Ariadne Issue 56 | Contents

Versioning in Repositories: Implementing Best Practice: Jenny Brace explains why giving time to versioning within a repository is worthwhile and outlines the best practice to implement.

New Schemas for Mapping Pedagogies and Technologies: Gráinne Conole reflects on the implications of Web 2.0 for education and offers two new schemas for thinking about harnessing the potential of technologies.

Integrating Journal Back Files into an Existing Electronic Environment: Jason Cooper describes how Loughborough University Library integrated a number of collections of journal back files into their existing electronic environment.

The Networked Library Service Layer: Sharing Data for More Effective Management and Cooperation: Janifer Gatenby identifies criteria for determining which data in various library systems could be more beneficially shared and managed at a network level.

A Desk Too Far?: The Case for Remote Working: Marieke Guy examines both the benefits and the pitfalls of working remotely from the standpoint of both employees and their organisation.

Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload: Sarah Houghton-Jan explores different strategies for managing and coping with various types of informational overload.

Lost in the JISC Information Environment: Tony Ross gives a personal reflection on his intellectual struggle to comprehend the JISC Information Environment.

Search Engines: Google Still Growing: Phil Bradley finds it difficult to ignore some of the latest developments from Google - particularly the ones that are actually quite good.

Persistent Identifiers: Considering the Options: Emma Tonkin looks at the current landscape of persistent identifiers, describes several current services, and examines the theoretical background behind their structure and use.

Institutional Web Management Workshop 2008: The Great Debate: Adrian Tribe reports on a three-day conference designed for professionals involved in the provision of institutional Web services, organised by UKOLN and held at King’s College, University of Aberdeen in July 2008.

The 2008 Mashed Museum Day and UK Museums on the Web Conference: Mia Ridge reports on the Mashed Museum day and the Museums Computer Group UK Museums on the Web Conference, held at the University of Leicester in June 2008.

A DRY CRIG Event for the IE Demonstrator: Paul Walk reports on an 'unconference' for developers working in and around the JISC Information Environment and institutional systems, hosted by UKOLN at the University of Bath in June 2008.

Preservation of Web Resources: Making a Start: Stephen Emmott reports on a one-day workshop aimed at all those interested in issues relating to institutional Web resource preservation. The event was held by the JISC-PoWR team at the University of London in June 2008.

Sun Preservation and Archive Special Interest Group: May 2008 Meeting: Vicky Mays and Ian Dolphin review the Sun Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) meeting held in San Francisco in May 2008.

Open Repositories 2008: Mahendra Mahey reports on the third international Open Repositories 2008 Conference, held at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton in April 2008.

Newsline: News and events
Visualizing Data: Pete Cliff considers a new book on data visualisation and hopes one day to implement some of the interesting ideas presented in this work.
What's the Alternative?: Career Options for Librarians and Info Pros: Lina Coelho takes an enthusiastic view of the opportunities open to library and information professionals presented in this career-enhancing book.
Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0: Emma Delaney considers the effects of Web 2.0 on delivering information literacy to library students and end-users.
Copyright Compliance : Practical Steps to Stay Within the Law and: Keeping Within the Law (KWtL) Online Service: Stuart Hannabuss argues that the book’s online big sister, Keeping Within the Law (KWtL), launched at the same time, is really the place to go and the source to buy.
Blended Learning and Online Tutoring: Planning Learner Support and Activity Design: Lyn Parker does not consider that the second edition has changed considerably from the first edition despite the publishers’ blurb to the contrary. Nonetheless, she feels there is much of value.
Web Accessibility: Practical Advice for the Library and Information Professional: Martin White reviews a book that provides advice for managers on how to ensure that Web sites, intranets and library services are fully compliant with guidelines and legislation on accessibility.