Issue 4 on Ariadne http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/ Recent content in Issue 4 on Ariadne Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 Are They Being Served? http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/user-services/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/user-services/ Preparing to write this article, I sought inspiration in the form of a recurring question. How can we improve our knowledge of users and their use of networked information services? What should we be doing to develop our understanding in the context of emerging digital library developments? And how might we make progress? My starting point came from a recent reading of the executive summary of the TULIP project final report. Around the Table http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/table/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/table/ Is the Internet of any use to the study of the humanities? One clearly strong area is in the provision of electronic texts; there are now enough out-of-copyright literary, philosophical and historical works scattered around the Internet for it to be a rival to Wordsworth’s Classics. And Internet sites are increasingly doing more than just offering plain ASCII versions. Firstly, HTML can be used to establish connections between different sections of a text, and between a text and critical apparatus. Best eLib Project Web Pages http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/best_elib/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/best_elib/ In the spring, we held a competition for those eLib projects that had, to date, produced and mounted their own set of Web pages. The criteria for a good set of Web pages was: Simple and pleasing designObvious and logical navigationA clear, not-too-technical, description of the projectPointers to related resources and servicesPointers/reference to the project personnel and any other project partnersClear contact detailsCompatibility across a range of browsers (or, alternately, browser independent pages)Mention of the eLib programme/JISC (i. Burnside Writes http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/burnside/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/burnside/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> Burnside Writes John Burnside writes John Burnside describes his first tentative step at Web page design… Having worked in the computer industry once, I still find myself scanning the IT jobs pages in newspapers, just to see what’s around. Force of habit, I suppose. Recently, what’s been interesting is the growing demand for web page developers, people who bring with them a certain design flair and, more importantly, an ability to develop the client’s web page as a corporate asset. Cartoon http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/cartoon/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/cartoon/ Cashing in on Caching http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/caching/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/caching/ The Internet is obviously the current buzzword in many organisations and libraries are no exception. Academic libraries have long valued online access to their OPACs and the ability to provide search services of large scale remote databases. However the phenomenal growth in the World Wide Web (WWW) and the demands from an increasing number of people to get easy access to the wealth of information now available has meant that library network provisions are currently undergoing a rapid period of evolution. Centre for Database Access Research (CEDAR): The Huddersfield Connection http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/cedar/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/cedar/ Almost in the very beginning …The seed which has grown into CeDAR - the Centre for Database Access Research was probably planted way back in 1973 at the early days of online searching. The Marconi Research Laboratories at Gt. Baddow in Essex had developed an Automated Ultrafiche Terminal capable of storing enormous quantities of information on high density microform. This device offered access for a wide variety of potential applications from telephone directories to criminal records, maps to images of grasses brought back by Darwin from Australia, learning programmes to literature abstracts. Charging Ahead? http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/lucier/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/lucier/ Librarians in Higher Education will become market-oriented product and service developers operating in a partially commercial environment within the next few years, according to Richard Lucier, Librarian of the University of California at San Francisco. He believes that libraries can no longer afford to subsidise full access to information for all users. Lucier's Follett Lecture, presented at Leeds in June, described how his library had coped with major cuts in central funding, accompanied by significantly higher prices for scientific information. Down Your Very Long Way Away http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/macau/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/macau/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> Macau and the Internet Down your very long way away: Macau In our occasional column featuring far-flung places, J. Correia, in his own words, fills us in on how Macau is embracing the Internet. Macau is a small territory on the southern coast of China, where the Portuguese and Chinese cultures have been co-existing in relative harmony since the 16th Century. Editorial Introduction to Issue 4: Changes to Ariadne and How to Read the Web Version http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/editor.html Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/editor.html Caching: A criminal offence not to?How many others are dreading the next massive intake/return of Internet curious student in the autumn, and the subsequent effects on networking speed? In this issue of Ariadne, Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton describe the benefits of caching. Caching is essentially a way of bringing resources closer to the people who use them; less network used, less congestion, greater download speed, less frustration. In these times, where the increase in network users (be they students, users in the prolifically spawning cybercafe market, or the secret army of at-home modem users) easily outpaces the increase in bandwidth, such initiatives are not so much useful, but essential. Globally Yours http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/follett/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/follett/ A packed lecture room in Leeds was the venue for the series' second birthday, when Richard Lucier gave his well-received talk The University as Library. Developed from an idea put forward by members of JISC's Follett Implementation Group on Information Technology (chaired by Lynne Brindley), the series began with Clifford Lynch's lecture on The Role of Libraries in the Networked Information Age. It has always been the aim to take the lectures to the audience. ILEJ: Internet Library of Early Journals http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/ilej/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/ilej/ The Internet Library of Early Journals (ILEJ) project aims to offer expanded access over the Internet to digitised page images of substantial runs of out of copyright 18th and 19th century journals and to evaluate them in terms of use and acceptability. A part of the eLib Digitisation Programme, the project has been funded for 2 years starting on 1 January 1996. It is being run by a consortium of 4 institutions - the Bodleian Library, Oxford, the John Rylands University Library of Manchester and the University Libraries of Leeds and Birmingham. IMPEL2: What Is eLib Doing to Us All? http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/impel2/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/impel2/ As its subtitle, 'Monitoring Organisational and Cultural Change' suggests, IMPEL2 is unlike most eLib projects as it is not developing a product or a service for the electronic library. As a Supporting Study of eLib it investigates the human implications of the electronic environment in UK Higher Education, the changing culture of organisations with the new demands of education and technology at the centre. The IMPEL2 team are based at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. Interface http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/nathan/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/nathan/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> Interface: Peter Nathan John MacColl talks to Peter Nathan, acting president and distinguished professor of Psychology at the University of Iowa. Peter Nathan, Acting President and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Iowa, does not mince his words. “It is rare” opines Nathan, “for the price of journals to bear any relation to the cost of producing them. JILT: Journal of Information, Law and Technology http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/jilt/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/jilt/ The Journal of Information, Law and Technology is the first journal to be launched under the banner of the Electronic Law Journals project. The Electronic Law Journals project brings together the Law Technology Centre at the University of Warwick and the Centre for Law, Computers and Technology at the University of Strathclyde in partnership. The goal of this partnership is simply to revolutionise legal publishing. The underlying aim of the project is to present suitable articles that are heightened by hyperlinks and accompanying demonstrations where possible. JUGL http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/jugl/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/jugl/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> 1996 JUGL Annual Conference The 1996 JUGL Annual Conference 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. Education on the Net This year’s JUGL Annual Conference and General Meeting was held at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. Libtech '96: eLib goes to Libtech '96 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/libtech/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/libtech/ Libtech International '96 has a set of Web pages at: http://www.herts.ac.uk/Libtech/libtech.htm Libtech International is organised by the the Library & Media Services department of the University of Hertfordshire and held on the University's Hatfield Campus in September each year. The event consists of a large exhibition and a conference programme, which consists of various seminars, lectures and workshops. Entry to Libtech '96 itself is free to attend; some of the seminars and workshops charge a nominal fee for admission. MIDRIB http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/midrib/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/midrib/ MIDRIB is a project being undertaken by staff of St George s Hospital Medical School, London and the University of Bristol, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust. Begun in April 1996, its aim is to create, maintain and deliver a comprehensive collection of medical images in digital form, for use in teaching and research. The project will gather the best of existing collections from respected professional sources, and draw them together into a coherent resource. Minotaur http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/minotaur/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/minotaur/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> Minotaur: Dinty Moore Minotaur: Dinty Moore 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. In my neck of the woods, the general consensus seems to be that the Internet, and the sudden explosion of the Web, is going to be great for libraries and for those who use them. Moral Rights http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/copyright/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/copyright/ In previous papers for Ariadne, I have examined some general copyright issues for eLib projects, and copyright problems associated with Electronic Copyright Management Systems. In this paper, I want to look at some of the effects of Moral Rights legislation on electronic library developments. Moral Rights give the creator of some copyright works, including literary works, artistic works and films, three rights. The first is the right of the author of a work to be acknowledged as the author or creator. NHS Libraries: At Home on the Web http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/health/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/health/ That many of the challenges and difficulties (see the two lists below) facing medical information specialists, have potential solutions in the near future organisation of the World Wide Web, is widely accepted. The problem facing medical information specialists is how, in the context of the NHS, do we make the Web work for us?   Challenges to health librarianship in a changing NHS Primary care led NHS: with more health care taking place away from hospitals information services should be more available to primary care practitionersCreation of an evidence-based culture: decision makers are ready to consider using bibliographic information to inform clinical and policy decisions provided the information is made available effectivelySpecific difficulties facing health libraries Netlinks Symposium http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/netlinks/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/netlinks/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> International Symposium 1st International Symposium on Networked Learner Support 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. The European Championships were well under way when 59 delegates descended on Sheffield for the 1st International Symposium on Networked Learner Support (17th and 18th June 1996). Netskills Corner: Redesigning Your Web Pages? http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/netskills_corner/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/netskills_corner/ How many organisations, departments, groups and individuals throughout the country do you think are planning to redesign their Web pages during the Summer? Are you? Is your university? What is the best design for your Web pages? If there isn't a "best design" how do you avoid a bad design - and anyone who has spent any time surfing the Web will know there are many examples of bad pages around. Poem: Aurelia Aurita http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/poem/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/poem/ 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. Aurelia Aurita Chrysaora Isosceles Aurelia aurita, four violet rings in jelly, one olympic ring short, trailing lips; four holes in a Celtic cross, ring traps in a lobster pot, food in, stays in, sea-coloured belly. Chrysaora isosceles, opaque cloud of browns, long tentacles of tissue paper streamers, lung preserved in brine. ResIDe: Electronic Reserve for UK Universities http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/reside/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/reside/ The aim of ResIDe is to pilot an electronic reserve system or short loan collection aimed at students in the Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE). UWE Library Services and Faculty of Built Environment are working with the ESRC Data Archive, Museum of London, Institute of Housing and Ordnance Survey on this project. Why develop an electronic reserve system?Changes in patterns of teaching and learning have led to a decrease in academic staff/student contact hours and a greater reliance upon student centred learning. Research Elsewhere http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/research.html Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/research.html In this new section, we will be taking a closer look at non-eLib digital libraries initiatives, programmes, projects and research, both in the UK and overseas.  CEDAR: The Huddersfield Connection: Steve Pollitt describes the history and research behind CEDAR, the Centre for Database Access Research, which specialises in work on the design of interfaces for information retrieval systems. TLTP: 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 " Serving the Arts and Humanities http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/ahds/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/ahds/ Increasing scholarly use of computers and electronic resources raises a number of related challenges. Computer-based research produces digital data with significant secondary use value. Yet that value cannot fully be realised unless the data are created and described according to relevant standards, systematically collected, preserved, and reported to the widest possible community. The outpouring of digital resources which make up a growing share of our cultural heritage makes digital preservation an urgent cause. Sideline: Skinheads in Cambridge http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/sideline/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/sideline/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> Sideline Sideline: Skinheads in Cambridge 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. Sometimes you just hate travelling. Waiting for a connection at a Cambridgeshire station I’m blasted by unrelenting winds and find little solace from the weak April sun. TAPin: Training and Awareness Programme in Networks http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/tapin/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/tapin/ The TAPin project is a project which aims to deliver early in the eLib programme. The first deliverable was the Interim Report featuring the six partner universities, each representing a unique segment of the HE community. TAPin includes new and old universities with a variety of IT infrastructures and network readiness. The Infrastructure Audit, IT Strategy Survey, and Academic Staff Audit touched the heart of information provision from a variety of perspectives. TLTP: Teaching and Learning Technology Programme http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/tltp/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/tltp/ The Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP) is, to the best of our knowledge, the largest technology based initiative of its kind across the world within higher education. As a centrally funded initiative it provides us with an excellent example of the advantages of collaboration compared to the efforts of many individuals working in isolation. The programme is jointly funded by the four higher education funding bodies, HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW and DENI, who allocated 22. The Importance of Advanced Communications Technologies and Services (ACTS): The European Connection http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/acts/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/acts/ ACTS is an acronym for Advanced Communications Technologies and Services, a programme under the European Community 4th Framework R &TD Programme (collaborative research and technology development in Europe). ACTS is one of the biggest European R&TD investments with around 120 projects in place. The DTI/EPSRC High Performance Interfaces & Protocols (HPIP) LINK programme is the complementary UK initiative. In the words of the Commissions overview: "ACTS is part of a new agenda - outlined in the European Union's White Paper on 'Growth, Competitiveness and Employment' - aimed at making direct contribution to Europe's economic and social development. View from the Hill http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/kingston/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/kingston/ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN”> View from the Hill View from the hill: Ian Kingston John MacColl meets Ian Kingston, a professional whose traffic problems are confined to data. For Ian Kingston, more than for most people, time is money. He saves both through having one of the shortest commutes in the country, travelling the distance of the staircase of his home in a Nottingham suburb. Wire: Brian Kelly http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/wire/ Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/4/wire/ What do you do in the world of networking/libraries/WWW? Since October 1995 I've been the Senior Trainer for the Netskills project, based at the University of Newcastle. Over the past 9 months I've been involved in developing our HTML Authoring kit and delivering training courses throughout the UK. I am also responsible for the quality control procedures for the Netskills training materials. In addition I have been keeping abreast with network developments, which has included developing a Web Futures talk, using collaborative features of the Web (as described in my Netskills Corner article in Ariadne edition 2).