Ariadne 26 is now available at:
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This issue features several articles focussing on
the UK Electronic Libraries Programme and a retrospective overview by the former
Director of the Programme, Chris Rusbridge. Ariadne 26 also features an
introductory article on the Distributed National Electronic
Resource by Stephen Pinfield and Lorcan Dempsey. Plus two articles on the
role of e-commerce in Higher Education. Ariadne also features a review of the
Preservation 2000 conference in York.
*After eLib: Chris Rusbridge, the former Director of the UK Electronic Libraries Programme, with an assessment of its achievements and legacy. *Travelling at the Speed of Discovery: The MALIBU project's Most
Valuable Lessons. Valeda Dent with a newcomer's perspective on the MALIBU
project.
*Building on BUILDER: Ian Upton explores the achievements of this
Windows NT server based project.
*AGORA: the Hybrid Library from a users perspective: Bridget Robinson and
David Palmer look at the Agora user studies.
*'The Future is Hybrid': Kate Robinson reports on 'The Future is
Hybrid' project day at the British Library in London on the 1st of November 2000
(in the At the Event section).
*The Distributed National Electronic Resource and the Hybrid Library:
Stephen Pinfield and Lorcan Dempsey with an overview of the
DNER.
*Clumps come up Trumps: Helena Gillis, Verity Brack, John Gilby and Marian
Hogg review the four eLib CLUMP projects now at the end of their funding
periods.
*e-Commerce in Higher Education: can we afford to do nothing?: Andrew
Aird on the impact of e-commerce on the non-commercial
sector.
*It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) or How I
learned to stop worrying and love the e-book: Sarah Ormes explores the e-book
from a Public Libraries perspective.
*Continuity and Collaboration: The Online Bach Bibliography: Yo
Tomita introduces the single most important online resource for the study of the
composer J.S. Bach.
*Understanding the searching process for visually impaired users of the Web
(NoVA): Jenny Craven gives an overview of the Resource funded NoVA project
(Non-visual access to the digital library).
*Exam Papers Online: Sally Rumsey on an innovative system for providing
electronic access to examination papers.
Regular columns
include:
*Planet SOSIG: Keeping Social Scientists Connected: Debra Hiom and Emma
Place.
*EEVL: new profile, new office: and coming soon - a new service: Roddy
Macleod manager of the EEVL project.
*BIOME News: Paula Manning with a brief report on the official launch of
BIOME at the Royal Society on the 2nd of November
2000.
*Metadata: Preservation 2000: Michael Day with an illustrated
report on the Digital Preservation conference held in York in December
2000.
*Public Libraries: Managing the Virtual Branch: Sarah Ormes reports
on the recent Public Libraries Web Managers Workshop held in the University of
Bath.
Plus 3 articles in the Get Tooled Up section:
*Web Focus: Brian Kelly looks at the 'Web Beyond the
PC'.
*Web Watch: Brian Kelly is 'WebWatching the eLib Project
Sites'.
*NT Explorer: Brett Burridge Looks at Microsoft's Site Server 3.0 Commerce
Edition.
Not forgetting the Ariadne cartoon and the very popular Ariadne Caption
Competition.
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Ariadne issues 27 and 28 now preparation. Suggestions for content should be sent to the Ariadne Editorial Office at: ariadne@ukoln.ac.uk Copy deadline for issue 27 is March 5, 2001. Copy Deadline for issue
28 is June 4,
2001.
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