Overview of content related to 'birkbeck college'

News and Events

editor — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

WebWatch: Surfing Historical UK University Web Sites

editor — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:00:00 +0000

Brian Kelly outlines strategies for choosing appropriate standards for building Web sites.

It has been said that those who ignore history, are condemned to repeat it. In the Web world we can be so excited by new developments that we may forget approaches we have taken in the past and fail to learn from our mistakes. This article describes how the WayBack Machine [1] was used to look at the history of UK University Web sites.

Web Watch: A Survey of Web Server Software Used by UK University Web Sites

editor — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0000

Brian Kelly with an update of his survey of server software used by central Web sites in UK Universities.

A survey of Web server software used on UK University Web sites was carried out in October 1997 and the findings were reported in Ariadne issue 12 [1]. The survey was repeated in September 2000 and the updated findings published in Ariadne issue 21 [2].

The survey was repeated in November 2002 and the findings are published in this article.

Climbing the Scholarly Publishing Mountain With SHERPA

editor — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 23:00:00 +0000

John MacColl and Stephen Pinfield explore the SHERPA project, which is concentrating on making e-prints available online.

JISC announced its FAIR Programme (Focus on Access to Institutional Resources) in January of this year. The central objective of the Programme is to test ways of releasing institutionally-produced content onto the web. FAIR describes its scope as:

Web Watch: An Accessibility Analysis of UK University Entry Points

editor — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 23:00:00 +0000

Brian Kelly reports on the accessibility of entry points of UK University Web sites.

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA) came into effect on 1 ^st September 2002. The Act removes the previous exemption of education from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), ensuring that discrimination against disabled students will be unlawful. Institutions will incur additional responsibilities in 2003, with the final sections of legislation coming into effect in 2005 [1].

Web Focus: The Role of the Web Editor

editor — Sat, 19 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Brian Kelly asks, does 'web editor' mean Unix guru or an HTML coder?

View from the Hill: Birkbeck

editor — Sat, 18 Jul 1998 23:00:00 +0000

Ariadne interview with Philippa Dolphin at Birkbeck, about how IT issues are tackled there.

Birkbeck College

An institution owing its origins to a 19th Century Mechanics' Institute, yet with 40% of its work at postgraduate level, a high research rating and only 5% of its fte drawn from full time students is a place where you might reasonably expect a pragmatic mix of the old and the new in its attitude to widening access. You would not be disappointed as Philippa Dolphin begins to describe her approach to the issue.

Copyright Corner

editor — Thu, 19 Mar 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Charles Oppenheim answers your copyright queries.

Copyright Corner

editor — Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Charles Oppenheim answers your copyright queries.

Reaching the OPAC: Java Telnet

editor — Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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.

Many remote users of our library catalog [1] have difficulty accessing it via telnet or dial-up for several reasons. It is available via telnet through a URL on our homepage [2]. Some problems using the OPAC include:

British Academy Symposium: Information Technology and Scholarly Disciplines

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Seamus Ross provides the programme for a symposium which seeks to explore how information technology has affected research in the humanities and social sciences.

The aim of the symposium is to explore how information technology has affected research in the humanities and social sciences, particularly in terms of the topics chosen and the way they are are approached -- in other words, whether there has been a paradigm shift, and, if so, what its characteristics are. This question will be examined by reference to research in individual disciplines, particularly as illustrated by the work of each speaker.