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The article emphasizes Allen VanNoppen's initiative to combat the erosion of local news in Burke County/Morganton, NC, by launching The Paper, an all-local print and digital newspaper. With a focus on community engagement and a team of experienced journalists, The Paper aims to set a new standard for local newspapers, showcasing success amid the decline of corporate-owned publications.

The article reviews the Web site the Booker T. Washington Papers Digital Edition, located at rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/founders/BTWN.html, from publisher University of Virginia Press.

Reports on the number of online sites which offer term papers to students. Estimated number of these sites as of March 1999; Prices per page which custom written term papers sell for; Use of credit cards; Subjects covered by the term paper sites such as current affairs, social sciences, and literature. INSET: Online Term-Paper Mills.

Reports on the development of a Web site by Procter & Gamble Co. which is dedicated solely to their product, Bounty paper towels. Details regarding the site which is aimed at customer service; Debate regarding specific sites and strategies that would link several brands together under one location; Interest of other companies in the use of specific Web sites.

Reports on the launch of a Web site and digital services by the California Digital Library. Idea to store and distribute academic research results and working papers; Role of Berkeley Electronic Press in the development; Inclusion of papers authored or sponsored by the University of California.

Opinion. Gives an individuals concept as to why he prefers writing on paper than using Web sites. Advantages of using paper; What is the individuals main reason why he prefers paper; Information on the Internet and intranets.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by the `Orange County Register,' publisher Freedom Communications Inc. in Irvine, California against an employee for operating a negative Web site after it subpoenaed AOL to reveal the employee's identity. Background on the case; Claims made by the paper regarding the site's effect on other employees; Questions raised concerning the application of the First Amendment in the case.

The article offers a look at the implications of the advent of AOL's Patch for local newspapers across the U.S. According to the author, established newspapers are not worried of the various sites being launched by Patch. He explained why local newspapers do not respond to the Patch or DataSpehere site launchings. The claims of Warren Webster, president of Patch, regarding the advertising services offered at their sites are also cited.

This article focuses on a story of a baby orangutan, named Mahal, which was reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In addition to the print edition of the story by reporter Jan Uebelherr, a Web mini-site with video and a 24-hour "Good Morning Mahal Cam," a "Friends of Mahal" page on facebook and a children's book entitled "Little Mahal and the Big Search for a Real Mom," were created by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The article offers information about the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) member benefit manuscripts "Papers in Press," which is part of the ASHA Journals Online at the web site http://journals.asha.org. According to the article, this benefit allows ASHA members to have immediate access to manuscripts accepted for publication. The benefits of having the ASHA Journals Online compared with the print version are discussed.

Discusses how newspapers are coming up with ways to integrate their Web sites into their organizational setup. Creation by newspapers such as `The New York Times' of online divisions distinct from the print product; Establishment by `Houston Chronicle' of a separate division with its own budget that is then integrated into the newsroom; Recruitment of staff to oversee only the Web site at `The Free Lance-Star' newspaper.

Reports on the challenges being faced by "The Daily News," Zimbabwe's independent newspaper, in a fight to keep its operations without registering with the government as of December 1, 2003. Readership in Zimbabwe; Impact of the paper's conflict with the government; Establishment of a Web site in an effort to combat government restrictions.

The article reports on issues concerning the importance of a third-party audit on online newspaper. Online auditing functions similar to traditional print media: an independent agent checks the veracity of information reported by a company about traffic to its web site. Audit Bureau of Circulations, BPA International and I/Pro are three services that check data generated by sites. The auditing reports are crucial to selling advertising for newspaper's sites.

Features the satirical Internet site `Not The South China Morning Post.' Background on the site's founder George Adams; Criticism on the South China Morning Post violations of press freedom; Reputation of the site; History of the Post; Censorship of the site.

Reports that Caere Corp. announced the release of its OmniPage Web, the first computer application to automatically convert long-paper documents into hyperlinked Web sites. Details of the product; Use of Logical Structure Recognition technology; Contact information.

The article reports that Journal Online's Pres+- which is used by the "Scranton Time-Tribune," and "Augusta Chronicle," is a tech platform that allows publishers to charge for access to portions of their sites in whatever fashion they see fit.

The article reports that the "New York Times" newspaper often called the Gray Lady is actively developing its web and Internet capabilities in order to face the challenges of the modern newspaper industry. Initially, many newspapers feared offering online content, believing this would weaken the papers, but the New York Times avoided this pitfall. Research results show that online reading of papers has exceeded any loss of traditional sales. INSETS: Paperless Papers;Music Critic 2.0.

Strong passwords are essential to the security of any e-commerce site as well as to individual users. Without them, hackers can penetrate a network and stop critical processes that assist consumers and keep companies operating. For most e-commerce sites, consumers have the responsibility of creating their own passwords and often do so without guidance from the web site or system administrator. One fact is well known about password creation - consumers do not create long or complicated passwords because they cannot remember them. Through an empirical analysis, this paper examines whether the passwords created by individuals on an e-commerce site use either positive or negative password practices. This paper also addresses the issue of crack times in relationship to password choices. The results of this study will show the actual password practices of current consumers, which could enforce the need for systems administrators to recommend secure password practices on e-commerce sites and in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on electronic content or documentation and the practice of law. The use of electronic content within the legal profession is expanding rapidly as the profession increasingly shifts to digital documentation and away from paper. Beyond the technology to accomplish the management and discovery of digital documents, law firms and their clients must also have policies for documentation retention. The better the retention policy, the more efficient the retrieval of appropriate electronic documentation. Thus, companies need to have an automated system to date-stamp email and to automatically destroy it after a certain period of time. Despite the move to email and attachments by law firms and their clients, there is still a proliferation of paper that needs to be incorporated into digital content management and storage systems.

The article reports that newspaper web sites account for half on online video advertising sales, more than double that of television stations' web sites. Though newspaper typically have dedicated digital sales executives, most television stations have to use existing staff with some digital expertise to manage their sites and other new media initiatives. Comments from Frank Comerford, president and general manager for WNBC-TV in New York, are presented.

The author reflects on change in the newspaper industry from the standpoint of delivering information to readers. He discusses improvements in the content and design of "The Herald-Mail" newspaper's Web site. He reveals the plan of the newspaper to post a local video each day on its site in 2007. He emphasizes support to online journalism to increase newspaper circulation.

The article reports on the decision of Boston, Massachusetts newspapers "The Boston Globe" and "Boston Herald" to launch new efforts to reach non-English-speaking fans via the Web. "Boston Herald" plans to post online news items and stories about baseball team Boston Red Sox and Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka that are written in Japanese. "The Boston Globe" has inked a content-sharing arrangement for its Web site, Boston.com, with a Japanese-language site.

The article reports on the search for abstracts for the 18th Winter Fluorine Conference, which will be held on January 14-19,2007 at the TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort in Saint Pete Beach, Florida. Abstracts must consist of at least 250 words and must be submitted via the American Chemical Society Online Abstract Submittal System on the Division of Fluorine Chemistry's Website: membership.acs.org/F/FLUO.

Reveals that several media companies in the U.S. are operating profitable Web sites. Number of newspapers which are making profit on their sites according to the Newspaper Association of America; Common characteristics among profitable newspapers; First paper to offer an interactive browser-based duplicate of its print paper; Profit sources of Western Communication's Web site.

Focuses on challenges being faced by magazine publishers in their operations. Several improvements that should be considered by publishers in their operations; Application of new technology to the publication of magazines; Role of magazines as catalogs to Web sites.

Reports on higher learning facilities, McDaniel College in Maryland and Rider University in New Jersey's use of an enterprise content management system from RedDot Solutions. Use of the software to streamline the content published on the institutions' Web sites; Benefits of the software to administrative staff and faculty; Rider's goal to increase the number of applications submitted through its Web site.

Focuses on innovations implemented by "The Hesston Record," a weekly newspaper in Kansas. Cause of the newspaper's business difficulty; Information on the Web site launched by the newspaper; Market size of the newspaper.

Reports on the granting of patent to Global Network Inc. to have an exclusive right to serve national advertising to newspaper Web sites in the U.S. Skepticism of the newspaper industry on the patent grant; Applicability of the patent on newspapers Web site networks; Scope of the patent claims of Global Network Inc.

Reports the speculation on the newspaper New York Newsday in Long Island, New York. Plan of the publication to refocus Web site approach; Complement provided to Queens and Manhattan newsroom by Tribune Co.; Recruitment of three people to work on city coverage.

Reveals that daily newspaper Web sites are outperforming other local media in nearly two-thirds of United States markets covered in the telephone survey conducted by The Media Audit. Comparison to consumers' use of Web sites of local television and radio stations; Ranking of newspaper Web sites by number of visitors in one month.

Reports the increase in the number of online news by newspaper publishers in the United States. List of newspaper publishings without online news; Plans of `The Tribune' to launch a full-service Web site; Services and information offered in the site; Data from the study conducted on newspapers offering news on the Web.

Reports on the results of a survey conducted by `Editor & Publisher' periodical on the volume of online purchases made by newspaper Web site users. Average amount spent by the Web users annually; Practice by users of bookmarking a newspaper Web site; Economic engine driving revenue to online papers; Impact on advertising revenue of online papers.

Reports on the partnership among New Hampshire newspapers to launch a Web site devoted to the state's presidential primary. Features of the site aimed at collating information about the presidential election in 2000.

This article reports on the plans of publishing companies Wenner Media, Krause Publications and Hearst Magazine to venture into Internet-focused business in 1999. Werner Media plans to launch its Internet-focused title by the end of 1999 while Krause Publications and online site eBay plan to publish eBay Magazine in September 1999. On the other hand, Hearst Magazines is planning a women's guide to the Internet in 2000. The Hearst venture is fueled by its partnership with a woman-focused Internet site.

Reports on PowerAdz.com's development of Z-wire, a turnkey software that transforms newspaper copy into a workable Web site. Newspapers that have signed up as affiliates; Product features; Advantages of using the product; Comments of PowerAdz.com president Robert Godgart about the product.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by the `Los Angeles Times' and `Washington Post' newspapers against the Free Republic Web site for allegedly publishing the newspapers' articles in the United States. Claims of the newspapers on the Web site's copyright violations; Web site creator Jim Robinson's comments on the suit.

Focuses on Catalog City's launch of a Web site that aims to help catalog vendors in the United States get online. Web page address; Information found in Web site.

Reports on Mercury Center's launch of a Web site called Digital High, a virtual campus offering an online youth magazine assembled with the help of high school student journalists in Silicon Valley, California. Offer of 24-hour counseling for high school students; Presentation of teen-oriented news and tips; Orientation packet on the Homeroom page.

Announces that the newspaper `Richmond Times-Dispatch' and the television station `WBBT' in will supply news to the Gateway Virginia computer online service.

Features US Office of the Chief Naval Operation (OPNAV) N4's use of Lotus Notes as the groupware solution and Lotus InnerNotes and Domino to manage its Web site. Difficulties experienced by OPNAV N4 in collecting and distributing logistics information; Plan to implement Lotus Notes 4.0 Navigator to provide a view of a US map.

Presents statistical information on the estimated losses of three companies by publishing on Web sites for 1997.

The article offers some tools for organizing information. The Paper Tiger software is a combination of proven methodology for personal organization and effective paper management. By using the software, a user can retrieve files from the database just by assigning keywords. For users seeking to increase their personal productivity, they can access the site http://www.43folders.com, founded by Merlin Mann. Others may consider signing up for a free online course called Get Organized:Tips and Tools for Managing Time, Space, and Paper, offered by Hewlett-Packard. For home organization ideas, the following sites may be helpful: Home Organization, Storage, Moving, and Cleaning Tips, OrganizedHome.com and Always Organized.

The article focuses on the strategies of newspapers to attract more readers and advertisers to their sites. Managing editor Suki Dardarian of "The Seattle Times" claims the biggest asset for their website was also their content. John Schlander, senior editor of online operations at "St. Petersburg Times," describes how the paper has embraced search engine optimization (SEO). Michael Balas of ViteroQR explains how quick response (QR) codes are valuable to print and online readers.

The article looks at some vendor-hosted and Web-based systems that offer alternatives to traditional newsroom installations. Several vendors today offer software as a service, essentially the same thing as the first Application Service Provider programs. In these environments, little or no software is installed at a newspaper, which not only speeds system conversions and upgrades, but also does away with most of a paper's troubleshooting and maintenance.

The article focuses on the proliferation of new web sites including YouTube, MySpace and Web 2.0. Rupert Murdoch has acquired MySpace. A recent paper by Gartner analysts says that reliance on traditional call centers and standard Internet marketing is no longer adequate for providing a full service to customers. They recommend banks and other financial institutions to adopt blogs, podcasts and really simple syndication feeds within the next two years.

This paper looks at the range of prices and customer ratings that can be find on the web for a piece of software or some other information technology commodity. The simulation of search and purchase were conducted in three categories: network devices, personal computer hardware and packaged software. This is a price-hunting key--be sure to compare items that are truly the same in size, memory, speed and options. Of the six test sites, eBay turned up the lowest price, with a single new Cisco 831 Ethernet router listed at $349. Among the other sites, Shopzilla came up with the next-best price: $366, offered by a seller with certification from the site and more than 300 customer reviews. Shopzilla provided a total of 33 sellers for the Cisco 831, with prices ranging from $366 to $546. The best price tag for the Toshiba Tecra A2-S119 notebook personal computer was on Shopping.com, where a dealer listed the notebook at $879. But that price turned out to be a red herring, because the dealer wanted $29 for shipping. The next-best price was a deal listed identically on Shopping.com, Pricegrabber.com and Shopzilla: an offer of $895, from Buy.com. EBay listed three units ranging from $950 to $1,050, but the low price came from a seller with just five feedback ratings, only four of them positive. INSET: MAKING CENTS OF IT PRICING.

This paper presents an update on the information industry as of February 2005. The biggest news that rocked the information world in late December 2004 and January 2005 was the digitization project of Google with libraries. Some media outlets and even several of the research libraries involved in the project, called the potential impact revolutionary. Yahoo! has enhanced Yahoo! Maps to include real-time traffic information for 70 U.S. cities. Data is gathered from various government agencies responsible for traffic. A small start-up company called blinkx introduced what it claims is the first search engine for television content. GuruNet, which formerly offered a subscription reference product, has launched a new free site called Answers.com that includes information on more than one million topics drawing from a database of more than 100 reference sources. Elsevier announced that its free science-specific search engine, Scirus, has introduced a new version of its downloadable toolbar. The toolbar includes new functionalities for finding scientific information on the web. Microsoft announced the beta release of its own enhanced desktop search product as part of the MSN Toolbar Suite. Users can search a wide variety of local desktop content and web content, but the results are not integrated.

This article presents various resources for school library media centers. Macromedia offers educators four multimedia student portfolio templates and a whitepaper on the use and benefits of student portfolios. A project to make available online all the Thomas Jefferson papers in the United States Library of Congress has been completed. TeachingBooks.net Web site has a new look and powerful features. "Surpass Copycat" is a cataloging software for downloading free MARC records with no annual database subscription needed. The "Columbia Granger's Poetry Database" is available via EBSCOhost. "History Database Center" from Facts on File is an interface that will automatically be made available to customers who subscribe to two or more Facts on File history databases.

The article focuses on the 38th Conference of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) that took place in Vancouver Canada between May 30, 2004 and June 4, 2004. The Legal Committee of the IMO is looking forward to receiving no less than four major reports on topics in its work programme which were debated at Vancouver. The website contains an impressive collection of working papers written in preparation for the Conference, and this will no doubt provide a valuable source of research materials for some time to come. The 2003 CMI Year Book was published just before the Conference and issued to each delegate on arrival.

Discusses how with the advent of the Internet and the Web, cheating on school or college papers has become easier, while detection seems to have become harder. Term paper mill Web sites such as the one by Kenneth A. Sahr; Web site, `Ivy Essays' offering successful college admission essays; Tools to help librarians and teachers detect plagiarism; Signs of cheating; Translation software and how it can be used for plagiarism.