Overview of content related to 'operating system'
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An operating system (OS) is software, consisting of programs and data, that runs on computers, manages computer hardware resources, and provides common services for execution of various application software. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between application programs and the computer hardware, although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardware and will frequently call the OS or be interrupted by it. Operating systems are found on almost any device that contains a computer - from cellular phones and video game consoles to supercomputers and web servers. Examples of popular modern operating systems for personal computers are: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Unix. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Operating system)
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Support Models for Open Source Deployment |
Sebastian Rahtz and Randy Metcalfe report on OSS Watch's one-day conference on support models held in London in June 2004. |
July 2004, issue40, event report |
A National Archive of Datasets |
Jeffrey Darlington describes how structured datasets produced by UK Government departments and agencies are being archived and made available to users. |
April 2004, issue39, feature article |
Through the Web Authoring Tools |
Paul Browning offers a technical review of new approaches to Web publishing. |
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Public Libraries: 2003, 2004: A Backward Glance and Thoughts on the Future |
Penny Garrod looks at some of the broader issues affecting public libraries and information professionals. |
January 2004, issue38, regular column |
Search Engines: The Year 2003 in Perspective |
Phil Bradley takes us through the major trends and highlights in the world of search engines over the course of the past year. |
January 2004, issue38, regular column |
WebWatch: How Accessible Are Australian University Web Sites? |
Dey Alexander reports on a recent study of the accessibility of Australian university Web sites. |
January 2004, issue38, regular column |
Developing and Publicising a Workable Accessibility Strategy |
Lawrie Phipps, Sue Harrison, David Sloan and Betty Willder look at the increasing need for developers of institutional and educational Web sites to develop and follow a strategy for ensuring optimal accessibility of online content. |
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OSS Inaugural Conference: Open Source Deployment and Development |
Sebastian Rahtz and Randy Metcalfe give an overview of the first conference of the Open Source Advisory Service. |
January 2004, issue38, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
January 2004, issue38, news and events |
Unicode and Historic Scripts |
Deborah Anderson provides us an overview of the progress made in bringing historic scripts to the Unicode Standard. |
October 2003, issue37, feature article |
Ebooks in UK Libraries: Where Are We Now? |
Penny Garrod brings us up to date on developments in ebooks. |
October 2003, issue37, feature article |
DAEDALUS: Initial Experiences With EPrints and DSpace at the University of Glasgow |
William Nixon provides an overview of the DAEDALUS initial experience with the GNU EPrints and DSpace software and the decision to employ both. |
October 2003, issue37, feature article |
Windows Explorer: The Index Server Companion |
Brett Burridge describes the Index Server Companion, an application he has created that allows Microsoft Index Server to index content from remote websites and ODBC databases. |
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UM.Sitemaker: Flexible Web Publishing for Academic Users |
Jonathan Maybaum explains how UM.SiteMaker was designed to fill an important gap in the array of tools to suit academic publishing. |
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The Information Grid |
Ariadne reports on a one-day workshop on 'an interoperable environment to support research, learning and teaching' held at the e-Science Institute in Edinburgh, April 30, 2002. |
July 2002, issue32, event report |
The JISC Information Environment and Web Services |
Andy Powell and Liz Lyon look at possible relationships between the Web Services idea and earlier ideas about seamless access to information. |
April 2002, issue31, feature article |
Search Engines |
Phil Bradley's regular column on search engine technology. |
April 2002, issue31, regular column |
Windows NT Explorer: Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) |
Brett Burridge investigates the use of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), the XML-based protocol that is taking a leading role in the emerging area of Web Services. |
October 2001, issue29, regular column |
Software Review: C4U |
Andrew Cox and Simon McLean review this web-monitoring software. |
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Web Focus: Hot News From WWW10 |
Brian Kelly reports on the Tenth International World Wide Web Conference, held in Hong Kong on 1-5 May 2001. |
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Search Engines: Robots, Spiders and Your Website |
Phil Bradley looks at the effect these have on your site's vital statistics. |
March 2001, issue27, regular column |
Building on BUILDER |
Ian Upton explores the achievements of this Windows NT server based project. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Web Watch: WebWatching eLib Project Web Sites |
Brian Kelly is WebWatching the eLib Project Sites. |
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Web Focus: Institutional Web Management Workshop - The Joined Up Web |
Brian Kelly reports on the "Institutional Web Management Workshop: The Joined-Up Web" event, held in Bath. |
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Web Watch: A Survey Of Web Server Software Used In UK University Web Sites |
Brian Kelly A Survey Of Web Server Software Used In UK University Web Sites. |
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In Vision: The Internet As a Resource for Visually Impaired People |
Ann Chapman on the Internet as a resource for visually impaired people: a survey of accessible sites, resources, current research and software. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
Convergence of Electronic Entertainment and Information Systems |
John Kirriemuir explores the technology and impact of expanding internet access. |
March 2000, issue23, feature article |
EPRESS |
Stuart Peters on EPRESS text management software tools, currently in development. |
March 2000, issue23, feature article |
Web Focus: The Use of Third-Party Web Services |
Brian Kelly discusses the use of third-party web services. |
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Review: in the Beginning... Was the Command Line |
Madeleine Shepherd reviews 'In the Beginning... was the Command Line' by Neal Stephenson. |
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Scientific, Industrial, and Cultural Heritage: A Shared Approach |
Lorcan Dempsey presents a research framework for libraries, archives and museums prepared for the European Commission. |
December 1999, issue22, feature article |
Planet SOSIG: Asking Questions - The CASS Social Survey Question Bank |
Adam Guy writes about the Question Bank service. |
December 1999, issue22, regular column |
Metadata for Digital Preservation: An Update |
Michael Day discusses 'Metadata for Digital Preservation'. |
December 1999, issue22, regular column |
Web Cache: The National JANET Web Cache Progress Report |
George Neisser discusses the plans of the National Caching Service. |
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Web Mirrors: Building the UK Mirror Service |
Report on the UK Mirror Service by Mark Russell. |
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Windows NT Explorer |
Brett Burridge on Internet Information Server (IIS 4.0) |
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Web Focus: Report on "Institutional Web Management Next Steps" Workshop |
Brian Kelly reports on the latest "Institutional Web Management Workshop," this year called: "The Next Steps." |
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Editorial Introduction to Ariadne Issue 20 |
Philip Hunter introduces Ariadne issue 20. |
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Windows NT Explorer |
Brett Burridge discusses Active Server Pages (ASP) - one of the most useful facilities provided by Windows NT server. |
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Web Mirror: The National Mirror Service |
Sally Hadland on the New National Mirror Service. |
