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Feature articles in Ariadne are written by subject-matter experts invited to address topics of interest to information professionals.
- Total number of 'feature article' items in all Ariadne issues: 545
| Title | Article summary | Date |
|---|---|---|
Supporting Material for Database Training, or 'Here’s One I Prepared Earlier' |
Alison McNab looks at the wealth of resources available for trainers provided by the information service and content providers within JISC-supported services. |
June 2001, issue28, feature article |
Project GOLD: Supporting Distance Learning Students |
Derek Morisson describes an e-learning project which was the antithesis of the current trend towards multifunction, and invariably expensive, Virtual Learning Environments and sophisticated Managed Learning Environments. |
June 2001, issue28, feature article |
INSPIRAL: Digital Libraries and Virtual Learning Environments |
Sarah Currier introduces the JISC project INSPIRAL, which is investigating what's involved in joining digital libraries and VLEs to create a fully integrated online learning experience. |
June 2001, issue28, feature article |
Accessibility: CHI 2001 and Beyond |
Leona Carpenter reports on the key issue of accessibility as covered at the Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) Conference held in Seattle, and also provides a round-up of sources of further information. |
June 2001, issue28, feature article |
OpenResolver: A Simple OpenURL Resolver |
Andy Powell describes UKOLN's OpenResolver, a freely available demonstration OpenURL resolver. |
June 2001, issue28, feature article |
After the Big Bang: The Forces of Change and E-Learning |
Pete Johnston examines what recent developments in the area of "e-learning" might mean for the custodians of the information resources required to support teaching and learning. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
The Filling in the PIE: HeadLine's Resource Data Model |
John Paschoud explains the concepts of representation and use of metadata in the Resource Data Model (RDM) that has been developed by the HeadLine project. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
The Digital Preservation Coalition |
Neil Beagrie reports on proposals to establish a Digital Preservation Coalition in the UK. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
E-Books for Students: EBONI |
Ruth Wilson on how the EBONI project will investigate the usability of e-books through user evaluations. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
Ancient World, Digital World: Excavation at Halif |
Paul Jacobs on how field and research strategies were impacted significantly by the use of digital technology in the 1999 field season at Tell Halif, Israel (the Lahav Research Project). |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
Distributed Computing: The Seti@home Project |
Eddie Young and Pete Cliff look at a particularly successful example of a distributed solution to a very large number crunching problem. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
Hylife: Ten Steps to Success |
Peter Wynne, Catherine Edwards and Maureen Jackson, on some important aspects of running a Hybrid Library Project. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
The LEODIS Database |
Jonathan Kendal on the creation of LEODIS, a Public Libraries sector digitization and database project. |
March 2001, issue27, feature article |
After eLib |
Chris Rusbridge, the former Director of the UK Electronic Libraries Programme, with an assessment of its achievements and legacy. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Travelling at the Speed of Discovery: The MALIBU Project's Most Valuable Lessons |
Valeda Dent with a newcomer's perspective on the MALIBU project. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Building on BUILDER |
Ian Upton explores the achievements of this Windows NT server based project. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
AGORA: The Hybrid Library from a User's Perspective |
Bridget Robinson and David Palmer look at the Agora user studies. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
The Distributed National Electronic Resource and the Hybrid Library |
Stephen Pinfield and Lorcan Dempsey with an overview of the DNER. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Clumps Come Up Trumps |
Helena Gillis, Verity Brack, John Gilby and Marian Hogg review the four eLib CLUMP projects now at the end of their funding periods. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
E-Commerce in Higher Education: Can We Afford to Do Nothing? |
Andrew Aird on the impact of e-commerce on the non-commercial sector. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine), Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the E-Book |
Sarah Ormes explores the e-book from a Public Libraries perspective. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Continuity and Collaboration: The Online Bach Bibliography |
Yo Tomita introduces the single most important online resource for the study of the composer J.S. Bach. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Understanding the Searching Process for Visually Impaired Users of the Web (NoVA) |
Jenny Craven gives an overview of the Resource funded NoVA project (Non-visual access to the digital library). |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
Exam Papers Online |
Sally Rumsey on an innovative system for providing electronic access to examination papers. |
January 2001, issue26, feature article |
A Policy Context: eLib and the Emergence of the Subject Gateways |
Derek Law and Lorcan Dempsey outline some of the features of the policy environment which led to the setting up of the influential 'subject gateways' as part of the UK Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib). |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Knowledge Management in the Perseus Digital Library |
Jeffrey Rydberg-Cox on the Perseus Project's new knowledge management and digital delivery tools. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Electronic Homer |
Martin Mueller reads Homer electronically with the TLG, Perseus, and the Chicago Homer. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
The Klearinghouse: An Inventory of Knowledge Technologies |
George Brett discusses part of a model of distributed user support, The Klearinghouse. The National Laboratory for Applied Network Research (NLANR) has been actively supporting high performance applications and networking for the past five years. The Klearinghouse is a next generation effort of the Advanced Applications Clearinghouse which is in the Distributed Applications Support Team of the NLANR. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Virtual Universities: Institutional Issues for Information Professionals |
Jonathan Foster examines the institutional implications of networked approaches to learning for information professionals. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Application Profiles: Mixing and Matching Metadata Schemas |
Rachel Heery and Manjula Patel introduce a means of establishing a common approach to sharing information between implementers and standards makers. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Managing Technostress in UK Libraries: A Realistic Guide |
Stephen Harper analyses in detail a familiar disease. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
ZOPE: Swiss Army Knife for the Web? |
Paul Browning looks at this multiple authoring environment. |
September 2000, issue25, feature article |
Interoperability: What Is It and Why Should I Want It? |
Paul Miller explains what interoperability is and why you should want it. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
Text Encoding for Interchange: A New Consortium |
Lou Burnard on the creation of the TEI Consortium which has been created to take the TEI Guidelines into the XML world. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
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 |
Theory and Practice of the Virtual University |
Neil Pollock and James Cornford report on UK universities use of new technologies. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
Adaptive Developments for Learning in the Hybrid Library |
Wilma Alexander on the SELLIC Project and its aim to support the use of electronic resources in teaching science and engineering. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
How the Oxford English Dictionary Went Online |
Laura Elliot explains the use of SGML in the management of the OED text. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
Agora: From Information Maze to Market |
Bridget Robinson, David Palmer and Rosemary Russell outline the Agora cross-searching software project, and its technical background. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |
JSTOR Usage |
Alison Murphy reports on the JSTOR electronic journals project continuing success. |
June 2000, issue24, feature article |