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This in-depth tutorial acquaints HTML and Java programmers with the world of JSP tags-Java components that open up JSP development to the everday content developer (the HTML programmer) and improve code reuse and separation between presentation and business logic. Using real-world tags, it guides the novice through practical JSP applications, such as performing iterations and accessing databases, EJBs, e-mail systems, and Java Beans, and demonstrates how tags can be used in the context of e-commerce applications and WAP that work with cellular phones. Included are numerous short examples that can be reused to add simple and powerful dynamic features to web sites.

Formerly, a library was viewed as a place for information storage and information was viewed as simply bits of data. Furthermore, many wielded information as a tool of power, in that those who had more information had more authority. It is becoming increasingly clear that shared collective knowledge of an organization is of far greater value than that of each individual's privately held data. In view of the librarian's changing profession, it has also become clear that they are now being charged with the mission to explore and implement new and innovative methods to encourage sharing and to better manage information.

The articles selected for this compendium are well thought-out and organized and are drawn from the fields of information and library science and business management. Since most special libraries are corporate libraries, the selections are taken from these different disci...