John MacColl with the editorial for the Print version of Ariadne issue 8. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/editorial">editorial</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/201/author-info">john maccoll</a> Bill Drew writes about accessing his library's OPAC within a web page using Java Telnet. He looks at the need, implementation, problems, and opportunities. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/363/author-info">bill drew</a> John MacColl describes the new call for proposals for further eLib programme work. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/201/author-info">john maccoll</a> Shirley Cousins introduces COPAC and discusses some of the issues involved in the ongoing development of a consolidated union OPAC. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/366/author-info">shirley cousins</a> Steve Mitchell describes INFOMINE, an impressive attempt to build a Web-based virtual library for the academic community. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/368/author-info">steve mitchell</a> As Renato Iannella shows, the Resource Discovery project at the DSTC in Australia is investigating issues to do with information discovery and access across large heterogeneous networks. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/project-update">project update</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/374/author-info">renato iannella</a> Hans W. Groenewegen, Debbie Hedger and Iris Radulescu describe Monash University's Electronic Reserve Project which is at the core of the electronic library project at the University's new Berwick campus. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/project-update">project update</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/377/author-info">debbie hedger</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/376/author-info">hans w. groenewegen</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/378/author-info">iris radulescu</a> Colin Webb and Kevin Bradley look at some of the practical realities, and implications, of introducing digital technology into the sound preservation functions of the National Library of Australia. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/project-update">project update</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/379/author-info">colin webb</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/380/author-info">kevin bradley</a> Jon Knight revisits his Perl module for processing MARC records that was introduced in the last issue and adds UNIMARC, USMARC and a script that converts Dublin Core metadata into USMARC records. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/tooled">tooled up</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/204/author-info">jon knight</a> Dave Hartland writes the Netskills Corner column for this edition. In it, he provides a brief overview of some of the EU-funded Telematics for Research projects. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/tooled">tooled up</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/382/author-info">dave hartland</a> Roddy MacLeod casts an EEVL eye over engineering resources. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/regular-column">regular column</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/311/author-info">roddy macleod</a> Paul Miller and Tony Gill offer a view of the recent Dublin Core metadata workshop in the Australian capital, Canberra. <a href="/issue8">issue8</a> March 1997 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/292/author-info">paul miller</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/233/author-info">tony gill</a>