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This article originally ran as a Spotlight article for NewsBreaks in October 2022. View it online at newsbreaks.info today. com/Spotlight/Halloween-Recom mendations-for-Your-Library-155123.asp. Happy (early) Halloween! Now that the spooky season is [...]

If you've ever spent time at the Internet Librarian or Computers in Libraries I conferences, chances are that you've run into the amazing Rebecca Jones. It's hard to miss her--her [...]

When I was asked to take over the Legal Issues column in Information Today in 2001, my biggest concern was whether I would be able to find enough to write [...]

Information Today, Inc. (ITI) Webinar Sponsorships Give Your Organization a Unique Opportunity to Engage Potential and Existing Customers in the Discussion of New Solutions, Best Practices, and Case Studies ITI [...]

My apologies to John Lennon, but I couldn't help myself. Forty years ago, when we decided to launch a newsmagazine to cover the burgeoning field of online information services, the [...]

It is my first column of 2023 and thus time to hand out the BUDDIE, the annual Database Review Award for Best Unknown Database. This issue of Information Today coincides [...]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. STREAMING MEDIA CONNECT 2023 AUG. 22-24 Virtual event INTERNET LIBRARIAN CONNECT 2023 OCT. 17-19 Preconference workshops on Oct. 16 Virtual [...]

Information professionals interact with content and technology vendors every day. We couldn't do our jobs without them, and yet, we often know very little about the corporations or their leaders. [...]

In 2017, a new phrase--alternative facts--abruptly entered the nation's political vocabulary. It was a clever way to validate lies (which we meekly continue to refer to as 'untruths,' 'fake news,' [...]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. taxonomy boot camp NOV. 7-8 Washington, D.C. KMWorld NOV. 7-10 Washington, D.C. Enterprise Search & Discovery 2022 NOV. 8-10 Preconference [...]

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The following is an edited excerpt from newsbreaks.infotoday.com /News Breaks/The-ClarivateProQuest-Wake Up-Call-147038.asp. It was a wake-up call. Literally. At 6:30 a.m. EDT on May 17, 2021, the email arrived with the [...]

Early this year, EBSCO Information Services announced two groundbreaking partnerships that extend the scope of its involvement in the scholarly information community. Its new partners, protocols.io and Code Ocean, both [...]

When I wanted to create a word cloud for a presentation at Information Today, Inc.'s Internet Librarian conference this past October, I immediately thought of my favorite word cloud tool, [...]

About 1,800 attendees gathered in Charleston, S.C., Nov. 4--8, 2019, for the 39th Charleston Conference. With a well-attended exhibit hall, plenary sessions, poster sessions, and a wide variety of other [...]

A trio of inspiring women marked the beginning, middle, and end of Information Today, Inc.'s 2019 Internet Librarian International (ILI) conference, held in London, Oct. 15-16, 2019. All expressed, in [...]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. Internet Librarian 2021 CONNECT OCT. 26-28 Preconference workshops on Oct. 25 Virtual event Streaming media west the business and technology [...]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. CX CONNECT JUNE 15-17 Virtual event SpeechTEK 2021 JUNE 15 Virtual event (part of CX Connect) CRM evolution 2021 conference [...]

Personal digital archiving (PDA) is expanding from its original focus on photos and documents into new areas such as oral histories, podcasts, scrapbooks, social media, and communities. The PDA 2016 [...]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. DATA SUMMIT CONNECT MAY 11-12 Preconference workshops on May 10 Virtual event AI & MACHINE LEARNING SUMMIT MAY 11-12 Featured [...]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. MAY 11-12 Preconference workshops on May 10 Virtual event MAY 11-12 Featured track at Data Summit Connect MAY 11 Featured [...]

Visit Infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. BITE-SIZED taxonomy BOOT CAMP LONDON MARCH 2 Preconference workshops on March 1 Virtual event computers in libraries 2021 CONNECT MARCH [...]

It wasn't long ago that professionals had simple tools for their jobs: a typewriter for journalists, a card catalog for librarians, and a Rolodex for salespeople. OK, those may be [...]

Tom Hogan, founder and CEO of Information Today, Inc., has a favorite saying about the publishing business: 'Heat sells better than light.' I can only think that was the intention [...]

In November 2018, ProQuest announced Rialto (go.proquest.com/ pqrialto), a new selection-and-acquisitions solution. Currently under development, it will combine Leganto, Alma, Ebook Central, and OASIS (Online Acquisitions and Selection Information System) [...]

In a move that caught most of the library world by surprise, on Oct. 6, 2015, ProQuest announced its intention to acquire the Israel-based Ex Libris Group from the private […]

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The free-versus-fee debate continued as another major media player tweaked its business model. FT.com, the Internet site of The Financial Times that has charged for most of its online content […]

The business of news reporting and dissemination continues to morph. In mid-March, newspaper owner McClatchy Co. agreed to buy Knight Ridder (KR), the second-largest newspaper company in the U.S., for […]

When it comes to real-time news, Moreover offers a wealth of options harvested continuously from more than 8,000 online news and information sources across 115 countries in 23 languages. Articles […]

When interviewed in mid-December 2004, Michael E. Wilens was president and CEO of Thomson West. On Jan. 1, 2005, he was promoted to president and CEO of North American Legal, […]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. KMWorld CONNECT NOV. 16-19 Virtual event Taxonomy boot camp CONNECT NOV. 16-17 Virtual event EnterpriseSearch & Discovery 2020 CONNECT NOV. [...]

Every year at this time, I always wonder where the last few months have gone, dismayed that I'm hopelessly behind in what I wanted to accomplish by the end of […]

The Donnelley Group of infoUSA comprises nine companies offering consumer and business information solutions for online and offline promotions, acquisition and retention marketing, and sales. Companies include Donnelley Marketing, Yesmail, […]

Maybe it's the cooler weather, the fourth quarter rush to impress investors, or the busy fall conference season (October saw WebSearch University, Internet Librarian International, and KMWorld; Internet Librarian is […]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences.asp and click on each individual conference for updates. OCT. 6-7 Preconference workshops on Oct. 5 Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, Calif. OCT. 20-22 Preconference workshops on Oct. [...]

Attending the SLA Annual Conference while helping record the event on Information Today, Inc.'s Live from Nashville blog (http://www.infotodayblog.com) was both exhausting and exhilarating. It was great to experience the […]

Visit infotoday.com/conferences .asp and click on each individual conference for updates on postponed spring events. Streaming Media East is going online-only (streamingmedia.com/ Conferences/East2020). OCT. 13-14 Preconference workshops on Oct. 12 [...]

May was busy, with several events offering excellent learning and networking opportunities: WebSearch University, Enterprise Search Summit, Streaming Media East, a NISO workshop on metadata, and a number of state […]

Name With the Face Christopher Hill Job Title Product Manager/ Project Manager Organization DCL URL dataconversionlaboratory.com Job Function Christopher Hill wears two hats in his role at DCL, which provides [...]

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During the past month or so, U.S. news has been dominated by both the MyDoom computer worm (let's hope the offered rewards lead to the code writer's arrest) and the […]

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Following the usually quiet news period during the last half of December, January started off with a flurry of company and product news, much of it timed for ALAs Midwinter […]

As we head into the busy late-fall season of conferences, end-of-year company reporting, holidays, and school activities, the number of press releases hitting my desk seems to have accelerated as […]

Ingenta is marking its 5-year anniversary of serving the scholarly publishing community. Founded in 1998 through a public/private partnership with the University of Bath (which developed the BIDS online abstract […]

The patent information industry was created by innovative folks who were inspired by the potential of the Information Age. Then the big corporations took over, and the obsession shifted to […]

Industry news seemed to slow a bit in late August and early September while people squeezed in their last days of summertime enjoyment and students headed back to classrooms. But […]