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Editorial Introduction to Issue 49: Technology Is Only Part of the Story

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Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 49.

It was rather pleasantly brought to my attention a little while back that Ariadne has made its own small contribution to the various discussions in respect of institutional repositories when I noticed a very kind acknowledgement of the Magazine from the authors of The Institutional Repository as I set about organising its review. Indeed those readers who have seen the review will have noted the references to related articles, some indeed by the very same authors.

From Nought to a Thousand: The HUSCAP Project

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Suziki Masako and Sugita Shigeki describe Hokkaido University's efforts to populate its institutional repository with journal articles.

Hokkaido University launched its project to construct an institutional repository in early 2004. After a year of discussion, planning and preparation, we started soliciting content in July 2005. Within a year of that start, we had assembled a depository of approximately 9,000 documents. It is named the Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (HUSCAP)[1].

e-Books for the Future: Here but Hiding?

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Brian Whalley outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information.

Wiki Or Won't He? A Tale of Public Sector Wikis

editor — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Marieke Guy revisits a topic receiving considerable attention these days and reflects on wiki use by public organisations.

Search Engines: Is Google Building on Shaky Foundations?

editor — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Phil Bradley takes an in-depth look at Google and its competition and wonders if things are looking slightly worrying for the search giant.

Workshop on E-Research, Digital Repositories and Portals

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Rob Allan, Rob Crouchley and Caroline Ingram report on a two-day workshop held at University of Lancaster over 6-7 September 2006

News and Events

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Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.