Features

• A Conversation with Delano Lewis, President & CEO, National Public Radio
  French | Spanish | Full Text
  What is the future of information technology? How is technology leveling the global playing field? What is the importance of open information systems in today's business? These questions and others are addressed as SLA's Executive Director David R. Bender talks with Delano Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Public Radio.

• Negotiating the Deal and Price from an End-User Point of View
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  Everyday, in any kind of business, negotiations take place between suppliers and clients. Smart people confront each other in the marketplace, discussing and trading all sorts of goods and services. For all of them, the same rules apply--those of the marketplace. Today, the information industry is no different. Stefano Caporusso explains.

• One Library, One Bib Record--Two OPACs, Two Systems
  French | Spanish | Full Text
  The NEFSC Library of the NMFS is a single library that is the child of two other parental libraries, each of which has its own OPAC and automation system. Laurel Duda and Margaret Rioux look at how this library streamlined its cataloging process, while making its resources easily accessible through two different electronic library systems.

• Olympic Library Goes for Gold
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  Donald Maxwell shares his experiences working as a visiting librarian at the Olympic Museum (le Musée Olympique) in the southwestern Swiss city of Lausanne, home of the governing body of the Olympic Games.

Columns

• Executive Outlook

  SLA President Judith J. Field explores "Excellence and SLA" in today's world of constant change.

• Making News
• Public Relations Outlook
• Government Relations Outlook
• On the Net
• IRC Notes
• Professional Development Outlook
• Copyright Corner
• Money Matters
• Conference Countdown

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