Page 1 INCLUSION by Kevin Carey

Making web services more accessible – when a web site is intended to provide public service information on a non-discriminatory basis, it should do exactly that, Kevin argues.

Page 4. FINGER ON THE PULSE. How to select a password management system?

In a world where we don’t have extra time and everything is automatic, why should we waste time managing administrative passwords manually, asks Oded Valin.

Page 8. SPECIAL BRIEFING. A new approach to application retirement.

A recent report says that companies do not have enough money for new IT projects because existing applications cost too much to operate and maintain. Warren Daniels looks at how businesses can more effectively manage their application portfolios in order to maintain an agile operating environment while also reducing costs.

Page 12. IN FOCUS. Ovum advises.

Ovum is a company, taken over in 2006 by Datamonitor, which advises on the commercial impact of technology and market changes in telecoms, software and IT services. This section looks at Fatwire buying Infostoria; Mediasurfaces shares plunge and the background; Microsofts claims that Open Source software infringes its IP rights; Judge rules Novell not SCO owns Unix copyrights and HP adds to is green data offering.

Page 16. NEWS.

European and US companies alike failing to achieve green data centres, Telecommunications cannibalisation conference, Employers turn to Facebook; The book in the internet era: copyright and the future for authors, publishers and libraries.

Page 22. PRODUCT NEWS.

Geoperspectives releases photomap of Wales (see also November issue cover); Guardian News and Media launches digital archive; NetLibrary and Elsevier offer libraries ebook discounts; Cygnet extends reach into UK enterprise content management market; Version One wins paperless office award; TriCipher launches MySignatureBook;Emerald announces digitisation of complete archive; The IET announces launch of Inspec Direct; Open Text Unveils New User Interface; Swets Acquires ScholarlyStats from MPS Technologies; Scopus announces new features; IBM falling behind on web content management says CMS Watch.

Page 30. COPYRIGHT UPDATE.

WIPO launches new publication on ‘The Arts and Copyright’ for schools; Intellectual property rights seminar – Japan and Philippines; WIPO assemblies open; US Copyright Alliance calls on presidential candidates to support America’s ‘ideas economy’;

Page 34 – ISSUE THEME – EXPERT LEADERSHIP REQUIRED.

Debate on intellectual property too focussed on teenagers, music and consumer industries. Dame Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library argues that the balance in IP is not working.
Page 36. The HMRC Database Scandal. How did the data loss happen, where does this leave Data Protection policy, and what should organisations do to better protect personal data?

Page 44 DATA PROTECTION UPDATE.

Foreign Office in breach of Data Protection Act; Research reveals growing awareness of informarion rights; Poor ID and access management leaves UK enterprises vulnerable; Data Protection awareness lower among small business – research; Bluetooth spam not covered by ICO guidance; Council told to protect people’s personal information; Cyber-Ark and GSS partner on ID management solution; ICO welcomes commitments to uphold privacy and Freedom of Information rights; Police told to delete old criminal conviction records; Surveillance Society: turning debate into action; Parents can photograph school events says the ICO. STOP PRESS! More HMRC disks missing.

Page 48. BRITISH LIBRARY UPDATE.

British Library new hard-to-find journal subscription database.

Page 50. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND UPDATE.

Regional maps of Scotland online at NLS; Global resource for Scottish business; Crime Scene Edinburgh: 20 years of Rankin and Rebus aqt NLS.

Page 52 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS UPDATE

New guide to LoC air and space collections; LoC receives collection of oral histories; LoC Veterans History Project web site enhancements; Martha Anderson named director of programme management at LoC digital preservation programme;

Page 54 ONLINE SHOW SEMINAR PROGRAMME

Page 56 CORRIDORS. A round up of information issues which have been exercising the UK Parliament and government agencies, and their implications for the information profession. The corridors of Westminster and Whitehall are stalked by Tim Buckley Owen.

Brown pledges more access to information; Statscom offers wise words to successor; ID card body spreads its tentacles; volunteers simulate background checks; Government gets tough on its own web sites; ‘Fun’ used to lure citizens to Council web sites; Government has head in sand over Internet security; Paper recpords no longer shielded from Data Protection Act; £15 million for world’s largest household study; Financial advice service would bring three-to-one benefits. LOBBY LEADS: Big brother arrives this spring; Selling ID cards; Oops (inclusive web sites and COI non-compliance).

Page 60. EUROPEAN NEWS AND EUROPEAN INFORMATION UPDATE. A round up of news on information related matters in the EU governing institutions and agencies, by Rosalind Johnson.

European Digital Library looks forward; EU reform treaty; European Parliament accused of censorship; New communication policy; Call for easier access to financial information; Networked media of the future; News round up.

Page 62. WORD TO THE WIRED. Social Networking, collaboration and the copyright conundrum.

The new challenges: how to provide on-demand programming for web browsers and mobile devices whilst protecting and increasing revenues, and how to address issues raised by the social web phenomenon. By Jonathan Eaton.

Page 64. ASLIB GROUP AND BRANCH UPDATE.

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