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icon; not surprisingly, these articles were added on December 21st.

Old and new readers alike may well benefit from reading about the background to this, the Web version of Ariadne.

For quick navigation - either click on the highlighted text to go straight to the associated article, or click on the blue, torn section title e.g. "Main Articles" to go to the more detailed menu for that section. Readers might also want to check out the editorial.

This section contains the main articles from the Print version of Ariadne, as well as some of the major pieces unique to the Web version.
Where the Wild Things are...: Marylaine Block describes the construction of Where the Wild Things Are: Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net.
The Internet Resources Newsletter from Heriot-Watt University:Roddy MacLeod describes a Web-based resources newsletter
How to grow Gossamer and keep it untangled: George Munroe describes the experiences in establishing a large institutional web site.
Information strategies get down to business: John MacColl on the JISC approach to Information Strategies.
Infopolecon: John Lindsay comments on the evolution of the UK network infrastructure, and the problems arguably generated along the way.
SOSIG: Training to Support Social Science Teaching and Research: Lesly Huxley, the SOSIG Documentation and Training Officer, describes the workshops that SOSIG, one of the projects from the Access to Network Resource section, run.
From Books to Bits: Ian Brown describes the transition from paper-based to Web-based textbooks, and outlines a novel solution for the production of teaching material within academia.
Mailbase - unique electronic discussion list service for UK higher education tops 100,000 users: Morna Findlay and Elaine Blair report on the passing of a milestone for UK academiaÆs premier Mailing List resource.
An investigation into World Wide Web Search Engine use from within the UK - preliminary findings: Simon Stobart and Susan Kerridge give some of the preliminary results of a JISC- funded investigation into the use of Search Engines such as Alta Vista and Lycos within the UK.

In the eLib section, we present descriptions of several eLib projects.
Acorn: Paula Kingston outlines the ACORN project, which aims to develop a transferable model for the whole process of providing electronic access to short loan journal articles.
Catriona II: Mary Fletcher introduces a new seeker after Web resources. CATRIONA II is a project from the Access to Network Resources section of the programme.
MIDRIB: Julian Cook describes a major database of medical images.
Networked Learner Support Current Practice Case Base: Sarah Ashton describes the Current Practice Case Base, an index of links to sites that demonstrate a use of networked learner support.
ADAM: Bits and Pieces: Tony Gill presents a few bits and pieces of news regarding the ADAM project.

eLib isn't the only active area of electronic/digital library research and development. In this section, we take a closer look at other initiatives, programmes, projects and general work in this area, both in the UK and overseas.
Lessons learned from developing and delivering the BORGES information filtering tool: Alan Smeaton discusses the development and implementation of BORGES, an information filtering service for WWW pages and USENET news.
The BNBMARC Currency Survey: Ann Chapman describes the BNBMARC Currency Survey, a performance measurement survey on the supply of bibliographic records.
ILRT: The Institute for Learning and Research Technology: Gillian Austen, External Relations Manager at the recently founded Institute for Learning and Research Technology at the University of Bristol, gives an overview of its structure and objectives.
EDINA: WWW, Z39.50 and all that!: Peter Burnhill gives a briefing note on what EDINA and the Data Library are doing about the World Wide Web (W) and the Z39.50 Protocol (Z).

In this section we present reports from conferences, events and workshops of interest to the digital/electronic libraries and networking communities.
Access v Holdings, Cranfield: Sarah Ashton reports on an event of interest to the Document Delivery community.
Allerton 1996: Clare Davies reports on this years event in an annual conference series addressing user-centred aspects of library and information science.
10th Annual Anglo-Nordic Seminar: Kelly Russell from the eLib programme describes this seminar, which heavily featured speakers and current issues relevant to the UK digital libraries movement.
Open Journal trip report: Jon Knight visits the Open Journals eLib project to investigate what research they are undertaking into electronic journal architecture and navigation.
Elib Technical Issues Concertation Day: Clare McClean describes a day given over to the more technical issues arising from the Electronic Libraries Programme.
Ticer Summer School on the Digital Library : Robert van der Zwan describes a two week summer school in digital library developments at one of Europe's main research centres in this field.

This section contains a small number of articles of a slightly more technical nature (though still readable and often of relevance/interest to the less technically skewed amongst us).
Intranets: Jon Knight investigates what is meant by the current buzzword intranet and looks at how it may be applied in a library environment. A suggestion for a low cost entry level intranet solution is also given.
Displaying SGML documents on the World Wide Web: David Houghton discusses a method by which documents marked up using Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML) can be used to generate a database for use in conjunction with the World Wide Web.

Our regular columns and columnists from both the paper and Web versions.
British Library Corner: Graham Jefcoate describes the background behind the recently announced British Library Research and Innovation Centre call for proposals in the field of digital library research.
Copyright battles: The Shetlands: In the copyright corner for this issue, Charles Oppenheim takes a look at the Shetland Times versus Shetland News copyright case, and its implications for users of the World Wide Web.
Public Libraries Corner: Treasure Island on the Web: Sarah Ormes looks at children's libraries and literacy, and describes the Treasure Island Web pages, a resource that shows how the potential of the Web can be used to make classic texts more accessible to a younger audience.
Wire: Glen Monks is put under the virtual spotlight to answer a few questions via email.
Yahoo: UK and Ireland: Tracey Stanley takes a good look at a new version of an old index, Yahoo, which is aimed at the UK and Ireland.
OMNI-corner: Meeting the Visible Human: Sue Welsh reports from the Visible Human Project Conference of October 1996, an event that brought together many of the people involved with one of the most high profile Internet-based medical resources.
Down your Way: John Moores. Isobel Stark visits one of the most prominent new university library buildings of recent years.
Interface Miriam Drake: A rainy night in Georgia? The Library is still busy, as Miriam Drake explains to Alison Kilgour.
View from the Hill: Alison Kilgour meets John Hatt, traveller's companion turned virtual tourist.
Minotaur: In Minotaur, the collective voice of Internet enthusiasts is countered by words of scepticism or caution. In this issue, Nick Gibbins gives an overview of some of the potential features that the Web does not contain, but a more functional successor to it might.
Burnside Writes: John Burnside on his first classroom experience of "real" information.
Around the Table: Many legal resources are ideal for searching online. Noel Whitty highlights some sites for lawyers.

The usual collection of the exotic and weird, such as poetry, a cartoon and the infamous caption competition.
Poetry Spot: The regular contribution of verse.
Cartoon: The regular cartoon - this issue, a slant on Peer Review.
Caption Competition: The now infamous caption competition - see if you find last issue's winners funny, and send in your suggestions for this month's caption.
Sideline: Terry Morrow partakes of the Dublin experience.
Checkout: Reviews of Web sites and books of interest.
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