This section contains the main articles and features in this issue of Ariadne.
Where the Wild Things are...:
Marylaine Block describes the construction of Where the Wild Things Ar
e: 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 academia’s
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.
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