Overview of articles in Ariadne
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Article title |
Summary | Date published |
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| What Is RDF? |
Rachel Heery explains RDF (Resource Description Framework) |
March 1998
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| What Is Apache? |
Eddie Young gives the essentials of "Apache", the widely used Unix-based web server software. |
March 1999
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| What Is an Open Repository? |
Julie Allinson, Jessie Hey, Chris Awre and Mahendra Mahey report on the Open Repositories 2007 conference, held in San Antonio, Texas between 23-26 January 2007. |
April 2007
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| What Is an Intranet? |
Glen Monks explains the buzz word: intranet. |
January 1998
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| What Is a URI? |
Ian Peacock explains 'URI' in plain English. |
December 1998
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| What Is a URI and Why Does It Matter? |
Henry S. Thompson describes how recent developments in Web technology have affected the relationship between URI and resource representation and the related consequences. |
October 2010
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| What Have the CLUMPs Ever Done for Us? |
Peter Stubley puts the CLUMPs in perspective. |
March 2000
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| What Happens When We Mash the Library? |
Paul Miller looks at recent attempts to make library resources more appealing, including the Talis competition to build library 'mashups'. |
January 2007
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| What Happens If I Click on This?': Experiences of the Archives Hub |
Jane Stevenson describes the results of usability testing for the Archives Hub Web site. |
October 2008
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| What Features in a Portal? |
Geoff Butters analyses the features found in various types of portal, and includes a comparison with the planned features for the JISC Subject Portals. |
April 2003
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| What Do National Libraries Do in the Age of the Internet? |
Maurice Line, previously a Director General of the British library, ponders upon the questions faced by national libraries. |
January 1998
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| What Do Application Profiles Reveal about the Learning Object Metadata Standard? |
Jean Godby assesses the customised subsets of metadata elements that have been defined by 35 projects using the LOM standard to describe e-learning resources. |
October 2004
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| What Are Your Terms? |
Pete Johnston introduces the JISC Information Environment Metadata Schema Registry (IEMSR) Project and examines some of the challenges it is facing. |
April 2005
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| What Are XLink and Xpointer? |
Brian Kelly explains XLink and XPointer. |
July 1998
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| What Are Document Management Systems? |
Brian Kelly explains the concept of document management systems. |
September 1998
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| Welsh Libraries and Social Media: A Survey |
Alyson Tyler outlines the results of a survey of Welsh libraries, their access to, and use of, social media, and offers a sample business case. |
March 2012
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| WebWatch: UK University Search Engines |
Brian Kelly explores the search facilities used by UK university Web sites. |
September 1999
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| WebWatch: Testing Web Page Design Concepts for Usability |
Dey Alexander and Derek Brown demonstrate how the layout of a Web page has a direct influence upon users' capacity and willingness to engage with a Web site. |
July 2004
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| WebWatch: Surfing Historical UK University Web Sites |
Brian Kelly outlines strategies for choosing appropriate standards for building Web sites. |
April 2003
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| WebWatch: How Accessible Are Australian University Web Sites? |
Dey Alexander reports on a recent study of the accessibility of Australian university Web sites. |
January 2004
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