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.
British Library Corner:
Graham Jefcoate describes the background behind the recently announced Br
itish Library Research and
Innovation Centre call for proposals in the field of digital libr
ary 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 Wi
de 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.
Material on this page is copyright Ariadne/original authors. This page last updated on December 21st 1996