Ariadne journal, magazine, elib, electronic libraries, digital libraries, networking, Web, IT, higher education A Web and print magazine of Internet issues for librarians and information specialists Information Services, University of Abertay, Dundee Text.Serial.Magazine Ariadne - The Web Version journal, magazine, elib, electronic libraries, digital libraries, networking, Web, IT, higher education A Web and print magazine of Internet issues for librarians and information specialists UKOLN, University of Bath Text.Serial.Magazine text/html Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 1 Traugott Koch is the Electronic Information Services Officer at Lund University, Sweden. Traugott Koch Spotlight on BUBL Bernard Naylor, the University Librarian at the University of Southampton, on the information hurricane that is battering the world of Libraries. Bernard Naylor Naylor: Eye of the Storm Using the Internet we recently interviewed Traugott Koch, Electronic information services librarian, LUND University Library on his views about the Internet and Networking. Traugott Koch Wire:Traugott Koch From the Trenches, a regular column written by Jon Knight, delves into the more technical aspects of networking and the World Wide Web. Jon Knight From the Trenches - HTML: Which Version? An informal report of the 4th WWW Conference in Boston, December 1995. John Kirriemuir Report from Boston: The 4th WWW Conference In Interface, we interview LIS professionals with interesting views on the networking age. As Director of the US Coalition for Networked Information, the views of Paul Evan Peters are of interest to library and information people around the world. Alison Kilgour caught up with him at a recent UK conference. Paul Evan Peters Interface: Paul Evan Peters In this section, we present an introduction to the Electronic Libraries Programme (otherwise known as eLib). In addition, there are a few notes on keeping in touch with things eLib, as well as the other eLib features in this issue. eLib Starts to Deliver EduLib is an eLib project from the training and awareness section of the programme. Jane Core describes the project, and how it will affect librarians in the Higher Education community. Jane Core EduLib: The National Network of Electronic Library accredited Trainers CLIC is a project from the Electronic Journals area of the Electronic Libraries Programme. Henry Rzepa, from the Chemistry Department at Imperial College, explains the need for journals in the field of Chemistry that use leading edge technology for molecular information storage, retrieval and manipulation. Henry Rzepa The CLIC Electronic Chemistry Journal Project Frank Norman, project co-ordinator, describes OMNI, what it can do for you (and you for it). OMNI is an eLib project from the Access to Network Resources programme area. It consists of a well- maintained and expanding database of medical and health resources that can be accessed through JANET/Internet. This database can be searched, via a World Wide Web browser; in addition, catalogues of the resources are available for browsing. Frank Norman OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information Welcome to Netskills Corner. Netskills Corner will be a regular feature in Ariadne, providing information on new developments on the Internet and advice on the use of Internet tools and services. This first article gives a review of Microsoft's browser for Windows 95: Internet Explorer. Brian Kelly Netskills Corner: Internet Explorer In Sideline, we aim to provide an entertaining and detailed glimpse of an odd corner of professional life. In this first column, John MacColl gives us his irreverent thoughts on a recent eLib project managers meeting. John MacColl Sideline: project managers meet Downtime is a regular section containing items to help you unwind from the rigours of networking. Regular items in Downtime will be a poem, cartoon and (starting from the next issue) a caption competition. Jill Bamber Downtime John Burnside, fellow in creative writing at the University of Dundee, gives us his thoughts on adapting to "change". John Burnside John Burnside This section will feature the views of individuals who are sceptical of the value of the Net as a whole, or some particular aspect of it. In this edition Jim Smith finds that the Internet is no place to do research Jim Smith Sceptics Column: Jim Smith In this edition of 'Down Your Way" we present a profile of an individual academic library and its Internet services. Loughborough University has a reputation for technological excellence. Its Information Service was revamped last year, and is becoming increasingly dependent upon the Internet. Alison Kilgour reports. Alison Kilgour Down Your Way: Loughborough University In View from the Hill, we talk to celebrities about the love, or lack of it, for things networking and IT. In this first article, Douglas Dunn, Scottish poet and Professor of English, talks to John MacColl about his preference of print over electronic words. Douglas Dunn View from the Hill: Douglas Dunn Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 2 The section of Ariadne featuring items to help you unwind... Downtime John Burnside looks at electronic publishing from a writers perspective. In his view, the electronic page does not provide the experience he wants as a writer or for his readers. John Burnside Burnside Writes Chris Bailey does a cross-country dash to attend a conference at Heathrow. Chris Bailey Sideline One of my previous lecturers jokingly said that once you had a title, logo and an acronym for your project, 80% of the work was done. Except I'm not so sure she was joking, now. Ariadne took (relatively) little time to be decided on as a title, but as it turned out, many other projects around the world, and one in particular in the UK, shared this greek mythological name. This has caused problems; for example, lists of digital libraries/training projects occasionally get us mixed up with the Ariadne project at Lancaster. Dr. David Nichols from this Lancaster projects gives a brief run-down of other projects that have taken the name Ariadne. Dr. David Nichols A thread of Ariadnes Ruth Jenkins and her library's academics have not yet reached information nirvana in the form of the net. Ruth Jenkins Minotaur (Sceptics column) Alison Kilgour continues her travels with a visit to Glasgow University Library Alison Kilgour Down your Way: Glasgow University Library Lorcan Dempsey interviews Matthew Evans Lorcan Dempsey View from the Hill: Matthew Evans NETWORKED INFORMATION IN AN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, FEB. 9-10, Ramada Hotel, Heathrow. Chris Bailey At the Event: Networked Information… Jon Knight reveals all on Linux, a cheap and flexible operating system. [Ed: this article has been validated at HTML2, which is why it looks marginally different to other aticles, in terms of style, in Ariadne]. Jon Knight From the Trenches - On the cheap: Linux John MacColl on why E-print archives are the key to paperless journals John MacColl E-print Archives Key To Paperless Journals This edition of Netskills Corner gives a report on a collaborative distance seminar on World Wide Web Futures and invites Ariadne readers to the next seminar. Brian Kelly Netskills Corner: Two Heads Are Better Than One The Faroe Islands and the Internet: In his own words, Erhard Jacobsen from the Faroe Islands National Library describes this little known country and its relatively big strides into networking and Internet connectivity. Erhard Jacobsen The Faroe Islands and the Internet The Great Search Engine Debate - Tracey Stanley compares Alta Vista and Lycos (comparison done at the end of February/start of March 1996). Tracey Stanley Alta Vista vs. Lycos Recently, a wave of new projects under the umbrella of the Electronic Libraries Programme was announced. A consequence of this is that a large majority of the HE institutions in the UK are involved in at least one eLib project (is yours?), as well as many non HE organisations and institutions. Here, we give brief details of some of these new projects. Nigel Gardner eLib: some new projects Derek Law, explains his vision of co-operation between the library sectors blossoming through the use of Metropolitan Area Networks Derek Law A MAN for all reasons? Derek Law Chris Lilley, recently made the co-ordinator for graphics and fonts at the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), answered an interview template, via email, on February 16th 1996. Here are his replies... Chris Lilley Wire: Chris Lilley, interviewe In an extension to the Around the Table article in the paper edition of Ariadne, Isobel Stark, a BIDS trainer amongst other things, gives us her thoughts on one of the UK's most well-known networking services. Linked from this article are responses from BIDS people. Isobel Stark Spotlight on BIDS SOSIG was established two years ago with funding from the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC). The Electronic Libraries' Programme (eLib) funds a Documentation and Training Officer, Lesly Huxley, under the Access to Networked Resources umbrella to raise awareness of - and train people to use - SOSIG. Lesly Huxley SOSIG: Social Science Information Gateway Ian Lovecy from Bangor University describes SEREN, a project from the Electronic Document Delivery section of the eLib programme. SEREN aims to provide the software to enable the Welsh HE community to maximise use of the library resource-base in Wales before turning to BLDSC and other suppliers. Ian Lovecy SEREN: Sharing of Educational Resources in an Electronic Network in Wales The Netskills team believe that the need for training has never been greater Netskills: a major training programme On February 7th 1996, John Kirriemuir travelled to Newcastle to interview Jill Foster, director of Netskills and Mailbase. Despite having been involved in a two-day Netskills training course, Jill spoke fluently on the background behind these two projects, the future of Netskills and related matters. Jill Foster Jill Foster, in interview This is the transcript of a talk that Charles Oppenheim, copyright advisor to the eLib programme, gave at the LITC on February 19th 1996 Charles Oppenheim Legal Issues associated with Electronic Copyright Management Systems On 7th-8th February, John Kirriemuir attended the Netskills launch, which was combined with a Netskills training session; an overview of the event appears below. In addition, pictures of the launch (warning: very large files) are available. John Kirriemuir Netskills launch Welcome to issue 2 of Ariadne on the Web, the World Wide Web version of the magazine for the discerning UK Library and Information professional. If this is your first time within the confines of Ariadne, you are well advised to visit the section giving information all about Ariadne before proceeding further. Contents Page for Issue 2 From: John Kirriemuir, Web editor of Ariadne John Kirriemuir Editorial for Issue 2 Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 3 Brian Whalley, from the School of Geosciences at the Queen's University of Belfast, describes what academics want from their journals and uses the example of the Journal of Glacial Geology and Geomorphology to illustrate how these criteria can be met by an on- line Journal. Brian Whalley Electronic Journals, evolutionary niches Rachel Heery, the ROADS Research Officer, describes this project from the Access to Network Resources area of the Electronic Libraries Programme. The deliverables of this project will constitute a large portion of the underlying software for most of the other projects in the same programme area, as well as other eLib and non-eLib projects, and therefore is one of the more crucial facets of the overall programme. Rachel Heery ROADS: Resource Organisation And Discovery in Subject-based services We point out the advantages of being on the lis-elib mailing list, and briefly describe the other public eLib mailing lists currently in use. Mailing lists: Keeping up with eLib John Burnside takes a very brief look at some of the poetry available on the Web. John Burnside Burnside Writes John MacColl discusses the issues involved in the digitisation of short loan collections. John MacColl An end to Rationing? New Projects Break Down the Short Loans Barrier Sheona Farquhar travels to Bielefeld in Germany, in search of warmth and enlightenment. Sheona Farquhar Sideline "Access versus Holdings: a virtual impossibility?" The UC&R Study Conference, 28th-30th March, New Hall College, Cambridge. A personal and selective view by Jim Huntingford. Jim Huntingford Access versus Holdings: a virtual impossibility? Mary Hope, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering at Thames Valley University, fears for our children. Mary Hope Minotaur (Sceptics column) John Kirriemuir meets Rob Ainsley, a music editor with an inside knowledge of Internet publishing. John Kirriemuir View from the Hill: Rob Ainsley The Internet should be simple to use and easily accessible, argues George Brett. Alison Kilgour met him in Bath. George Brett George H Brett II, in interview In this months "From the Trenches", Jon Knight discovers that integrating CD-ROMs into your network is not the proverbial "bed of roses" some CD-ROM equipment companies would have us believe... Jon Knight From the Trenches: Networking (Notworking) CD-ROMS Terry Hanson, of the University of Portsmouth Library, reveals his opinions of mailbase (preceded by some background on the nature of mailing lists). Terry Hanson Spotlight on Mailbase Lorcan Dempsey talks about developing resource discovery services in the UK and suggests the need for some co-ordinated development activity. Lorcan Dempsey Meta Detectors Dave Beckett and Neil G. Smith describe AC/DC. AC/DC is an experimental, collaborative research project that indexes and allows searches over all public academic WWW servers in the UK. This article describes why AC/DC was created, how it is built and the future. Neil G. Smith The ACademic DireCtory - AC/D Alan Vince, the managing editor of Internet Archaeology, describes an electronic journal that will apply the multimedia aspects of the Web to the field of archaeological research. Alan Vince Internet Archaeology Dr Anne Morris, project manager, describes a project from the Supporting Studies area of the eLib programme. Dr Anne Morris FIDDO: Focused Investigation of Document Delivery Options Nearly half a year after the project’s official start date, ADAM has a fledgling information gateway to information on the Internet in art, design, architecture and media. Tony Gill, ADAM Project Leader, outlines what has been achieved so far, and some of the challenges that lie directly ahead. Tony Gill A project called ADAM A report by Nigel Ford on the conference "New Text Search Engines", held at the Bath Spa Hotel, 15-16 April, and organised by Infonortics. Nigel Ford Anoraks and cardigans (2): New Text Search Engines, Bath, April 1996 Andrew Cooper, the assistant secretary of CURL (with substantial input from Sarah Davnall), describes the launch of this important Online Public Access Catalogue. Andrew Cooper CURL OPAC launch Dennis Nicholson, BUBL Co-ordinator, and Joanne Gold, Information Officer of BUBL, describes LINK, the successor to this already popular and crucial network meta-resource. Dennis Nicholson LINK: A new beginning for BUBL Nigel Gilbert describes Sociological Research Online, a project from the Electronic Journals section of the Electronic Libraries Programme. SocResOnline is a (free) Web-based journal for people involved in Sociology and Sociology-related fields; it contains refereed articles, a substantial number of reviews and debating forums. Nigel Gilbert Sociological Research Online A report by Tessa Bruce, manager of the ResIDe eLib project, on the third Electronic Library and Visual Information Research (ELVIRA) conference. Tessa Bruce Anoraks and cardigans (1): Elvira, Milton Keynes, April/May 1996 In the interest of keeping up with the cutting edge of Web developments, Brian Kelly heroically volunteered to attend the fifth World Wide Web Conference, held in Paris from 6-10th May 1996. This is his report. Brian Kelly Netskills Corner: Paris in the Spring Sarah Ormes writes: In the last edition of Ariadne I reported on the results of the Library and Information Commission public library Internet survey which looked at how many public libraries had Internet access. The survey also very briefly examined how those public libraries with Internet connections were using them. In this article I will look at this activity in much more detail. By examining the research and services that are currently taking place it is possible to begin to draw conclusions about what the future of the Internet in public libraries is likely to be. Sarah Ormes Internet Activity in Public Libraries Here we give a brief introduction to a few of the items that will appear in Issue 4 of Ariadne on the Web (due out mid-July 1996) Hazel Gott Coming in Issue Four… Some more clean and healthy fun of an irrelevant and irreverant nature... Downtime This paper, by Charles Oppenheim, is based on one given to the eLib co-ordinators' meeting at Warwick University on 18th March 1996. It is presented here as a reference to eLib projects, and as an indication to people working in other digital library projects or the electronic copyright/publishing fields of some of the issues that have to be considered. Note that Ariadne is not liable for any mishaps that may occur through acting upon the information/advice in this article; when in doubt, always seek proper legal advice before acting. Charles Oppenheim Copyright issues for eLib project co-ordinators Paul Hollands: One of the problems that the academic community faces with respect to the Internet is that certain types resources are, by nature, subject to rapid change (eJournals and eZines for example). How do you remember when to look for the latest edition of your favourite Web publications? Once you have found that ideal specialist list of sources, how do you know when new items are added? From the web author's point of view an even greater difficulty is keeping links within your own documents up to date. Paul Hollands Keeping track of changes to Web-based resources Walter Scales brings us a behind the scenes look at how a Netskills training session is created and run. Walter Scales Netskills Goes to Bradford Alison Kilgour visits University of York Library. Alison Kilgour Down your Way: University of York Library As speculation mounts on when, as opposed to whether, Digital will be mirroring Alta Vista in the UK/Europe, and, what exactly they mean by "will have partners who can localize the pages and include regional content", late night pre-Ariadne launch thoughts turn to matters indexing. ohn Kirriemuir Editorial Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 4 In Sideline, people give an alternative view of conference attendance. Jim Huntingford is Subject Librarian for Accountancy, Management and Law at The University of Abertay, Dundee. Jim Huntingford Sideline: Skinheads in Cambridge Ralph Hancock with this issue's poem. This poem appears in the Web magazine Living Poets , Volume 1, Number VII, April 1996. It is reprinted by permission of the editor. Ralph Hancock Poem: Aurelia Aurita Sarah Ashton describes the presentations at the 1st International Symposium on Networked Learner Support, held in mid-June in Sheffield. Sarah is an MA in Librarianship student in the Department of Information Studies, at the University of Sheffield. Sarah Ashton 1st International Symposium on Networked Learner Support Emma Wright describes the 1996 JUGL (JANET User Group for Libraries) Annual Conference, held in Preston in early July . Emma works for the Netskills eLib project. Emma Wright The 1996 JUGL Annual Conference John Burnside describes his first tentative step at Web page design… John Burnside John Burnside writes In Minotaur, the collective voice of Internet enthusiasts is countered by words of scepticism or caution. Dinty Moore, author of The Emperor's Virtual Clothes, worries about who will be the gatekeepers of online information in the future. Dinty Moore Minotaur: Dinty Moore In this edition of Copyright Corner, Charles Oppenheim looks at some of the effects of Moral Rights legislation on electronic library developments. Charles Oppenheim Moral Rights and the Electronic Library John MacColl talks to Peter Nathan, acting president and distinguished professor of Psychology at the university of Iowa. John MacColl Interface: Peter Nathan A physical environment for virtual space? Alison Kilgour visits Heriot-Watt's Internet Resource Centre. Alison Kilgour Down your way: Heriot-Watt John MacColl meets Ian Kingston, a professional whose traffic problems are confined to data. John MacColl View from the hill: Ian Kingston Malcolm Campbell, fresh from watching this weeks Casualty, gives a red-tinged view on the joys of real-time Network use. Malcolm Campbell Cartoon Corner Ian Budden points to resources for humanities scholars. Ian Budden Around the Table Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton describe Caching, possibly the most crucial tool available to frequent Web users, and point out why Libraries should be aware of it. Jon Knight Cashing in on Caching In this issues Netskills corner, Brian Kelly reminds us that summers come and go, but good Web design should always be with us. Brian Kelly Redesigning your Web Pages? Brian Kelly, senior Netskills trainer and author of the regular Netskills Corner column in Ariadne, is put under the virtual spotlight to answer questions on his past, present, and thoughts on matters networking. Brian Kelly Wire: Brian Kelly Two years on into its run, Hazel Gott gives an overview of the Follett Lecture Series, where overseas experts in the fields of Library and Information Science speak in various UK Hazel Gott The Follett Lecture Series Joanna Tiley describes TLTP. The teaching and Learning Technology Programme, funded by the UK Higher Education Funding Councils of the UK, is a collection of 70+ projects aimed to "make teaching and learning more productive and efficient by harnessing modern technology". Joanna Tiley TLTP: the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme Julian Cook gives an overview of MIDRIB, a project from the images area of the programme. Julian Cook MIDRIB (Medical Images: Digitised Reference Information bank) Tessa Bruce outlines ResIDe an electronic reserve system to be piloted with students and staff in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Tessa Bruce ResIDe (electronic reserve for UK Universities) Hugh Wellesley-Smith, Deputy Librarian at the Edward Boyle Library, University of Leeds and one of the joint leaders of this digitisation project, outlines the conversion of 18th and 19th century journals into an electronic form. Hugh Wellesley-Smith ILEJ (Internet Library of Early Journals) Dr Kay Flatten from the School of Information Studies, University of Central England, focuses on the Interim Report of TAPin, the Training and Awareness programme in networks. Dr Kay Flatten TAPin (Training and Awareness Programme in networks) Nicola Clare presents the case for an electronic journal dedicated to legalities and technology. Nicola Clare JILT (Journal of Information, Law and Technology) What is eLib doing to us all? Catherine Edwards describes a project from the supporting studies area of the programme which may provide some answers. Catherine Edwards IMPEL2: Monitoring Organisational and Cultural Change in Academic Libraries David Kay, Strategic Development Director of Fretwell-Downing Informatics Ltd, describes the European Advanced Communications Technologies and Services programme. David Kay The importance of ACTS Earlier this summer, Netskills launched Kit 1, "Introduction to the Internet and the WWW", a modular package for trainers. Walter Scales describes the rationale for such training kits, as well as the development of Kit 1. Walter Scales Netskills Kit 1 - Introduction to the Internet Ben Toth, from the South and West NHS Executive, describes the establishment and maintenance of a regional Health Web site. Ben Toth NHS Libraries: at home on the Web In our occasional column featuring far-flung places, J. Correia, in his own words, fills us in on how Macau is embracing the Internet. J. Correia Down your very long way away: Macau Lynne J Brindley, Librarian and Director of Information Services at the London School of Economics, writes on the fundamental issue of networked information user's needs. Lynne J Brindley Are they being served? Ruth Jenkins, subject specialist from the Edward Boyle library in Leeds University, summarises Richard Lucier's recent Follett Lecture. Ruth Jenkins Charging ahead? We announce the winning entry of the last competition, and present you with a new and somewhat frightening picture to put a caption to... Caption Competition Steve Pollitt, Director of CeDAR, provides a review of an extensive programme of research and development aimed at the end-user which promises to have a dramatic impact on the design of interfaces for information retrieval systems. Steve Pollitt CeDAR: Centre for Database Access Research Dan Greenstein and Jennifer Trant give a detailed account of its aims and organisation, as well as the various processes involved in capturing and storing the data. Dan Greenstein AHDS: Arts and Humanities Data Service In the spring, we held a competition for those eLib projects that had, to date, produced and mounted their own set of Web pages. Here, we announce the winner... Best eLib project Web pages Libtech '96, at the University of Hertfordshire, this year on the 4th and 5th of September, is one of the big events in the UK Library and Information Networking calendar. John Kirriemuir gives a brief run-down of the eLib involvement, to date, with this years event. John Kirriemuir eLib goes to Libtech '96 In this edition of the Public Libraries Corner, Sarah Ormes, freshly returned from Luxembourg, presents an extensive report on the 8th of July Public Libraries in the Information Society Workshop. Sarah Ormes Public Libraries Corner Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 5 Malcolm Campbell returns to a prominent theme from the last issue of Ariadne Malcolm Campbell Cartoon Corner Steve Hitchcock describes the Open Journals project. This involves the use of an innovative approach to handling the hyperlinks between Web-based resources, which could have significant implications for on-line journals and publishing. Steve Hitchcock Open Journals Roy Tennant, Project Manager of the Digital Library Research & Development at the University of California, Berkeley, describes the Web4Lib mailing list, an electronic discussion forum for library Web managers. Roy Tennant Web4Lib: The Library Web Manager's electronic discussion list Mark Kerr, Research Assistant on the NewsAgent for Libraries Project, describes a News and Current Awareness Service for the LIS community. Mark Kerr NewsAgent for Libraries Dan Fleming, co-director of the eLib 'Formations' project and lecturer in media studies at the University of Ulster, looks at some of the issues involved in adding value to a pre-prints system by using groupware such as Lotus Notes. Dan Fleming Lotus Eaters On-Line: Forming an Alliance Between Groupware and the Web in a Pre-Prints System Ruth Glynn outlines the HELIX project, one of the new Images projects from the eLib programme. Ruth Glynn HELIX (Higher Education Library for Image eXchange) Penny Garrod and Ivan Sidgreaves describe a training and awareness project at the University of Plymouth. Penny Garrod SKIP (SKills for new Information Professionals) In Sideline, people give an alternative view of conference attendance. John Kirriemuir is the Information Officer for UKOLN and the editor of the Web version of Ariadne. John Kirriemuir Sideline: Seagulls and Boomerangs Ian Tilsed, Computing Development Officer at the University of Exeter Library, describes the building of the main University subject tree, or index, of Internet Resources. Ian Tilsed Subject Trees: The Exeter Experience We announce the winning entry of the last competition, and present you with a new and somewhat frightening picture to put a caption to... Caption Competition John MacCulloch and Jane Batchelor, from UKERNA, detail their training course designed for those installing, running, supporting, or managing a JANET Connection. John MacCulloch UKERNA:Training the Networkers A new kid on the block; Marily Deegan describes the International Institute for Electronic Library Research, a significant new centre of research based at De Montfort University. Marily Deegan The International Institute for Electronic Library Research Gerry Taggart gives a brief outline of this HEFCE funded programme of projects geared towards teaching and learning using IT. Gerry Taggart FDTL: The Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning Sue Welsh, the OMNI maintainer, examines the perils of using the Internet as a substitute for your local family practitioner. Sue Welsh OMNI Corner: Patient information on the Web: a Doctor on your Desktop? In the copyright corner for this issue, Charles Oppenheim takes a look at some of the Web sites and Bulletin Boards that contain information on copyright issues. Charles Oppenheim Some Copyright Sites and Bulletin Boards on the Internet John Burnside with a few brief words on the perception of knowledge John Burnside John Burnside writes In Minotaur, the collective voice of Internet enthusiasts is countered by words of scepticism or caution. In this issue, publishing consultant Valerie Mendes puts the PC in its place. Valerie Mendes Minotaur: Valerie Mendes Sheona Farquhar looks at sites in science and engineering Sheona Farquhar Around the Table John MacColl orders lunch with a portion of e-mail. John MacColl view from the Hill Clare Davies announces the fourth in this series of annual Electronic Library research conferences. Clare Davies ELVIRA 4 : The 4th UK Digital Libraries Conference (Electronic Library and Visual Information Research) Milton Keynes, 6-8 May 1997 Julia A. Rudy, CAUSE/EFFECT Editor and Director of Publications at CAUSE, an international, nonprofit professional association for managers and users of information resources on college and university campuses, describes CAUSE/EFFECT. The CAUSE WWW site is also mirrored in the U.K. at http://cause-www.niss.ac.uk/ Julia A. Rudy CAUSE/EFFECT Jon Knight discusses some of the options available to the designers and implementors of HTML FORMs for providing authentication of users in a library environment. Jon Knight Securing HTML FORMs Graham Jefcoate, a Research Analyst from the British Library Research and Innovation Centre will be writing this regular column for the remaining issues of Ariadne. In this issue, Graham gives us the text of his Libtech talk on "text and the Internet". The views expressed in this article are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. Graham Jafcoate British Library Corner Text and the Internet William Y. Arms, D-Lib publisher and Amy Friedlander, the editor, describe this successful Web-based magazine that carries more technically-minded articles on all aspects of digital/electronic libraries research. William Y. Arms D-Lib Magazine Kevin Ward, the editor of the Katherine Sharp Review, gives an overview of the first two years of this major journal for Librarians, and looks to its future. Kevin Ward The Katharine Sharp Review In the first of a regular column on Search Engines, Tracey Stanley, who wrote the most read Ariadne article to date (comparing Alta Vista and Lycos), looks at InfoSeek Ultra, a new search engine which claims to allow searching on a index of 50 million Web pages. Tracey Stanley InfoSeek Ultra: (Yet another) Web Search Engine Thomas Parry Library, University of Wales Aberystwyth houses one of the UK's leading collections of library and information science. In 1995 the library won funding for a project to explore the development of the collection using Internet resources. Here, Andrew Cox reviews the project's achievements at the end of the first year, and describes PICK, our gateway to quality Internet resources in LIS. Andrew Cox PICK: library and information science resources on the Internet Ariadne Reader Survey The CTI, set up in 1989, offers a UK-wide service to academic staff in higher education institutions through its network of 24 subject-based centres.Joyce Martin, Acting Head of the CTI Support Service, describes this HEFCE funded initiative. Joyce Martin CTI (Computers in Teaching Initiative) Klaas Wierenga, the director of DESIRE, describes this pan-European project in which the academic network services of the UK have a large stake. Klaas Wierenga DESIRE: Development of a European Service for Information on Research and Education Peter Burden of the University of Wolverhampton's School of Computing and Information Technology describes history behind his clickable maps of the UK, an essential and well established (though unfunded) resource for quickly locating academic and research Web sites. Peter Burden Putting the UK on the Map Jaqueline Pieters describes the evolution of the SURF Foundation, a major IT co-ordination service for the Dutch academic sector. Jaqueline Pieters The SURF foundation Lori Widzinski, the editor, describes the evolution of MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship. Lori Widzinski MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship The European Libraries Programme - instant cash for libraries who can hitch a ride on the Euro gravy train? Or another limited budget R&D programme for those content to live on bread and water? Rosalind Johnson of the UK National Focal Point for the European Libraries Programme explains all. Rosalind Johnson European Libraries Programme In this Netskills Corner article, Brian Kelly looks beneath the surface of HTML pages and provides advice on the design of the underlying directory structure. Brian Kelly Netskills Corner: Beneath The Surface of Your Web Pages Paul Miller describes Dublin Core and means by which it can be implemented. Paul Miller Metadata for the masses Tamara Sumner and Simon Buckingham Shum of the Knowledge Media Institute of the Open University, describe the design and implementation of the Journal of Interactive Media in Education, aswell as some of the issues behind the approach that this journal takes to the process of scholarly review. Tamara Sumner Open Peer Review & Argumentation: Loosening the Paper Chains on Journals Ian Winship The Student’s Guide to the Internet by Ian Winship and Alison McNab Derek Law threw down the gauntlet to public libraries in a recent issue of ARIADNE. Appropriately, an EARL picked it up. Alison Kilgour reports. Alison Kilgour Interface: EARL John MacColl outlines some of the key points in JISC’s five year strategy document. John MacColl JISC Projects Ahead Kelly Russell, the assistant co-ordinator of the eLib programme, reflects on how the project (and the programme as a whole) can be reflected in terms of success and/or failure. Kelly Russell eLib update: So, how are we doing? In her own words, Jadranka Stojanovski, the head of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute Library, describes the post-war progress made in implementing IT and networks in Croatian Libraries. Jadranka Stojanovski Croatian Libraries: The war is behind us, what brings the future? Amy Friedlander, the editor of D-Lib, looks at, and towards, some of the benefits of the Web and digital technology towards how we do and present research. Amy Friedlander Net Gains for Digital Researchers Neal Chan describes Provenance, a Canadian-based Web magazine for Information Professionals. Neal Chan Provenance Seamus Ross provides the programme for a symposium which seeks to explore how information technology has affected research in the humanities and social sciences Seamus Ross British Academy Symposium: Information Technology and Scholarly Disciplines Friday 18 and Saturday 19 October 1996 John Kirriemuir and Isobel Stark with some notes from the main annual UK library exhibition. Click on the thumbnail (small) picture if you want a much larger version (these may take some time to download). John Kirriemuir libtech 96 Jasper Tredgold, who provides technical support to SOSIG, the main global subject gateway to Social Science resources, shares his views on on matters networking and Web. Jasper Tredgold Wire: Jasper Tredgold Isobel Stark takes a look at the soon to be released trial BIDS web interface. Isobel Stark BIDS hits the Web Sarah Ormes looks at the increase of net access in public libraries. Sarah Ormes Public Libraries Corner: Commercial Partnerships in the Public Library Melanie Lawes describes the 1996 UKOLUG (UK On-Line Users Group) Annual Conference, held in Warwick in July. Melanie is an assistant librarian at the Natural History Museum in London. Melanie Lawes The 1996 UKOLUG State of the Art Conference Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 6 In Minotaur, the collective voice of Internet enthusiasts is countered by words of scepticism or caution. In this issue, Nick Gibbins gives an overview of some of the potential features that the Web does not contain, but a more functional successor to it might. Nick Gibbins Minotaur: Nick Gibbins John MacColl on the JISC approach to Information Strategies John MacColl Information Strategies Get Down to Business Sue Welsh, the OMNI Project Officer, reports from the Visible Human Project Conference of October 1996, an event that brought together many of the people involved with one of the most high profile Internet-based medical resources. Sue Welsh OMNI Corner: Meeting the Visible Human Jon Knight investigates what is meant by the current buzzword intranet and looks at how it may be applied in a library environment. A suggestion for a low cost entry level intranet solution is also given. Jon Knight Intranets and Libraries John Burnside on his first classroom experience of "real" information. John Burnside John Burnside writes Lesly Huxley, the SOSIG Documentation and Training Officer, describes the workshops that SOSIG, one of the projects from the Access to Network Resource section of the eLib Programme run. SOSIG was briefly described in issue 2 of Ariadne. Lesly Huxly SOSIG: Training to Support Social Science Teaching and Research John Lindsay, reader in Information Systems Design at Kingston University, comments on the evolution of the UK academic network infrastructure, and the problems arguably generated along the way. John Lindsay Infopolecon Tracey Stanley takes a good look at a new version of an old index, Yahoo, which is aimed at the UK and Ireland. Tracey Stanley Yahoo: UK and Ireland Gillian Austen, External Relations Manager at the recently founded Institute for Learning and Research Technology at the University of Bristol, gives an overview of its structure and objectives. Gillian Austen The Institute for Learning and Research Technology Paula Kingston outlines the ACORN project, which aims to develop a transferable model for the whole process of providing electronic access to short loan journal articles. Paula Kingston ACORN Sarah Ashton describes the Current Practice Case Base, an index of links to sites that demonstrate a use of networked learner support. Sarah Ashton NLS Case Base Alan Smeaton discusses the development and implementation of BORGES, an information filtering service for WWW pages and USENET news. Alan Smeaton Lessons learned from developing and delivering the BORGES information filtering tool Kelly Russell from the eLib programme describes this seminar, which heavily featured speakers and current issues relevant to the UK digital libraries movement. Kelly Russell 10th Annual Anglo-Nordic Seminar, 11-13 October, 1996, Lund, Sweden Alison Kilgour meets John Hatt, traveller's companion turned virtual tourist. Alison Kilgour View from the Hill Isobel Stark visits one of the most prominent new university library buildings of recent years. Isobel Stark Down your way: John Moores A rainy night in Georgia? The Library is still busy, as Miriam Drake explains to Alison Kilgour. Alison Kilgour Interface: Miriam Drake Ian Brown describes the transition from paper-based to Web-based textbooks, and outlines a novel solution for the production of teaching material within academia. Ian Brown From Books to Bits… Many legal resources are ideal for searching online. Noel Whitty highlights some sites for lawyers. Noel Whitty Around the Table Clare McClean describes a day given over to the more technical issues arising from the Electronic Libraries Programme. Clare McClean Elib Technical Issues Concertation Day How to grow Gossamer and keep it untangled George Munroe describes the experiences in establishing a large institutional web site. George Munroe How to grow Gossamer and keep it untangled Robert van der Zwan describes a two week summer school in digital library developments at one of Europe’s main research centres in this field. Robert van der Zwan Ticer Summer School on the Digital Library, 4 -16 August 1996, Tilburg University, The Netherlands David Houghton discusses a method by which documents marked up using Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML) can be used to generate a database for use in conjunction with the World Wide Web. David Houghton Displaying SGML documents on the World Wide Web Mary Fletcher introduces a new seeker after Web resources. CATRIONA II is a project from the Access to Network Resources section of the eLib programme. Mary Fletcher CATRIONA II Ann Chapman describes the BNBMARC Currency Survey, a performance measurement survey on the supply of bibliographic records. Ann Chapman The BNBMARC Currency Survey Julian Cook describes a major database of medic Julian Cook MIDRIB Peter Burnhill gives a briefing note on what EDINA and the Data Library are doing about the World Wide Web (W) and the Z39.50 Protocol (Z). Peter Burnhill EDINA: WWW, Z39.50 and all that! Morna Findlay and Elaine Blair report on the passing of a milestone for UK academia’s premier Mailing List resource. Morna Findlay Mailbase - unique electronic discussion list service for UK higher education tops 100,000 users Glen Monks, who provides technical support to UKOLN speaks on his view of the web and it's future. Glen Monks Wire: Glen Monks Simon Stobart and Susan Kerridge give some of the preliminary results of a JISC- funded investigation into the use of Search Engines such as Alta Vista and Lycos within the UK. Simon Stobart An investigation into World Wide Web Search Engine use from within the UK - preliminary findings Jon Knight from the ROADS eLib project visits the Open Journals eLib project to investigate what research they are undertaking into electronic journal architecture and navigation. Jon Knight Open Journal trip report Clare Davies reports on this years event in an annual conference series addressing user-centred aspects of library and information science. Clare Davies Allerton 1996 - 'Change' and plus ça change Tony Gill presents a few bits and pieces of news regarding the ADAM eLib project, which was featured in issue 3 of Ariadne. Tony Gill ADAM: Bits and Pieces Marylaine Block describes the construction of Where the Wild Things Are: Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net Marylaine Block Where the Wild Things are… Graham Jefcoate describes the background behind the recently announced British Library Research and Innovation Centre call for proposals in the field of digital library research. Graham Jefcoate British Library Corner Setting Priorities for Digital Library Research: The Beginnings of a Process? In the copyright corner for this issue, Charles Oppenheim takes a look at the Shetland Times versus Shetland News copyright case, and its implications for users of the World Wide Web Charles Oppenheim Copyright battles: The Shetlands Sarah Ashton reports on an event of interest to the Document Delivery community. Sarah Ashton Access v Holdings, 30th October, 1996, Cranfield, UK Sarah Ormes looks at children's libraries and literacy, and describes the Treasure Island Web pages, a resource that shows how the potential of the Web can be used to make classic texts more accessible to a younger audience. Sarah Ormes Public Libraries Corner:Treasure Island on the Web Roddy MacLeod describes a Web-based resources newsletter, produced by the Internet Resource Centre of Heriot-Watt University . Roddy MacLeod The Internet Resources Newsletter from Heriot-Watt University Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 7 In the Search Engines column for this issue, Tracey Stanley describes Web-based Intelligent Searching Agents, and takes a closer look at a few examples you may wish to play with. Tracey Stanley Intelligent Searching Agents on the Web In her regular appearance in Ariadne, Sue Welsh, introduces a new experiment in network indexing underway at OMNI. Sue Welsh OMNI Corner: Harvesting Dee Wood reports on the Electronic Submission and Peer Review Project Dee Wood ESPERE John Burnside, with some thoughts on pornography and the Internet John Burnside Burnside Writes In our regular column where people are interviewed over email, Nick Gibbins is put under the spotlight on matters Javascript, eLib and desert islands. Nick Gibbins Wire: Nick Gibbins Mike Holderness counts the cost of Internet access Mike Holderness Minotaur: Mike Holderness John MacColl discusses the success of Adobe Acrobat and PDF. John MacColl Acrobat A High Flyer Jon Knight looks at how Dublin Core and Apple's new MCF metadata file format might make useful and interesting bed fellows. Jon Knight Will Dublin form the Apple Core? Bruce Royan outlines an epic millennium project to digitise much of the culture and heritage of Scotland. Bruce Royan SCRAN: A taste of Scotland and food for thought Rob Carlson, Internet Coordinator of the ALA, introduces us to the acclaimed Web site of the largest Library Association in the World. Rob Carlson A brief history of the American Library Association Web Site Catherine Hanratty issues a call to ERIMS Catherine Hanratty The Electronic Readings in Management Studies Project Graham Alsop explains how an interactive electronic magazine can improve teaching methods. Graham Alsop DeLiberations Jon Knight investigates the inner workings of the MARC record's binary distribution format and presents the first cut at a Perl module to read and write MARC records. Jon Knight Handling MARC with Perl Catherine Sladen describes an information gateway for Business Studies and Economics Catherine Sladen Biz/ed Anne McCombe describes a service that provides a wide range of datasets to the wider communities. Anne McCombe MIDAS - Manchester Information, Datasets and Associated Services Paul Hollands is the human part of a project to promote the use of Internet based information services among teaching and research staff at the university; in his own words, this is how the project has progressed to date. Paul Hollands Promoting the Internet to staff at a UK University Denise Lievesley and Bridget Winstanley from The Data Archive, University of Essex, outline the philosophy behind, and need for, The Data Archive. Denise Lievesley Access to data for research and teaching Anne Mumford summarises the meeting organised by the British Universities Film and Video Council at the National Film Theatre on 18 December 1996, which looked into the problems and issues surrounding using academic networks for multimedia applications. Anne Mumford Networking Moving Images Schelle Simcox describes a Web-based public library, designed in many ways to mimic, and improve on, features of and within a real, large library. Schelle Simcox IPL: The Internet Public Library Laura Weiss outlines a major American survey that looked at the disparity between key librarians views of the future, and what the public who used those libraries really wanted. Laura Weiss Public Libraries, Public Support? The Mission Behind Buildings, Books and Bytes John MacColl quizzes John Kelleher of the Tavistock Institute about the E-word. John MacColl View from the Hill: John Kelleher Paul Miller travels to Durham and reports on a mammoth archival digitisation project. Paul Miller Down your Way: Durham Do authors choose to appear in print journals for the wrong reasons? Do print journals continue for the wrong reasons? In short, are print research journals a corrupt form of scholarly communication? We asked Fytton Rowland, to provide a defence of the traditional scholarly journal. In our next issue we shall provide a perspective from the other side of the debate. Fytton Roland Print Journals: Fit for the Future? Steve Hitchcock and Les Carr of the Open Journal Project [1] link up with Ian Budden. Steve Hitchcock Interface: Steve Hitchcock and Les Carr What can medics get out of the Internet? Sue Welsh of the eLib OMNI project visits some of the medical sites. Sue Welsh Around the Table: Health and Medicine Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger outline the case for better referencing of electronic sources Andrew Harnack Creating Models for Electronic Citations Sheila and Robert Harden describe the making of their public library Web pages. Robert Harden Mind the Gap! In the first of a regular column on this subject, Cathy Murtha outlines the problems that audio- visually impaired people encounter when trying to use network-based resources. Cathy Murtha Web Access for the Disabled After several months experience of dealing with copyright and the eLib programme, Charles Oppenheim returns to the major issues that have arisen. This text is based on a talk to be given to the Electronic Copyright User Platform Awareness Day, London, 26/2/97. Charles Oppenheim Copyright Issues in Projects Funded by the Electronic Libraries Programme After the recent disappointing turn-down of the millenium bid to connect public libraries to the Internet, Sarah Ormes wonders where we go from here. Sarah Ormes Public Libraries Corner: Life after the Millenium Bid The British Library's Digital Library Programme gives Ariadne an exclusive on its Private Finance Initiative. British Library Corner: The Private Finance Initiative Debra Hiom, of the SOSIG eLib project, describes the second annual OMNI Seminar Debra Hiom Signposting the Digital Landscape - 2nd Annual OMNI Seminar Andy Powell and Mark Gillet discuss methods of electronic authentication Andy Powell Controlling Access in the Electronic Library Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 8 US virtual libraries; electronic libraries; academic libraries; Mitchell, Steve research, reports, information technology, electronic libraries, academic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html INFOMINE UK electronic libaries; catalogues; opacs Cousins, Shirley products, new products, library technology, cataloguing, electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html COPAC: the new nationally accessible Union Catalogue UK Russell, Rosemary electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information management, planning MODELS: MOving to Distributed Environments for Library Services Worldwide electronic libraries; academic libraries; document delivery Blinko, Kerry research, reports, information technology, software http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html JEDDS: Joint Electronic Document Delivery Software project UK Reeve, Alan electronic libraries; information gateways http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information retrieval, Web pages, academic libraries RUDI: Resource for Urban Design Information Services UK information technolgy; parallel publishing; Worsfold, Emma publications, reports, publishing, newspapers, parallel publishing copyright Ariadne/original authors Late Night News: the Electronic Telegraph UK information technolgy; electronic libaraies; funding MacColl, John research, funding, management, finance http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html CEI Looks for Bold Response UK health information; user education; multimedia Garrud, Paul products, reports, information sources, user training, health information http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Patient Education - a Role for Multimedia Worldwide Kirriemuir, John W periodicals; ariadne; editorial; electronic libaries copyright Ariadne/original authors publications, editorial, library technology, electronic libraries, eLib Editorial from the Web version of Ariadne Issue 8 Worldwide electronic journals Harnad, Stevan publications, reports, publishing, electronic publishing, electronic journals http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html CEI Looks for Bold Response UK periodicals; ariadne; editorial; electronic libaries MacColl, John publications, editorial, library technology, electronic libraries, eLib http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Editorial from the Print version of Ariadne Issue 8 US library catalogues; remote acess; information technolgy Drew, Wilfred publications, reports, information technology, software, cataloguing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Reaching the OPAC - Java Telnet Worldwide electronic libaries; electronic journals Wusterman, Judith publications, reports, library technology, electronic publishing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Formats for the Electronic Library UK virtual libraries; electronic libraries; academic libraries; engineering Moffat, Malcolm research, reports, information technology, electronic libraries, academic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html A Glimpse at EEVLs' Evaluation Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 9 Elizabeth Gadd and Paula Kingston report on progress with Project ACORN. UK Kingston, Paula research, reports, publishing, academic libraries, electronic publishing, electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Project ACORN: Watching those oaks grow... In these days of European integration, Freda Carroll, Eurotext project co-ordinator, describes a project that will make European Union documents accessible online. Europe Carroll, Freda http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information retrieval, academic libraries, electronic libraries, grey literature Eurotext: A resource bank of learning materials for European studies The NHS Anglia and Oxford Internet Project Linda Kerr introduces a project from the Access to Network Resources section of the eLib programme which takes a holistic approach to providing access to high quality on-line engineering resources. Worldwide Kerr, Linda http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information retrieval, academic libraries, electronic libraries Casting an EEVL eye over Engineering Resources The NHS Anglia and Oxford Internet Project Martin Melaugh reports on a site devoted to the Northern Ireland conflict. UK Melaugh, Martin http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information technology, academic libraries, electronic libraries, electronic publishing CAIN: Conflict Archive on the INternet Judy Palmer and Myles Chippendale describe an initiative that is using the Internet to connect widely dispersed health libraries. UK Chippendale, Myles research, reports, library technology, networking, information services http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html The NHS, the Internet and libraries The NHS Anglia and Oxford Internet Project Leah Halliday believes there is SCOPE for a major shift in the publication of study texts. UK Halliday, Leah http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, library technology, academic libraries, electronic libraries, electronic publishing SCOPE Chris Taylor provides details on an Australian electronic document delivery service that is based on standard Internet protocols. Worldwide Taylor, Chris http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, publishing, electronic publishing REDD: Regional Electronic Document Delivery Service Cathy Murtha gives some details of an upgrade to a popular Web production tool that will make Web page creation easier for many disabled people. Murtha, Cathy http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reviews, information technology, Web pages Web Access for the Disabled - HOTmetal PRO Helps to Bring Access to the Web Sarah Ashton introduces the forthcoming 2nd International Symposium on Networked Learner Support, to be held in Sheffield on 23-24 June 1997. UK Ashton, Sarah http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, announcements, users, user studies 2nd International Symposium on Networked Learner Support Bradshaw, Rebecca education, library schools, work experience http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html From Aberystwyth to ADAM: Using the skills acquired on a library school course in the real world Nick Gibbins reports from the Hypertext Conference held in Southampton in April 1997. UK Gibbins, Nick http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, reviews, information technology, electronic media The Eighth ACM International Hypertext Conference Ian Bloor reports on the recently held Elvira (Electronic Library Visual and Information Research) event. UK Bloor, Ian http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, reports, library technology, information science Elvira 4: May 1997, Milton Keynes. In her regular column, OMNI's Sue Welsh looks at the sites which keep you up to date in health and medicine. Worldwide Welsh, Sue http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reviews, information sources, Medicine OMNI-Corner: Read All About It Betsy Anagnostelis and Sue Welsh describe the recent launch of the MIDRIB (Medical Images Digitised Reference Information Bank) project, and describe the medical image resource the project will create. UK Welsh, Sue products, new products, information retrieval systems, image systems http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html MIDRIB Launch Alison McNab, Betsy Anagnostelis and Alison Cooke compare and contrast the methods used to identify and indicate which Internet- based resources are of high "quality". Worldwide Anagnotelis, Betsy publications, reports, information technology, networks, information services http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Never mind the quality, check the badge-width! Elizabeth Gadd outlines the approaches and experiences of Project ACORN in training and promoting their new electronic 'short-loan' collection. Worldwide Gadd, Elizabeth http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, users, academic libraries, information services Preparing students for a new electronic service The Librarian, ably assisted by Mike Holderness, considers one of the obstacles to the unhindered dissemination of human knowledge, and makes a modest proposal. Worldwide Holderness, Mike libraries, library technology, homour http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, interviews, library technology, librarianship The Librarian of Babel We asked the same set of questions to Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton; these are their replies. Kirriemuir, John W http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, library technology, academic libraries Wire: Interview via email - Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton, in session In the first of a regular column, Emma Worsfold describes the role and purpose of SOSIG, and launches a scheme where European Librarians can participate in adding relevant, quality content to this Social Science Gateway. Worldwide Worsfold, Emma http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reviews, information management, searching Planet SOSIG - A New Internet Role for Europe's Librarians In the Public Libraries Corner for this issue, Sarah Ormes gives a report on the recent MODELS 5 workshop and its outcomes. Worldwide Ormes, Sarah L http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, libraries, searching Public Libraries Corner - MODELS 5: workshop report and futures In the Search Engines Corner for this issue, Tracey Stanley looks at Live Topics, a more flexible and user-controlled way of searching the Alta Vista Web Page index. Worldwide Stanley, Tracey http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, revised products, information retrieval, search engines Search Engines Corner - Alta Vista LiveTopics Sheona Farquhar gains an insight into the problems of the information-poor. Farquhar, Sheona http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Interface: Dr Isola Ajiferuke Amy Tucker peers into the future of Physics journal publishing with Anne Dixon. Worldwide Tucker, Amy http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, publishing, Physics View from the Hill: Anne Dixon David Allen and Tom Wilson lament the return of IT strategies. Wilson, Tom http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, information technology, information services Minotaur: David Allen and Tom Wilson Isobel Stark has a look at the new library building (from where the Web version of Ariadne is produced) at the University of Bath. UK Stark, Isobel A http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reviews, buildings, library buildings Down Your Way: University of Bath Debra Hiom from SOSIG takes us on a guided tour of major Internet- based Social Science resources. Hiom, Debra http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reviews, information sources, Social Science Around the Table: Social Sciences Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 10 Worldwide electonic libraries; electronic information; information retrieval; Lynch, Clifford people, interviews, information retrieval, electronic media http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Clifford Lynch in interview Worldwide information technology Haywood, Trevor events, interviews, information technology, computers http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Revolutionaries and Captives in the Information Society JISC/Caul collaboration agreement UK higher education, universities, computuer, information technology Durham, Tony research, reviews, information technology, education, computers http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Cybercollege Scorecard How does your University score? UK funding bodies, research, co-operation, UK, Australian Russell, Kelly events, announcements, information technology, electronic libraries, electronic publishing, online, access control http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Press Release JISC/Caul collaboration agreement Worldwide electronic journals; electronic publishing Edwards, Judith products, reports, publishing, electronic media, electronic publishing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Electronic Journals Problem or panacea? UK electronic libraries, digitial libraries, research prjects, funding Jefcoate, Graham research, funding, library technology, electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Setting priorities for Digital Library research JISC/Caul collaboration agreement UK electronic publishing; academic libraries, inter library loans Williams, Fiona research, reports, information technology, electronic libraries, electronic publishing, online, access control http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Electronic Document Delivery A ttrial in an academic library Worldwide Powell, Andy metadata; Dublin core; information management http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information retrieval, cataloguing, metadata Dublin Core Management UK eLib; electronic libraries; cultural change Davies, Clare research, reports, information technology, electronic libraries, academic libraries, planning http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html eLib: Changing the Lightbulb - er, the Culture UK Kirriemuir, John W editorial http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, editorial, publishing, electronic publishing Goodbyeee: editorial from the Web version of Issue 10 UK editorial MacColl, John http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Editorial from the print version of Issue 10 UK electronic libraries, digitial libraries, research prjects, funding http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, funding, library technology, electronic libraries Setting priorities for Digital Library research JISC/Caul collaboration agreement Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 11 Hugo Brailsford introduces a parallel publication in Geography UK Brailsford, Hugo electronic publishing, geography http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, publishing, electronic publishing Parallel Publishing for Transactions Hilary Nunn describes this project, based at the Open University Library UK electronic publishing, document delivery Sarah Gamman research, reports, publishing, academic libraries, electronic publishing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Edbank UK Edwards, Judith academic libraries, management http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, libraries, academic libraries Change and Uncertainty in Academic Libraries Alason Roberts of Edinburgh University Library, looks at the use of theses in academic libraries UK Roberts, Alason academic libraries, theses http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, libraries, academic libraries, user studies Theses Unbound Penny Garrod reports on the changing skills profile in LIS UK Penny Garrod staff training, staff development, skill levels, information profession http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information profession, training, staff SKIP: SKills for new Information Professionals Fiona Williams describes the trials of various electronic document delivery systems in University of Bath Library and Learning Centre UK Williams, Fiona academic libraries, electronic publishing, document delivery, interlibrary loans http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new products, publishing, academic libraries, electronic publishing Electronic Document Delivery: a review and comparison of different services Alason Roberts of Edinburgh University Library, looks at the use of theses in academic libraries UK academic libraries, theses research, reports, libraries, academic libraries, user studies http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Theses Unbound Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 12 This vioce controlled software is not all it's cracked up to be Worldwide Campbell, Malcolm software, cartoons http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, information technology, software Cartoon Corner UK Oppenheim, Charles copyright, electronic information http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, information technology, copyright Charles' Copyright Corner UK Ashton, Sarah academic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, libraries, academic libraries Down Your Way: The Radcliffe Science Library EC funds second phase of TOLIMAC library smart card project Staff News from RGU New research at DILS, Aberystwyth Europe Stark, Isobel A news, smart cards, research awards http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, appointments, information profession, staff, announcements, information technology Newsline Jane Henley and Sarah Thompson look at the BIDS JournalsOnline service and its commercial competitors Worldwide electronic information, electronic journals Thompson, Sarah publications, reports, publishing, electronic publishing, academic libraries, online, periodicals http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html JournalsOnline: the online journal solution Tony Kidd, Head of Serials, Glasgow University Library looks at the future of printed journals Worldwide Kidd, Tony electronic information, electronic journals http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, publishing, periodicals, academic libraries, electronic publishing Are print Journals Dinosaurs? Roddy MacLeod, Project Manager (Information) describes future plans for EEVL (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library) UK MacLeod, Roddy electronic information, subject gateways, engineering http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information retrieval, electronic libraries, academic libraries The lesser of two EEVLs? UK Pugh, Lyndon academic libraries, electronic information http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, information technology, academic libraries, electronic libraries Interface: Hymns ancient and modern Frances Blomeley describes the CINE eLib project UK Blomeley , Frances educations, multimedia, graphics, electronic libraries programme http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information technology, multimedia, electronic media CINE (Cartoon Images for Network Education, or CINE Is Never- Ending...) Professor David VandeLinde interviewed by Isobel Stark UK Stark, Isobel A higher education, dearing report http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, information technology, education, academic libraries View from The Hill Lesly Huxley discusses the work on DESIRE Europe Huxley, Lesly training, subjects gateways, cataloguing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information retrieval, training, cataloguing DESIRE on Planet Sosig: Training for the Distributed Internet Cataloguing Model How widely used are Java, ActiveX, JavaScript, style sheets, PICS, metadata in HE web sites UK Kelly, Brian higher education, web technologies, world wide web http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information technology, education WebWatching UK Universities and Colleges UK Scales, Walter subject gateways, electronic information, electronic libraries, national electronic resources http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reviews, information sources, electronic libraries, academic libraries Dotting the I UK Lafford, Annette subject gateways, electronic information, electronic libraries, national electronic resources http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, revised products, information sources, electronic libraries, academic libraries The glass of fashion and the mould of form ... Justin MacNeil reviews the beta version of Microsoft FrontPage '98. Worldwide MacNeil, Justin information technology, software, web technologies http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, information technology, electronic libraries Netskills Corner report from lanch of revamped subject gateway for history Worldwide Stark, Isobel A subject gateways, history, humanities http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, revised products, information sources, electronic libraries, academic libraries At the Event: History Steven Smith explains the background to the relaunch of IHR-Info as History Worldwide Smith, Steven subject gatesways, history, electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information sources, electronic libraries, academic libraries The History of History The History of History UK Sykes, Phil electronic publishing, on-demand publishing, humanities http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information sources, electronic publishing, academic libraries On Demand Publishing in the Humanities web editorial from issue 12 Ariadne Europe editorial, electronic information Stark, Isobel A publications, editorial, information profession, electronic libraries, information technology http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Editorial from the web version of Issue 12 print editorial from Ariadne, Issue 12 Europe Pugh, Lyndon editorial, electronic information http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, editorial, information profession, electronic libraries, information technology Editorial from the print version of Issue 12 Peter Brophy on the effective use of email. Worldwide Brophy, Peter electronic information, electronic mail, working practices http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, information technology, staff, time management Old Ghosts Rear Their Heads Worldwide Ray Lester information technology, strategic management http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reports, information technology, electronic libraries Minotaur: We must not be driven by IT: IT is the driver! Tracey Stanley explores ranking by search engines. Worldwide Stanley, Tracey search engines, web technologies, information retrieval http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information retrieval, search engines, searching Search Engines Corner: Moving Up The Ranks Jim Huntingford reports from the Consortium and Site Licensing Seminar organised by the United Kingdom Serials Group UK Huntingford, Jim site licences, softwar licences, electronic jounals http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, reports, publishing, electronic publishing, networking At the Event: Consortium and Site Licensing Worldwide electronic information, information retrieval, metadata Gill, Tony events, reports, information retrieval, informatics, electronic libraries, indexing, search engines http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Metadata Corner Metadata Corner: DC5: The search for Santa Lesly Huxley discusses the work on DESIRE UK Dempsey, Lorcan training, subjects gateways, cataloguing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html publications, reviews, libraries, public libraries, networking Public Libraries Corner: Soul and song: New Library: the People's Network Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 13 Discusses whether or not national libraries have a role in the age of the Internet, and if they will shrink or expand? Or if their functions will become obsolete or be taken over by other bodies. Worldwide Line, Maurice National Library, Internet, Library Services, British Library Document Supply Centre, central collection, distributed collection, national bibliography, future of national libraries, archiving, electronic publication http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, funding, libraries, archives, library function What do National Libraries do in the Age of the Internet? The University of Ulster consists of a number of campuses which have integrated managerial, computing and library services and systems. This article discusses the services available to the library users Worldwide Stark, Isobel Library services, distributed catalogues, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Special Collections, European Documentation Centre, CAIN, ESPERE, Eurotext, Formations, EduLib, SuperJournal http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, users, electronic libraries University of Ulster Ruth Jenkins looks at BIPEx, Bowker Information Professionals' Exchange, and meets some of the people behind it Europe Jenkins, Ruth Information Services, BIPEx, Bowker Information Professional's Exchange, electronic journals http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new journal issues, information sources, information services View from the Hill Brian Kelly describes the launch of the W3C-LA and the role of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Describes work to be carried out within W3C-LA includes the development of Demonstrator systems, including implementations of new HTTP technologies, aimed at improving the performance of the web, use of new CSS and HTML facilities to demonstrate best practices for information providers, PICS for rating and filtering materials, etc. Europe Kelly, Brian W3C, W3C-LA, World Wide Web Consortium, Associates http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, workshops, information management, information services The World Wide Web Consortium: launch of the W3C-LA Initiative Worldwide Dawson, Heather Social Science Gateway, Social Science Database, Politics, Editing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, new products, users, information science Politically Correct: Editing the Politics Section of SOSIG Professor Charles Oppenheim answers some copyright queries Worldwide Oppenheim, Charles copyright, reproduction rights, legal issues, Reproduction of Table of Contents, OCR-ing and UK Law, Copyright of Art Images, Fair Dealing with regard to Slides and Images http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, users, copyright Charles' Copyright Corner HYLIFE STANDS FOR HYbrid LIbraries of the FuturE. The project is about how best to deliver the mixture of print and electronic services likely to be required of higher education libraries in the foreseeable future. UK Ian Winkworth research interfaces, HYbrid LIbraries of the FuturE, University of Northumbria, University of Central Lancashire, University of Newcastle, University of Plymouth, Highlands and Islands Project http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new products, library technology, information services HYLIFE Lisa Gray explores the 1997 Online Exhibition at Olympia, London, concentrating on products and services available for the biomedical community. UK Gray, Lisa Online 1997, Olympia, Learned Information, biomedicine, Prous Science, Internet information systems, ensemble CD-ROM, Cochrane , Database of Systematic Reviews, Ovid, MIRON, Silver Platter Information, Optology Information Solutions, UMI, ProQuest Medical Library, Aries Systems Corporation, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts,Elsevier Science, Science Channel, the Institute of Scientific Information http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, new products, information technology, electronic publishing The Online Exhibition - the OMNI perspective IMPEL2 [1], a UK eLib Supporting Study, has investigated the organisational, social and cultural impacts of educational and technological change on people, specifically on information providers and users. The aim has been to reach a better understanding of the depth and complexity of change and its effective management. UK Huntingford, James cultural impact, social change, working practices, professional, para-professional, technological change, IT, libraries, working environment, morale, case studies, UK Higher Education Institutions, questionaires, QSR.NUD.IST, data analysis, eLib programme http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, jobs, information profession, automation The Impact of IMPEL Sarah Ormes describes EARL's new online reference query service. UK Ormes, Sarah Public Libraries, reference services, EARL, online, Internet http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new products, users, information services Public Libraries Corner: Ask A Librarian M25 LINK AIMS to establish a pilot virtual clump to provide single search access to the OPACs of a subset of six members of the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries UK Sykes, Jean Virtual Clumps, distributed library catalogues http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new databases, library technology, co-operation M25 Link The role of research analysts in the British Library's Digital Libraries Programme, and the current and future direction of research UK BLRIC, user needs, resource provision, internet, digital information, LIC, UKOLN, Digital Libraries Programme, London City University, journalism Howley, Sue research, new products, users, automation http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html The British Library's Digital Libraries Programme Glen Monks defines the current meaning, and explores the tendency of this term to change over a short period of time. Worldwide Monks, Glen Intranets, campus wide information systems, networks, buzzwords, companies, institutions, internal information networks, publishing. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, new products, information technology, networks What is ... an Intranet? HEADLINE (HYBRID Electronic Access and Delivery in the Library Networked Environment) is one of the Hybrid Libraries projects funded under the eLib Phase 3 programme. Starting in January 1998 and running for three years, the project aims to develop and implement a working model of the hybrid library in a range of real- life academic situations. UK Wade, Maureen HEADLINE, Electronic Access and Delivery in the Library Networked Environment, London School of Economics, the London Business School, University of Hertfordshire, eLib phase 3, library resources, hybrid libraries, information delivery, economics, finance, business, management, content negotiation, M25, CLUMPS, dynamic html, Dublin Core, Digital Object Identifiers http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new products, library technology, information services HEADLINE The MUSIC Libraries Online Project is intended to link the OPACs of all nine UK music conservatoire libraries using Z39.50 to form a virtual union catalogue for music materials UK Duffy, Celia distributed catalogues, music http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new databases, library technology, co-operation Music Libraries Online The Internet has been touted as a great development undoubtedly beneficial to the human race. However, earlier technical innovations, such as the Internet, have not provided automatic benefits. Worldwide Schmier, Louis Internet, WWW, World Wide Web, Civilisation, Culture, Education http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reviews, users, electronic media Minotaur A brief report on the Warsaw FEMIRC conference which took place in December 1997, together with photographs taken at the event, and links to related sites. Europe Hunter, Philip European Library Telematics Programme, DG13, European Union, IRC, FEMIRC, Innovation Relay Centres, Fellow Member Innovation Relay Centres, Fifth Framework Programme, Poland, OPI, Office of Information Processing, Tsilibaris, Krystyna Siwek, CEEC, British Council, Exploit, Accompanying measures, Deutshces Bibliotheksinstitut, eLib, Ariadne, Innovations, Inco-Copernicus http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, meetings, information work, co-operation International FEMIRC Conference, Warsaw Discusses whether or not national libraries have a role in the age of the Internet, and if they will shrink or expand? Or if their functions will become obsolete or be taken over by other bodies. Worldwide Line, Maurice National Library, Internet, Library Services, British Library Document Supply Centre, central collection, distributed collection, national bibliography, future of national libraries, archiving, electronic publication http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, funding, libraries, archives, library function What do National Libraries do in the Age of the Internet? Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 14 Lyndon Pugh discusses the latest noises from government over public library networking and life long learning. UK government initiatives, electronic libraries, public libraries Pugh, Lyndon publications, reports, libraries, public libraries, electronic libraries, information services The People's Library Les Watson asks how we use technology in general as part of the learning process UK government initiatives, information services, communications and information technology Watson, Les publications, reports, information management, academic libraries, electronic libraries, information services Information Services: A Mission and a Vision UK electronic libraries, public libraries Pugh, Lyndon publications, interviews, libraries, public libraries Down Your Way: Croydon Mel Collier, previously Director of the International Institute for Electronic Library Research at De Montfort University and now Director of Strategic and Operational Planning at Dawson Holdings plc. UK electronic libraries Pugh, Lyndon publications, interviews, information profession, electronic publishing, electronic libraries View From The Hill Interactive web pages have required the use of plug-in technologies, or languages such as Java. However recent developments are enabling dynamic web pages to be produced using simple scripting languages such as Javascript. Brian Kelly gives an introduction to Dynamic HTML. Worldwide HTML, java Kelly , Brian publications, reports, information technology, electronic publishing Animate Your Web Pages REGARD, a new research database now available on the World Wide Web. REGARD has been developed at the University of Bristol as a collaborative project between the Institute for Learning and Research Technology and the University Library UK databases, social sicences, electronic libraries, researchers Timmis, Sue products, new products, information sources, databases, academic libraries REGARD: Social Science Research in the Spotlight UK resource discovery, interoperability, protocols, databases, subject gateways Powell, Andy publications, reports, information retrieval, electronic libraries, searching, networking, databases CrossROADS and Interoperability Worldwide Scales, Walter internet, multimedia design publications, reports, information technology, Web pages, design Netskills Corner: Multimedia Web Design: Running down an up escalator? news items from the March 1998 issue of Ariadne Worldwide news, electronic libraries, conferences, products Stark, Isobel A publications, new products, information technology, education, events, new databases Newsline Malcolm Campbell offers some home truths about screen based education. Worldwide Campbell, Malcolm computer aided learning, humour publications, reports, information technology, education Cartoon Corner Charles Oppenheim answers copyright questions UK copyright, electronic libraries, electronic copyright Oppenheim, Charles publications, reports, information sources, copyright Charles' Copyright Corner Robin Alston replies to issue 13's Minotaur, Louis Schmier Worldwide Alston, Robin internet, education publications, reports, information technology, education Minotaur: An Indispensable Net? Kelly Russell, JISC International Liaison, reports on the US Coalition for Networked Information's (CNI) Fall Task Force Meeting in October. Worldwide electronic libraries, digital libraries Russell, Kelly events, reports, information profession, electronic libraries At the Event: CNI Conference Rosemary Russell reports on MODELS workshop 6. Worldwide distributed libraries, electronic libraries Russell, Rosemary events, reports, information profession, electronic libraries At the Event: A Distributed National Electronic Resource? Paul Miller discusses some of the issues raised at a recent European Commission meeting on metadata for resource discovery Worldwide metadata, cataloguing, resource discovery Miller, Paul publications, reports, information retrieval, searching, electronic libraries, records management Dublin comes to Europe UK electronic information, electronic libraries, higher education Smith, Martin publications, reports, information technology, electronic libraries, academic libraries, education Electronic Resource Creation and Management at Scottish Universities: Survey Results and Demonstrator Service Progress David Larbey writes about EDDIS, which is categorised as one of eLib’s document delivery projects. EDDIS is an acronym for electronic document delivery, the integrated solution. UK Larbey, David electronic document delivery, electronic libraries publications, reports, information sources, electronic publishing, academic libraries, periodicals Project EDDIS Christine Baldwin describes work so far on this project which set out to study the factors that will make electronic journals successful and really useful to the academic community UK electronic journals, electronic libraries, higher education Baldwin, Christine publications, reports, information sources, electronic publishing, academic libraries, periodicals SuperJournal Update Monica Blake describes some findings from the Internet and Older People Project, funded by The British Library Research and Innovation Centre Digital Library Research Programme Worldwide Blake, Monica internet, senior citizens publications, reports, information technology, user studies Internet resources for older people UK Cook, Alison internet, health information, health informatics, information quality publications, reports, information sources, electronic publishing Information Quality For Health and Medicine Professionals 'Shaping the Knowledge Society' was the theme of the 6th BOBCATSSS symposium held in the National Szechenyi Library, Budapest 26-28 January 1998. Europe Dugdale, Christine events, reports, information profession, electronic libraries At the Event: 6th BOBCATSSS International Symposium, Budapest Worldwide electronic libraries, public libraries Knight, Jon publications, reviews, information technology, networking, CD-ROM Networked CD-ROM redirectors Oliver de Peyer, JIBS User Group committee member, with his personal view of what it is like being on the other side of the the metaphorical electronic issue desk. UK end user education, higher education de Peyer, Oliver publications, reports, users, user training, user studies, academic libraries An End User's View Worldwide Resource Description Format, metadata Heery, Rachel M publications, reports, information technology, electronic libraries What Is... RDF? UK internet, public libraries, end-user training Criddle, Sally publications, reports, information work, social groups, activities, user training Public Libraries Corner: Public Libraries Corner Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 15 Project PATRON - audio and video on demand at the University of Surrey UK electronic libraries, multimedia, in demand Maslin, Jon research, reports, information sources, electronic media, electronic libraries,electronic publishing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html Project PATRON Terry Hanson explores how libraries might develop effective ways of indicating their access arrangements to their users, and suggests that they might create an "access catalogue" as a tool distinct from their traditional "holdings catalogue" Worldwide Hanson, Terry electronic libraries, resource discovery, information retrieval, cataloguing, indexing http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information retrieval, cataloguing, electronic libraries,non-print materials, CD-ROM The Access Catalogue Gateway to Resources Lyndon Pugh visited the Centre for Alternative Technology in Powys, Wales. UK Pugh, Lyndon alternative technologies, alternative energy http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, libraries, information services Down Your Way Lesly Huxley introduces a new and unique online source of career development opportunities for social science researchers, Grapevine, which was officially launched at the IRISS'98 conference, in March 1998. UK Lesly Huxley electronic libraries, electronic publishing, online information, career development, social sciences http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, reports, information sources, staff Planet Sosig Tracey Stanley tries out one of the newest search engines on the Web Worldwide Stanley, Tracey electronic libraries, internet, searching techniques, search engines http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html products, new products, information retrieval, electronic libraries, online, networks Search Engines Corner: Northern Light: A Leading Search Light? Ian Peacock describes the Robots Exclusion Protocol and reports on a analysis of the use of this protocol by UK Universities and Colleges. UK Peacock, Ian web sites, web robots, internet protocols http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information technology, academic libraries, Web pages, search engines Showing Robots the Door Gordon Brewer re-examines the "convergence of services" issue, and attempts to bring some clarity to the debate. UK Brewer, Gordon libraries, library services, computer services, converged services http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, reports, management, information services Minotaur A personal view of one possible way forward for ensuring that potentially valued digital materials are preserved for future study and use. UK electronic libraries, digital archives, text preservation, co- operation Streatfield, David research, reports, information retrieval, archives, electronic libraries,non-print materials http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html A National Co-ordinating Body for Digital Archiving? ROUTES is a gateway developed by the Open University Library which brings librarians and academic staff together to select Internet resources for OU students. UK O'Sullivan, Una electronic libraries, multimedia, in demand http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information sources, academic libraries, electronic libraries,infromation services ROUTES Stephen Pinfield introduces a new eLib project in the Hybrid Libraries area based at the University of Birmingham Pinfield, Stephen hybrid libraries, electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information technology, electronic libraries eLib Phase 3: Project BUILDER Derek Law talks to Lyndon Pugh about the print/electronic transition, networking, eLib and other matters. UK Pugh, Lyndon hybrid libraries, electronic libraries, librarianship, information sklills http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html people, interviews, information profession, electronic libraries Interface Brian Kelly explains XML, Extensible Markup Language. XML has been designed to address a number of deficiencies in HTML. Worldwide Kelly, Brian HTML, hypertext, SGML, XML, mark-up languages http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information technology, electronic publishing, Web pages What Is... XML? Sarah Ormes reports from the American Public Library Association National Conference in Kansas City US Ormes, Sarah L public libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html events, conferences, libraries, public libraries Public Libraries Corner: Elvis is alive and well and selling library management systems in Kansas City The main aim of the project was to enhance the expertise of academic staff in the exploitation of networked information resources while also underpinning the network competencies of library and academic staff. UK Flatten, Kay hybrid libraries, electronic libraries http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/about/copyright.html research, reports, information technology, training, electronic libraries, user training Project TAPin Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 16 David Nicholas looks at the Internet phenomenon from the point of view of the Media. David Nicholas Hacking the Net Lyndon Pugh introduces Philippa Dolphin of Birkbeck College, and its approach to providing support services to part time students. UK Dolphin, Philippa Birkbeck College, support services, part time students, distance education, college library people, courses, users, school libraries View from the Hill: Birkbeck College A number of new technologies have emerged recently, such as HTML 4.0, CSS2.0, XML and HTTP 1.1. Other new web technologies appear to be waiting, just around the corner. But we can't expect all users to upgrade to the latest version of their favourite browser. Worldwide Kelly, Brian HTML 4.0, CSS2.0, XML , HTTP 1.1, new technologies, browser trends, Web deployment, W3C publications, new products, information technology, networking Web Focus Corner: Intermediaries: Ways Of Exploiting New Technologies Intermediaries: Ways Of Exploiting New Technologies Dave Beckett shows you the best of the search engine features and gives tips on managing the output when a query returns thousands of answers. Worldwide Beckett, Dave search engines, syntax, boolean, proximity, wild cards, phrase searching, AltaVista, HotBot, HENSA, Northern Light, Lycos, Yahoo publications, reviews, information retrieval, search engines Search Engines Corner: Polishing Your Searches A discussion of three main aspects of the evaluation of Web resources; access, quality, and ease of use. Worldwide Judith Edwards access, quality, ease of use, web pages The Good, the Bad, and the Useless Newsline: Netskills has announced a change in its charging arrangements Conference on Guidelines for Digital Imaging 1998 UCISA Web Awards Email list set up to provide information about the UK National Electronic Site Licence Initiative (NESLI) Worldwide Ariadne 1998 UCISA Web Awards, NESLI, email list, Netskills, digital imaging publications, announcements, users, electronic publishing Newsline Ariadne's caption competition invites captions for the monthly image submissions. Hunter, Philip J caption, competition, image, photograph publications, reviews, users, electronic media Caption Competition cartoon for caption competition Worldwide Ariadne library support services noticeboard, image publications, reviews, users, electronic media Cartoon Electronic Access: Archives in the New Millennium Michael Day reports on a conference held at the Public Record Office, Kew on 3- 4 June 1998 . This article appears in the Web and not the print versions of Ariadne. Worldwide Day, Michael electronic access, European Union, Russia, archives, Public Records Office, conference publications, conferences, information retrieval systems, archives At The Event: Electronic Access: Archives in the New Millennium A tongue in cheek debate between information professionals, approaching the convergence of services issue from the library side and the computing services side of things UK Stephen Gough convergence of services, merged services, Information Developments, Derek Law, Andy Jordan Law vs Jordan: Who Makes the Best Information Service Manager Library Association's Public Libraries Group bi-annual study school; Resurrection: a new life for powerful public libraries. UK Criddle, Sally Library Association, public libraries, Government initiatives, New Library, National Grid for , Learning publications, meetings, libraries, librarianship Public Libraries Corner: And they're off!… The third UKOLN conference in the series Networking and the future of libraries was held at the University of Bath, 29 June-1 July. Its central theme was the construction of information and learning landscapes. The programme ranged from the exploration of distributed library architectures now being developed, to future gazing with the help of some visionary speakers. Worldwide UKOLN conference, networking, future of libraries, information landscapes, learning landscapes Ormes, Sarah L publications, conferences, libraries, networking Information Landscapes for a Learning Society: UKOLN conference report Alan McDougall widening access, hybrid libraries, distance learning, JISC, UK Supporting learners at a distance Ariadne - The Web Version - Issue 17 A number of factors have strengthened the need for this sort of financial information to be more widely available, in an open and transparent manner, within organisations. In recent years, some academic libraries have implemented a process of devolved budgeting in collaboration with academic schools and departments within their institutions. UK One of the fundamental points that has arisen from the study is the varied understanding of what devolved budgeting actually means. , Bearing in mind that each institution is different, one of the early challenges was to identify some working definitions on which the , research could be based. The approach to this has been to propose a number of structural models. These range from a scenario , where there is devolution of complete responsibility for buying library materials and services from the institutional centre directly to , converged services, management accounting systems, devolving financial responsibility, resource allocation, strategic planning, devolved budgeting, British Library funded research project, University of Surrey Library, , collaboration with David Haynes Associates and Dr. Elizabeth Lyon Why Give it Away? This article outlines some of the imperatives for change and flexibility in the organisation of library and information services within UK higher education. It introduces some of the basic issues and concepts by drawing on the experience of organisational change at the University of Birmingham, where a fully converged Information Services has been in operation since October 1995, with an annual turnover of £12 million and 270 fte staff. UK Clive Field organisational change, organizational change, flexible organisation, converged services, library and information services, change Building on Shifting Sands: Information Age Organisations With over 30,000 students on 10 campuses, De Montfort is an institution where technology and web-based teaching, parts of the armoury of distance learning, are delivery mechanisms for campus- based students. De Montfort is developing the virtual university to underpin its on-campus learning: in time the techniques will be applied to off-campus students. The initiative is an important development in creating opportunities for new learners and supporting lifelong learning, where flexibility of access, time, place, pace - is a key factor. UK Kathryn Arnold virtual university, lifelong learning, web technology people, new products, users, education Phil Brady talks to Lyndon Pugh about the transition to managing integrated information services. integrated information services, IT Phil Brady people, interviews, information technology, information services Interface: the IT man's tale describe a proposed algorithm for calculating an MD5 message digest, or checksum, for Web pages. BIBLINK is a project funded within the Telematics for Libraries programme of the European Commission. It is investigating the bi-directional flow of information between publishers and National Bibliographic Agencies (NBAs) and is specifically concerned with information about the publication of electronic resources. Such resources include both on-line publications, Web pages, electronic journals, etc. and electronic publications on physical media such as CD-ROMs. Europe bi-directional information flow, publishers, National Bibliographic Agencies, electronic publications, message digest, checksum, web pages Peacock, Ian research, reports, information technology, electronic publishing BIBLINK.Checksum - an MD5 message digest for Web pages This article sets out to explore some of the issues to do with the establishment of a new periodical publication for information and IT professionals in Higher Education (HE). It addresses the need for a channel of communication which reflects the developing broad spectrum of information services in academic and related institutions, and is intended as an aid to further discussion. There is a niche which could be filled by a new publication positioned to occupy the middle ground of academic information services. it could serve to build bridges, interpret common issues and illuminate the overlapping concerns of all information workers, while reflecting range of complementary interests which are not covered in a single UK publication. UK journal, magazine, electronic publication, information and IT professionals, cross-disciplinary publication Lyndon Pugh publications, new journal titles, publishing, electronic publishing A New Publication for a New Challenge Nicola Harrison, Project Assistant at Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL), describes her experience of teleworking. UK Nicola Harrison teleworking, distributed cataloguing model, homeworkers, project culture, meetings, decision-making, volunteers, funded employees people, appointments, information work, personnel management Teleworking from Home DEDICATE (Distance EDucation Information Courses with Access Through nEtworks) is an EU-funded project to develop a flexible model of networked professional development in information literacy and user education. The model will be piloted at four university libraries in Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania, and at the International Centre for Information Management, Systems, Services in Torun, Poland. Europe eLib project, distance education, academic liaison, learner support staff, professional development, European Telematics Project Phillipa Levy people, reports, users, education DEDICATE (Distance EDucation Information Courses with Access Through nEtworks) Verity is exploring new ways of providing virtual library services that are creative, stimulating and educational for young people in the 13-19 age group. The aim is to design a system that helps those users with their information enquiries, in a context that encourages the development and understanding of their own information seeking skills. Verity will teach young people to find and manage information held in libraries and on electronic networks. Verity can be browsed through any (fairly recent) Web browser (Netscape, Internet Explorer). One of Verity's key challenges is the fact that it's being developed as a multilingual application, and developed in parallel by five partners, the lead partner based in the UK and other partners in Finland, Germany, Greece and Portugal. Europe electronic resources, multilingual application, virtual library services, youth services, information skills, graphical user interface, information search Walter Scales products, new products, information retrieval, searching VERITY (Virtual and Electronic Resources for Information Skills Training for Young People)