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Articles in Sept 2007 issue of Information Outlook

• Bloggers' Entries help Oxford track language for dictionaries: updates on the information profession—and SLA
• It's a good time of year to reflect on your career: there's a well-qualified slate of candidates in the SLA board elections this month. It's your job to vote
  by Rebecca B. Vargha
• Federated search at the Intel Library: from requirements to implementation
  by Barclay Hill
• National Geographic's Green Guide offers info on the environment; And if you're planning a trip, here are two sites: one may help you catch a plane; the other may keep you from catching a disease
  by Carolyn J. Sosnowski
• An info island or the kitchen sink: when you think about federated search engines, think about what you'll include in the searches
  by Richard L. Todd
• Managing global copyright issues: what you need to know about foreign copyright; Navigating the copyright globe means knowing your own country's copyright laws-and knowing that other countries may do things differently
  by Lesley Ellen Harris
• Becoming digital: she began her career in the paper age, before Google's founders were born. Then she got a job as a digital librarian
  by Forrest Glenn Spencer
• Employee learning may outrank customers-first initiatives: a well-prepared staff leads to well-served customers, more innovation, less turnover, greater success
  by Debbie Schachter
• The more the info, the more important the info pro: the information explosion hasn't changed the principles of finding the best stuff
  by Cybele Elaine Werts
• Coming events
• How can we make innovation spread through our organizations? Tell your stories, experiment, play with new technologies—and, above all, communicate
  by Stephen Abram
• Understanding the finances of your department—and your company—is a key responsibility: if your top management doesn't distribute all the numbers, use your info resources to get the details
  by John R. Latham