create individual customized books from KAP's e-book. collection. According to the company, KAP is one of the first...

HighWire Press licenses Vivisimo Clustering products. (News Briefs).(Vivisimo Company Ltd.)
November 1, 2002... Vivisimo, Inc., a provider of advanced document clustering and content integration software, has announced that HighWire Press has licensed its clustering products to enhance access to that publisher's medical and scientific journals. HighWire...

A publishing strategy in troubled times: Adobe Systems' Network Publishing bandwagon just keeps on rolling. (Focus on Publishing).
November 1, 2002... These are difficult times for developing Internet publishing strategies. Major technology-publishing venues like CNET and Ziff Davis Media are rumored to be on their way to filing for bankruptcy. Key3Media, a producer of leading technology...

Enterprise content management reaches next level. (Internet Publishing Special Section).(enterprise content management terms)
November 1, 2002... Within just a few weeks of each other, several key enterprise content management solution providers made significant product announcements. Using phrases that sound strikingly similar, like "single offering," "end-to-end solution," and...

Documentum launches new version, buys eRoom Technology. (Internet Publishing Special Section).(enterprise content management)
November 1, 2002... Documentum has announced the release of Documentum 5, the latest version of its enterprise content management (ECM) platform. The company also announced an agreement to acquire privately held eRoom Technology, Inc., a Cambridge,...

Open Text introduces Content Management for Livelink. (Internet Publishing Special Section).(knowledge management software)
November 1, 2002... Open Text Corp. has announced the release of Content Management for Livelink, an extension of its collaboration and knowledge management software tool for the global enterprise. The new product will tie content management into Live-link's...

NextPage unveils NextPage Triad publishing solution. (Internet Publishing Special Section).(content management and publishing solution)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... NextPage, Inc. has announced the release of NextPage Triad, an end-to-end content management and publishing solution for departments that create and provide access to business-critical documents. NextPage Triad combines the features of the new...

divine offers integrated solution for automating content life cycle. (Internet Publishing Special Section).(enterprise content management)
November 1, 2002... divine, Inc. has introduced its solution for automating the entire content life cycle. Combining its enterprise content management, collaboration, and search technologies, divine's integrated approach enables dynamic and timely collaboration...

Fictionwise announces e-book-lending solution for libraries. (Internet Publishing Today).(automated e-book-lending Web site)
November 1, 2002... E-book retailer Fictionwise, Inc. has announced the launch of Libwise, a product that allows any library or group to field a completely outsourced, automated e-book-lending Web site. Libwise lets patrons download borrowed e-books to their...

S.A.I.L.S. Library Network chooses DartClix service. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Brodart Automation, a division of Brodart Co., has announced that the S.A.I.L.S. Library Network in Middleboro, Massachusetts, has chosen DartClix to enhance its OPAC. S.A.I.L.S. Library Network is a consortium of 68 libraries throughout...

ALA to distribute The Shy Librarian to PLA members. (News Briefs).(American Library Association, Public Library Association)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Public Library Association (PLA), a division of ALA, has entered into an agreement with Joseph Cadieux, publisher of The Shy Li brarian, to distribute the quarterly' journal to PLA members. Beginning with the Spring 2003 issue and ending...

Sagebrush Corp., ITI partner to provide library data enhancement product. (Library Systems Today).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Sagebrush Corp. and Information Transform, Inc. (ITI) have announced a partnership to cooperatively market and provide The Complete MARC Suite to K-12 school libraries. This new offering combines both companies' products and services to assist...

National Library of Australia selects Voyager. (Library Systems Today).
November 1, 2002... Endeavor Information Systems has announced that the National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra selected the Voyager integrated library system for the management of its 3.2 million volumes. The library will employ Sun hardware for the...

Using the lib-web-cats directory: this tool can be a big help when selecting a new automation system. (The Systems Librarian).
November 1, 2002... One of my many library automation tasks is maintaining the lib-web-cats directory, which I started about 5 years ago. This site is mainly used by the general public to find libraries and their catalogs on the Web, but it also serves as a tool...

EOS International expands European operations. (Library Systems Today).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... EOS International has announced the expansion of its European operations with the opening of its new Nottingham, U.K., office. According to the announcement, this office further develops EOS International's global position to provide market...

Gale ReferenceLink brings Dialog back to public/academic library market. (News Break).
November 1, 2002... Thomson Corp.'s Gale Group subsidiary has a strong presence in the public and academic library markets--markets that Dialog Corp., another Thomson subsidiary, has generally abandoned for years. Dialog's data is now coming back, but will be...

Google upgrades Appliance tool. (News Break).(Internet search engine)
November 1, 2002... Even as Google cements its dominance in the global search portal market, the company continues to aggressively pursue the intranet and extranet markets with its Google Appliance. In September the company announced enhanced features, improved...

Double-checking your facts. (Link-Up: At Home).(online sites for dictionaries, reference materials)
November 1, 2002... Say you're writing a report and need to double-check a fact or two. Or say you just heard something on TV or the radio and want to make sure it's correct. What do you do? In the past, you reached for a print almanac or hardcover...

Grammar guidance on CD-ROM. (Link-Up: At Home).(Audiovisual Review)
November 1, 2002... In a culture where the sign over the checkout lane at the supermarket says "12 items or less," where ads make claims such as "save up to 50 percent and more," where few people know or care about the difference between "continuous" and...

People who love their computers too much. (Link-Up: At Home).
November 1, 2002... Joe, a computer programmer, was talking with his psychotherapist. "You've got to help me," he says. "I've fallen in love with my computer, but I know I can never marry her." "Well, it's good you haven't totally lost touch with reality,"...

ISIM publishes '12 most beautiful old libraries' calendar. (Personal & Professional Development).(Information Strategy and Information Management)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The 2003 edition of the Renaissance Library Calendar features 12 of the most beautiful old libraries in the world, dating from 1570 to 1926. Chetham's Library in Manchester, U.K., is one of them. Its Reading Room has been chosen as the image...

New fitness site debuts. (Personal & Professional Development).(from Fitnessmaker.com)
November 1, 2002... Fitnessmarker.com has announced a new site at http://www.fitnessmarker.com. This online resource provides easy-to-use tools to assist fitness trainers, health professionals, and fitness novices with exercise testing, interactive program design,...

ZoneAlarm Pro 3.0: great protection online with limitations. (Software Review).(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 1, 2002... I've tried several firewall/Internet security programs, including ZoneAlarm, which is the free version of ZoneAlarm Pro 3.0, but without all the bells and whistles. I decided to take the plunge and try the paid version, ZoneAlarm Pro 3.0,...

The difficulty in switching from free to fee: how much would you pay for what you're reading right now? (Personal Computing).
November 1, 2002... Publishers are continually wrestling with questions about whether or how much to charge readers and how to balance newsstand and subscription revenue with advertising revenue. For Web publishers, these questions are of the utmost importance...

ASIDIC fall 2002 meeting: this publishers' conference featured a shift in emphasis from previous years. (Report from the Field).(Association of Information and Dissemination Centers)
November 1, 2002... The Association of Information and Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) got back to its grass roots this fall at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia. This now elite group of publishers and their digital derivatives was originally a forum for...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2002... November 4-6: Palm Springs, California (Palm Springs Convention Center). Information Today, Inc. will sponsor the Internet Librarian 2002 conference and exhibition, now in its sixth year. The theme of this year's event is "Navigating in...

ITI acquires CRM magazine, announces publication of two books.(Information Today Inc.)(Bibliography)
November 1, 2002... Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced that it has acquired CRM magazine, a publication that serves the field of customer relationship management. ITI has also announced the publication of Naked in Cyberspace, second edition, and The Librarian...

Bookshelf.(Bibliography)
November 1, 2002... A. Internet Blue Pages: The Guide to Federal Government Web Sites, 2001-2002 Edition, by Laurie Andriot, CyberAge Books, 2001, softbound, $34.95, 464 pages. Internet Blue Pages (IBP) is the leading guide to federal government information on the...

Letter to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2002... Last month's issue of Information Today featured an opinionated Quint's Online (p. 8) in which Barbara Quint responded to Richard Poynder's interview of former Dialog CEO Dan Wagner in our September issue (p. 1 and...

Providing more than just widgets: competitive intelligence can help service businesses expand and flourish. (Book Review).("Smart Services: Competitive Information Strategies, Solutions and Success Stories for Service Businesses")(Book Review)
November 1, 2002... Smart Services: Competitive Information Strategies, Solutions and Success Stories for Service Businesses by Deborah C. Sawyer Medford, NJ: CyberAge Books, 2002 ISBN: 0-910965-56-0 236 pages $29.95 If you own a...

FIND/SVP signs agreements with Verizon, Pitney Bowes.(for use of its new customized business research and advisory service )
November 1, 2002... FIND/SVP, Inc. has announced a new customized business research and advisory service that's aimed at the small-business market. The company also reported the signing of its first two corporate clients. Both Verizon Information Services, a...

MicroPatent aligns with ClearForest.
November 1, 2002... MicroPatent, LLC, a subsidiary of Information Holdings, Inc. and a provider of global intellectual property information, has announced an alliance with ClearForest Corp., which transforms unstructured content into business intelligence. This...

Inmagic, Inc. (People Line).(appoints Dan Brinkler )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Inmagic, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dan Brinkler to manager of worldwide sales. He will be responsible for growing the sales of existing products and expanding the current base of Inmagic's resellers and dealers. Previously...

Swets Blackwell. (People Line).(appoints Mark Storm )
November 1, 2002... Swets Blackwell has announced that Mark Storm is the new director of its Publisher Relations & Marketing division. In addition to his director's role, he will join Swets Blackwell's management team. Prior to this Storm was general manager...

Blackwell Publishing. (People Line).(appoints Paul Calow )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Blackwell Publishing has announced that Paul Calow is its new journal sales executive covering Belgium, France, Portugal, Scandinavia, and Spain. He will work within the global sales team to develop journal sales to academic and commercial...

Ingenta. (People Line).(appoints Simon Dessain and William Finlay)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Ingenta, PLC has announced changes to its board. Simon Dessain will be the new chief operating officer and will assume the day-to-day operating responsibility for the revenue-generating and customer-facing activities, in addition to his...

eMeta Corp. (People Line).(appoints Vikram A. Kashyap)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... eMeta Corp. has announced that Vikram A. Kashyap has been named vice president of corporate and business development. He will head the strategic planning and execution of eMeta's Web services initiative and will be responsible for developing...

epixtech, Inc. (People Line).(promotes Gretchen Freeman and appoints Steve Nielsen, Scott Nelson and Chris Ross)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... epixtech, Inc. has announced that Gretchen Freeman has been promoted to vice president of library strategy. In this position she will help create strategic direction for the company and its library products and services, represent epixtech in...

Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). (People Line).(name Cindy Kaag as its president)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA, has announced that Cindy Kaag is its new president. Currently Kaag is head of the science libraries at Washington State University (WSU). Previously she was head of the...

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). (People Line).(contracted with Susan K. Martin )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced that it has contracted with Susan K. Martin to be its visiting part-time program officer for scholarly communications. In this role she will work on the creation of tools to...

Faculty of 1000 wins ALPSP award for publishing innovation.(Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... BioMed Central has announced that Faculty of 1000, its online literature evaluation service, was recognized by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (http://www.alpsp.org) as the most innovative publication of 2002....