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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