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This section contains columns that appear on a regular basis in the Web version of Ariadne, as well as some of the regular columns from the print version of Ariadne.

* Copyright info on the Net: In the copyright corner for this issue, Charles Oppenheim takes a look at some of the Web sites and Bulletin Boards that contain information on copyright issues.
* Public Libraries Corner: Commercial Partnerships in the Public Library : Sarah Ormes looks at the increase of net access in public libraries.
* Wire: Jasper Tredgold is put under the virtual spotlight to answer a few questions via email.
* InfoSeek Ultra: (Yet another) Web Search Engine : In the first of a regular column on Web searching, Tracey Stanley looks at InfoSeek Ultra, a new search engine which claims to allow searching on a index of 50 million Web pages.
* OMNI-corner: Patient Information on the Web: a Doctor on your Desktop?: Sue Welsh, the OMNI maintainer, examines the perils of using the Internet as a substitute for your local family practitioner.
* British Library Corner: Graham Jefcoate, a research analyst from the British Library Research and Innovation Centre will be writing this regular column for the remaining issues of Ariadne. In this issue, Graham gives us the text of his Libtech talk on "Text and the Internet".
* Down your Way: Alison Kilgour checks out the network facilities at Edge Hill College.
* Interface: Derek Law threw down the gauntlet to public libraries in a recent issue of Ariadne. Appropriately, an EARL picked it up. Alison Kilgour reports.
* View from the Hill: John MacColl orders lunch with a portion of e-mail.
* Minotaur: In Minotaur, the collective voice of Internet enthusiasts is countered by words of scepticism or caution. In this issue, publishing consultant Valerie Mendes puts the PC in its place.
* Burnside Writes: John Burnside with a few brief words on the perception of knowledge.
* Around the Table: Sheona Farquhar looks at sites in science and engineering.

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