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Feature articles in Ariadne are written by subject-matter experts invited to address topics of interest to information professionals.
- Total number of 'feature article' items in all Ariadne issues: 545
| Title | Article summary |
Date |
|---|---|---|
An End User's View |
Oliver de Peyer with his personal view of what it is like being on the other side of the the metaphorical electronic issue desk. |
March 1998, issue14, feature article |
Internet Resources for Older People |
Internet resources for older people: 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. |
March 1998, issue14, feature article |
A National Co-ordinating Body for Digital Archiving? |
David Haynes discusses one possible way forward for ensuring that potentially valued digital materials are preserved for future study and use. |
May 1998, issue15, feature article |
The Access Catalogue Gateway to Resources |
Terry Hanson explores how libraries might develop effective ways of indicating their access arrangements to their users. |
May 1998, issue15, feature article |
Project Patron |
Elizabeth Lyon and Jon Maslin describe this JISC eLib Programme project (Performing Arts Teaching Resources Online). |
May 1998, issue15, feature article |
ROUTES Project |
Una O'Sullivan describes the Open University ROUTES project. |
May 1998, issue15, feature article |
Hacking the Net |
David Nicholas looks at the Internet phenomenon from the point of view of the Media. |
July 1998, issue16, feature article |
Supporting Learners at a Distance |
Alan MacDougall on cost effective ways of widening access. |
July 1998, issue16, feature article |
The Good, the Bad and the Useless |
Judith Edwards evaluates Internet resources. |
July 1998, issue16, feature article |
Law Vs Jordan |
Stephen Gough discusses: Who makes the best manager of a converged service? |
July 1998, issue16, feature article |
Why Give It Away? |
David Haynes, Elizabeth Lyon and David Streatfield explore the mysteries of devolved budgeting. |
September 1998, issue17, feature article |
Building on Shifting Sands: Information Age Organisations |
Clive Field draws on his experience at the University of Birmingham to explore the issue of creating a flexible organisation. |
September 1998, issue17, feature article |
A New Publication for a New Challenge |
John MacColl and Lyndon Pugh discuss their proposal for a web and print magazine for Information and IT professionals in UK Higher Education. |
September 1998, issue17, feature article |
Teleworking from Home |
Nicola Harrison, Project Assistant at Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL), describes her experience of teleworking. |
September 1998, issue17, feature article |
Teams |
Lyndon Pugh argues there are signs we are hung up on multi-skilling... |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
DiLIS |
Debbie Lock introduces a new service, Distance Learners Information Service (DiLIS), from the University of Surrey Library and Information Services. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
eLib: How Was It for You? |
John Kirriemuir reviews the eLib programme |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Hybrid Libraries |
Stephen Pinfield describes the role of Hybrid Libraries and Clumps |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Knowledge Management |
Sheila Corrall asks if 'knowledge management' is a new phrase in place of 'information management', or a new concept altogether. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
I Have Seen the Future and IT Works |
Chris Batt Director of Library Services, Croydon, discusses Information Technology. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Internet Detective: BA Students Get on the Case |
Emma Worsfold and Debra Hiom introduce their "Internet Detective" online tutorial, and BA students from the final year Information Management BA at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, review the site. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Transatlantic Bandwidth: How to Save Money on Your Costs |
Sally Hadland, Information Officer at the Higher Education National Software Archive (HENSA), describes how using HENSA can save on transatlantic bandwidth. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
The ExamNet Project at De Montfort University |
David James Houghton introduces the ExamNet Project, which offers access to past De Montfort University examination papers in electronic form. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Launching an Electronic Magazine: An Overview of Value-added Features and Services |
Bernadette Daly looks at a variety of electronic publications as part of the research phase in the delivery of a new Web magazine. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Looking Back in Anger: A Retrospective |
Don Revill, former Head of Information Services at Liverpool John Moores University, offers a retrospective. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
JSTOR |
Daniel Holden reports on his trip to the United States to visit colleagues at JSTOR, a not-for-profit organisation creating a digital archive collection of scholarly journals |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
BIDS Begets Ingenta |
The University of Bath concluded an agreement to sign over the ownership of BIDS to a new organisation known as ingenta ltd, while still retaining a substantial share. Terry Morrow looks at the implications of the change, and reviews the latest developments in the services offered. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Of Arms and the Man We Sing |
John MacColl talks to Chris Rusbridge about the eLib programme. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
The Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI) |
Karla Youngs describes what TASI is and the work that it is doing in building a common ‘Framework’ for digital imaging projects. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Subject-Based Information Gateways |
Linda Kerr and Roddy MacLeod attended the recent CEI meeting at the Policy Studies Institute, London. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
SEAMLESS: Introduction to the Project |
Mary Rowlatt describes SEAMLESS, the Essex-based project. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Meta-Objects |
Matthew Dovey outlines an Object Oriented approach to metadata. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Instructional Management Systems |
John MacColl explores the IMS concept in the context of the SELLIC project. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Web Research: Browsing Video Content |
Peter Thomas, UWE, and Peter Macer of Hewlett Packard Research Laboratories describe automated techniques for browsing video content. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Practical Clumping: Mick Ridley on the BOPAC System |
Mick Ridley discusses the BOPAC system. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
CLUMPS in the Real World |
Juliet Dye and Jane Harrington look into evaluation procedures for the CLUMPS projects. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
ECMS: Electronic Copyright Management Systems |
Pedro Isaias considers Electronic Copyright Management Systems (ECMS). |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
Milestone for Mailbase: Ten Years Value-Added Service to UK Higher Education |
Elaine Blair discusses Mailbase services ten years on. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
Tolimac: 'Smart Card People Are Happy People' |
Sally Rumsey explains a pilot electronic document delivery service at the University of Surrey Library. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
An Overview of Subject Gateway Activities in Australia |
Debbie Campbell looks at how the original criteria proposed for an IMesh map against these Australian initiatives. |
September 1999, issue21, feature article |