Overview of content related to 'standards'
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A technical standard is an established norm or requirement about technical systems. It is usually a formal document that establishes uniform engineering or technical criteria, methods, processes and practices. In contrast, a custom, convention, company product, corporate standard, etc. which becomes generally accepted and dominant is often called a de facto standard. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Technical standard)
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ZOPE: Swiss Army Knife for the Web? |
Paul Browning looks at this multiple authoring environment. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Z39.50 for All |
Paul Miller looks at the Z39.50 standard and attempts to extract some meaning from the mass of associated literature. |
September 1999, issue21, feature article |
York Information Connections: An Attempt to Catalogue the Internet |
Christine Ellwood and Sarah Thompson outline the rationale behind the approach of the University of York Library to cataloguing Internet resources. |
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Yahoo: UK and Ireland |
Tracey Stanley takes a good look at a new version of an old index, Yahoo, which is aimed at the UK and Ireland. |
November 1996, issue6, regular column |
XML 2000: New Tools, New Vendors |
Dianne Kennedy reports on the latest XML conference in Paris. |
September 2000, issue25, event report |
World Wide Web Conference 2004 |
Dave Beckett reports on the international WWW2004 conference held in New York, 19-21 May 2004. |
July 2004, issue40, event report |
Wire: Interview with Glen Monks |
Glen Monks is put under the virtual spotlight to answer a few questions via email. |
November 1996, issue6, regular column |
Wire: Interview Via Email With Jon Knight and Martin Hamilton |
In this interview we question Knight and Martin Hamilton and present their replies. |
May 1997, issue9, regular column |
Wire: Email Interview with Traugott Koch |
Traugott Koch submits to an interview by email. |
January 1996, issue1, regular column |
Wire: Email Interview with Chris Lilley |
Chris Lilley submits to an interview by email. |
March 1996, issue2, regular column |
Wire: Dave Beckett, Interviewed |
Dave Beckett is subjected to an interview via email. |
May 1996, issue3, regular column |
Wire: Brian Kelly |
Brian Kelly is put under the virtual spotlight to answer a few questions via email on his past, present, and thoughts on matters networking. |
July 1996, issue4, regular column |
Windows NT Explorer |
Brett Burridge on Internet Information Server (IIS 4.0) |
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Windows NT Explorer |
Brett Burridge introduces his regular column on Windows NT with a description of Site Server's search facility. |
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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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Wiki Or Won't He? A Tale of Public Sector Wikis |
Marieke Guy revisits a topic receiving considerable attention these days and reflects on wiki use by public organisations. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
What Is XML? |
Brian Kelly elucidates another infuriating three letter acronym: XML. |
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What Is an Open Repository? |
Julie Allinson, Jessie Hey, Chris Awre and Mahendra Mahey report on the Open Repositories 2007 conference, held in San Antonio, Texas between 23-26 January 2007. |
April 2007, issue51, event report |
What Is an Intranet? |
Glen Monks explains the buzz word: intranet. |
January 1998, issue13, regular column |
What Is a URI? |
Ian Peacock explains 'URI' in plain English. |
December 1998, issue18, regular column |
What Have the CLUMPs Ever Done for Us? |
Peter Stubley puts the CLUMPs in perspective. |
March 2000, issue23, feature article |
What Happens If I Click on This?': Experiences of the Archives Hub |
Jane Stevenson describes the results of usability testing for the Archives Hub Web site. |
October 2008, issue57, feature article |
What Features in a Portal? |
Geoff Butters analyses the features found in various types of portal, and includes a comparison with the planned features for the JISC Subject Portals. |
April 2003, issue35, feature article |
What Do Application Profiles Reveal about the Learning Object Metadata Standard? |
Jean Godby assesses the customised subsets of metadata elements that have been defined by 35 projects using the LOM standard to describe e-learning resources. |
October 2004, issue41, feature article |
What Are Your Terms? |
Pete Johnston introduces the JISC Information Environment Metadata Schema Registry (IEMSR) Project and examines some of the challenges it is facing. |
April 2005, issue43, feature article |
WebWatch: UK University Search Engines |
Brian Kelly explores the search facilities used by UK university Web sites. |
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WebWatch: Testing Web Page Design Concepts for Usability |
Dey Alexander and Derek Brown demonstrate how the layout of a Web page has a direct influence upon users' capacity and willingness to engage with a Web site. |
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WebWatch: Surfing Historical UK University Web Sites |
Brian Kelly outlines strategies for choosing appropriate standards for building Web sites. |
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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 |
Web-archiving: Managing and Archiving Online Documents and Records |
Neil Beagrie and Philip Pothen report on the Digital Preservation Coalition Forum held 25th March 2002. |
July 2002, issue32, event report |
Web Watch: Carrying Out Your Own Web Watch Survey |
Brian Kelly describes how you can carry out your own WebWatch benchmarking survey across your own community. |
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Web Watch: 404s, What's Missing? |
Brian Kelly discusses 404 'not found' messages, and why you don't always get the same one. |
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Web Research: Browsing Video Content |
Peter Thomas, UWE, and Peter Macer of Hewlett Packard Research Laboratories describe automated techniques for browsing video content. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Web Mirrors: Building the UK Mirror Service |
Report on the UK Mirror Service by Mark Russell. |
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Web Focus: WWW 2003 Trip Report |
Brian Kelly writes on the recent WWW 2003 conference and outlines some of the latest Web developments. |
July 2003, issue36, regular column |
Web Focus: WebWatching UK Universities and Colleges |
Brian Kelly describes the WebWatch project. |
November 1997, issue12, regular column |
Web Focus: The Web on Your TV |
Brian Kelly takes a look at a digital TV box which provides Web and email access in your living room. |
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Web Focus: Reflections On WWW9 |
Brian Kelly reports on the WWW9 conference, held in Amsterdam, in May 2000. |
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Web Focus: Must Email Die? |
Brian Kelly recently gave a talk on this subject at the Internet Librarian International 2005 conference. In this article he expands on the talk and revisits the question as to whether email really should disappear. |
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Web Focus: Mobile E-Book Readers |
Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, writes about Mobile E-Book Readers in his regular column. |
