Hello colleagues, I'm rounding up some smart contributors for a special issue of Library Trends that focuses on Internet commercialism, information retrieval, and the political economy of the Web. It'll be called "The Commercialized Web: Challenges for Libraries and Democracy." If you'd like more information, visit the issue description at www.uni.edu/~fabos/library.html, or contact me at fabos@uni.edu. If you know of anyone who does this kind of work, please direct them to this web site. I'm especially looking for people who can write about the government-supported subject gateway initiatives in Canada and throughout Europe. Library Trends is one of the most respected library journals and enjoys a wide circulation. This promises to be an exciting issue. Thanks for your input. With kind regards, Bettina Fabos Assistant Professor University of Northern Iowa