Revamping Hotmail

Hotmail's New Address. Ina Fried. CNET News.com. April 26, 2006.
Jarred out of complacency by Google's release of Gmail, Microsoft is now redesigning its popular e-mail service.

Importance of Libraries in Knowledge Management

On Knowledge Management and the Role of the Library in the Process of Knowledge Management. Wenxiang Yang and Beverly P. Lynch. Chinese Librarianship: an International Electronic Journal . June 1, 2006 (preprint).
The authors find libraries to play important roles in the functioning of organizations and of society itself.

New Strategy Employed in Search for Extraterrestrials

ET, Flash Home: New Telescope to Seek Alien Light Signals. Adrianne Appel. National Geographic News. April 21, 2006.
In their search for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations, researchers are changing their strategy. The belief is now that ETs would communicate via laser beams rather than by old fashioned radio waves. More than a hundred "events" have been noted. [Planetary Society]

Google and the Chinese Web

Google in China: The Big Disconnect. Clive Thompson. The New York Times (via CNET News.com). April 21, 2006.
Thompson examines the online landscape in which Google finds itself in China.

Google and the Chinese Web

Google in China: The Big Disconnect. Clive Thompson. The New York Times (via CNET News.com). April 21, 2006.
Thompson examines the online landscape in which Google finds itself in China.

The Next State of the Web

The New Wisdom of the Web. Steven Levy and Brad Stone. Newsweek. April 4, 2006.
There are many ways in which sites with user-provided content are changing he Web.

Privacy and Credibility Online

In Google We Trust: Information Integrity in the Digital Age. Lee Shaker. First Monday. April 2006.
The author examines the issues of credibility and user privacy using Google as a starting point.

The Looming Internet Address Crisis

Is the Internet Running Out of Room? Dan Frommer. Forbes.com. April 12, 2006.
With room for only 4.3 billion addresses and numerous new machines coming online, addresses wull run out in a matter of years. The "Internet Protocol version 6" is being developed to handle the situation. [IPv6: The Next Generation Internet!]

Limitations of Keyword Searching

KWIC and Dirty? Human Cognition and the Claims of Full-Text Searching. Jeffrey Garrett. The Journal of Electronic Publishing. February 2006.
The author demonstrates the ways in which full-text searching can miss a work's leading concepts as well as the contexts in which words are found. He warns that there may be a danger in relying too much on computer memory instead of on our own .

MS Readying Windows Live Search Services

Microsoft Readies Search Services to Rival Google. Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service. PC World.com. April 10, 2006.
forthcoming additions to windows Live include an image search and an academic search which will allow users to locate books in their locallibaries.

Scientists Wire Brains of Boston Pops

Conductor, Orchestra Wired for Brain Study. Ken Maguire. The Associated Press (via USA Today). April 9, 2006.
For a recent concert by the Boston Pops, neuroscientists wired conductor Keith Lockhart and five orchestra members as well as 50 audience members to measure their brains' reactions to music.

Dynamics of the Library Automation Marketplace

Reshuffling the Deck. Marshall Breeding. Library Journal. April 1, 2006.
This survey of the library automation marketplace finds competition among ILS sytems to be strong with SirsiDynix and Innovative Interfaces among the leaders.

Is There Now a Market for E-books?

E-books, Has your Time Come? Elinor Mills. CNET News.com. April 5, 2006.
In spite of the availability of new and improved reading devices, there is still some resistance to them from consumers.

What if Wal-Mart Ran a Library?

What if Wal-Mart Ran a Library? Joseph J. Esposito. Journal of Electronic Publishing. Winter 2006.
The author examines the changes that might occur if modern industrial practices were employed in the running of libraries.

Ranking Stock Tips

Yahoo Upgrades Finance Portal. Red Herring. April 4, 2006.
Facing competition from the new Google Finance, Yahoo is adding enhancements to its popular financial site.