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Article title	Summary	Date published
eLib Starts to Deliver	Ariadne explains how the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib), a key IT programme for academic libraries, is shaping up. feature article	issue1 January 1996
The 4th WWW Conference in Boston	Debra Hiom and John Kirriemuir provide an informal report from the "cutting edge" of Web development. feature article	issue1 January 1996
Bernard Naylor: At the Eye of the Internet Storm	Bernard Naylor, the University Librarian at the University of Southampton, describes the information hurricane that is battering the world of Libraries. feature article	issue1 January 1996
What's Good and Bad about BUBL	Traugott Koch reviews the Bulletin Board for Libraries (BUBL). feature article	issue1 January 1996
OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information	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. project update	issue1 January 1996
EduLib: The National Network of Electronic Library Accredited Trainers	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. project update	issue1 January 1996
CLIC: An Electronic Chemistry Journal	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. project update	issue1 January 1996
Interface	Interview with Paul Evan Peters, director of the US Coalition for Networked Information. regular column	issue1 January 1996
Down Your Way	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. regular column	issue1 January 1996
View from the Hill	Scottish poet Douglas Dunn waxes lyrical on all things Internet. regular column	issue1 January 1996
Sceptics Column	Jim Smith finds that the Internet is no place to do research. regular column	issue1 January 1996
Wire: Email Interview with Traugott Koch	Traugott Koch submits to an interview by email. regular column	issue1 January 1996
Sideline	John MacColl on the delights of sharing the blandest of Midland hotels with a group of eLib project managers for a couple of days. regular column	issue1 January 1996
Netskills Corner	Netskills corner - Brian Kelly, Senior Trainer at Netskills, reviews Internet Explorer, Microsoft's Browser for Windows 95. tooled up	issue1 January 1996
From the Trenches: HTML, Which Version?	In From the Trenches, a regular column which delves into the more technical aspects of networking and the World Wide Web, Jon Knight, programmer and a member of the ROADS team, takes a look at the causes of good and bad HTML and explains what tags we should be marking up Web pages with. tooled up	issue1 January 1996
Downtime	Downtime is a regular section containing items to help you unwind from the rigours of networking. odds and ends	issue1 January 1996
John Burnside	John Burnside, fellow in creative writing at the University of Dundee, gives us his thoughts on adapting to 'change'. odds and ends	issue1 January 1996
Resources	Resources of use to UK Library/Information Science people. odds and ends	issue1 January 1996
Editorial Introduction to Issue 2	John Kirriemuir introduces Ariadne issue 2. editorial	issue2 March 1996
Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) Update	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. feature article	issue2 March 1996

Article title

Summary

Date published

eLib Starts to Deliver

Ariadne explains how the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib), a key IT programme for academic libraries, is shaping up.

feature article

issue1

January 1996

The 4th WWW Conference in Boston

Debra Hiom and John Kirriemuir provide an informal report from the "cutting edge" of Web development.

feature article

issue1

January 1996

Bernard Naylor: At the Eye of the Internet Storm

Bernard Naylor, the University Librarian at the University of Southampton, describes the information hurricane that is battering the world of Libraries.

feature article

issue1

January 1996

What's Good and Bad about BUBL

Traugott Koch reviews the Bulletin Board for Libraries (BUBL).

feature article

issue1

January 1996

OMNI: Organising Medical Networked Information

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.

project update

issue1

January 1996

EduLib: The National Network of Electronic Library Accredited Trainers

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.

project update

issue1

January 1996

CLIC: An Electronic Chemistry Journal

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.

project update

issue1

January 1996

Interface

Interview with Paul Evan Peters, director of the US Coalition for Networked Information.

regular column

issue1

January 1996

Down Your Way

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.

regular column

issue1

January 1996

View from the Hill

Scottish poet Douglas Dunn waxes lyrical on all things Internet.

regular column

issue1

January 1996

Sceptics Column

Jim Smith finds that the Internet is no place to do research.

regular column

issue1

January 1996

Wire: Email Interview with Traugott Koch

Traugott Koch submits to an interview by email.

regular column

issue1

January 1996

Sideline

John MacColl on the delights of sharing the blandest of Midland hotels with a group of eLib project managers for a couple of days.

regular column

issue1

January 1996

Netskills Corner

Netskills corner - Brian Kelly, Senior Trainer at Netskills, reviews Internet Explorer, Microsoft's Browser for Windows 95.

tooled up

issue1

January 1996

From the Trenches: HTML, Which Version?

In From the Trenches, a regular column which delves into the more technical aspects of networking and the World Wide Web, Jon Knight, programmer and a member of the ROADS team, takes a look at the causes of good and bad HTML and explains what tags we should be marking up Web pages with.

tooled up

issue1

January 1996

Downtime

Downtime is a regular section containing items to help you unwind from the rigours of networking.

odds and ends

issue1

January 1996

John Burnside

John Burnside, fellow in creative writing at the University of Dundee, gives us his thoughts on adapting to 'change'.

odds and ends

issue1

January 1996

Resources

Resources of use to UK Library/Information Science people.

odds and ends

issue1

January 1996

Editorial Introduction to Issue 2

John Kirriemuir introduces Ariadne issue 2.

editorial

issue2

March 1996

Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) Update

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.

feature article

issue2

March 1996