Tracy Gardner introduces web services: self-describing applications, which can be discovered and accessed over the web by other applications. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/554/author-info">tracy gardner</a> Paul Miller reports on a recent UKOLN-organised event at the Office of the e-Envoy, and explores the need for an architecture to scope what we build online. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/292/author-info">paul miller</a> Judith Clark describes a three-year project to develop a set of subject portals as part of the Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) development programme. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/645/author-info">judith clark</a> Stephen Pinfield surveys some of the key issues associated with delivering electronic library services. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/491/author-info">stephen pinfield</a> Paul Wheatley explores migration issues for the long-term preservation of digital materials. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/646/author-info">paul wheatley</a> Ruth Wilson charts the development of portable electronic book hardware, from the first generation in 1980s to the range of handheld devices available today. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/624/author-info">ruth wilson</a> Pete Johnston and Bridget Robinson outline the work of the Collection Description Focus. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/621/author-info">pete johnston</a> Phil Bradley looks at Country and Regional Search Engines. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/regular-column">regular column</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/534/author-info">phil bradley</a> Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, reports on the IWMW event in his regular column. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/tooled">tooled up</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/203/author-info">brian kelly</a> Brian Kelly describes how you can carry out your own WebWatch benchmarking survey across your own community. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/tooled">tooled up</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/203/author-info">brian kelly</a> John MacColl reports on a selection of the papers given at this conference in Roanoake, Virginia, June 24-28 2001. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/201/author-info">john maccoll</a> Manjula Patel reviews the two-day workshop on current and emerging standards for managing digital video content held in Atlanta, Georgia, 15-16 August 2001. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/601/author-info">manjula patel</a> Andrew Cox and Simon McLean review this web-monitoring software. <a href="/issue29">issue29</a> October 2001 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/272/author-info">andrew cox</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/651/author-info">simon mclean</a>