A track devoted to practical searching was an excellent way to learn more about super searchers' tips, online strategies and sources. CyberCafe Clinics were designed as hands-on learning experiences, led by experts who guided people through new Internet technologies and services. Expert information practitioners presented hour-long resource update sessions on new services and products in specialized subject areas, such as competitive intelligence, news and government information. This is what is being sold. We see the emergence of customized electronic workstations.
Site licenses are on the increase.
We now see the end of Internet angst. That is, as information providers we need and depend on a variety of tools, including the formal online and print sources as well as the Internet. Communities are being built. KRI Crossroads is an example of an online community in which knowledge and expertise are shared among information professionals. Partnerships with vendors are on the rise.