Marydee Ojala is Editor-in-Chief of Online Searcher (the successor journal to ONLINE) and writes its business research column ("The Dollar Sign"). She also edits the ILI365 eNews newsletter. She has contributed feature articles and news stories to Information Today, Searcher, EContent, Computers in Libraries, KM World, Business Information Review, and Information Today's NewsBreaks. A long-time observer of the information industry, she speaks frequently at national and international conferences. She plans conference programs for WebSearch University presents Searcher Academy, Enterprise Search & Discovery, Data Summit, AI & Machine Learning Summit, and Internet Librarian International. Her professional career began at BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, directing a worldwide program of research and information services. She established her independent information research business in 1987. Her undergraduate degree is from Brown University and her MLS was earned at the University of Pittsburgh.