Blu-ray Discs Released

Blu-ray Movies Hit Stores Today. Melissa J. Perenson. PC World. June 20, 2006.
With the release this week of DVDs in the Blu-ray Disc format, the competition has begun between Blu-ray and HD DVD. This article, together with its linked documents, provides useful information for understanding the issues involved.

Financial Health of ProQuest

ProQuest: A Question of Financing. Phillip Britt. Information Today. June 2006.
There is concern about the financial health of ProQuest after the company revealed an accounting irregularity in February. While the company president is not discussing the issue with the media, author Britt was able to create a profile of what is known about the Ann Arbor-based company's situation.

Promise of Service Oriented Architecture

Semantics Poses Challenge for Web Services. IST Results. June 21, 2006.
Service Oriented Architecture holds the promise of small reusable programs that will be able to work together to accomplish tasks. First, however, they must be able to earn of each other's existence.

Google Competing with Government's Search Site

Google Launches Government Data Search Site. Thomas Claburn. InternetWeek. June 15, 2006.
Google has launched a new site for finding public U.S. government information. It can be customized in the same manner as its Personalized Homepage

Microsoft without Bill Gates

Analysis: What Gates's Departure Means for Microsoft. Yardena Arar. PC World. June 16, 2006.
In 2008 Bill Gates will be ending his day-to-day involvement with Microsoft. This article examines the likely impact his departure will have. Links to related articles are included.

Media Coverage of Scientific Meetings

Media reporting on research presented at scientific meetings: more caution needed. Steven Woloshin and Lisa M Schwartz. The Medical Journal of Australia. MJA 2006; 184 (11): 576-580.
The authors describe their evaluation of the quality of media reportage of research presented at scientific meetings. They focused on the media's reporting of research facts, cautions about limitations and weakneses of the studies, and mention of their preliminary nature.

Impact of the Open Content Alliance

The Birth of the Universal Library. Jonathan B. Bengtson. Library Journal (netConnect). Spring, 2006.
Google's is not the only book scanning project, and Brewster Kahle's Open Content Alliance is making inroads in digitizing materials for the public domain.

Future of the Book in a Networked Environment

The Social Life Of Books. Andrew Richard Albanese. Library Journal. May 15, 2006.
Ben Vershbow, of the Institute for the Future of the Book, speculates on the future of the medium in this interview.

Spyware Invading Search Results

The Dangerous Side of Search Engines. Tom Spring. PC World. May 26, 2006.
Search results for popular keywords often contain links to risky sites.