Alex Ball reports on a conference on ‘Open Data and Information for a Changing Planet’ held by the International Council for Science’s Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan on 28–31 October 2012. <a href="/issue70">issue70</a> November 2012 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/919/author-info">alex ball</a> Alan Hopkinson and Tigran Zargaryan give an overview of their experience of digitising paper-based materials in the Fundamental Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences, Armenia including some of the obstacles encountered during image processing and optical character recognition. <a href="/issue68">issue68</a> March 2012 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/category/authors/alan-hopkinson">alan hopkinson</a>, <a href="/category/authors/tigran-zargaryan">tigran zargaryan</a> Tim Davies reviews a spirited defence of public libraries, which tries to define their core purpose and which argues for a re-positioning of their place in society. <a href="/issue68">issue68</a> March 2012 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/15038/author-info">tim davies</a> Ann Chapman describes the lifecycle of a demonstrator database and the development of a preservation policy for its content and software. <a href="/issue66">issue66</a> January 2011 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/322/author-info">ann chapman</a> Muhammad Rafiq takes a look at a work on the open source community and open source software. <a href="/issue66">issue66</a> January 2011 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/1052/author-info">muhammad rafiq</a> Heather Briston and Karen Estlund provide a narrative of the process adopted by the University of Oregon in order to integrate electronic records management into its staff's workflow. <a href="/issue65">issue65</a> October 2010 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/1122/author-info">heather briston</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/14803/author-info">karen estlund</a> Peri Stracchino and Yankui Feng describe a year's progress in building the digital library infrastructure outlined by Julie Allinson and Elizabeth Harbord in their article last issue. <a href="/issue61">issue61</a> October 2009 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/1060/author-info">peri stracchino</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/1061/author-info">yankui feng</a> Sylvie Lafortune reviews a book which addresses the following question: From e-government to t-government. How will libraries keep up? <a href="/category/issue-number/issue59">issue59</a> April 2009 <a href="/category/article-type/review">review</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/973/author-info">sylvie lafortune</a> Johan Oomen and Vassilis Tzouvaras provide an insight into the background and development of the Video Active Portal which offers access to television heritage material from leading archives across Europe. <a href="/issue53">issue53</a> October 2007 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/946/author-info">johan oomen</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/947/author-info">vassilis tzouvaras</a> Greg Tourte and Emma Tonkin describe the set-up and use of video streaming technology at the IWMW 2006 event. <a href="/issue49">issue49</a> October 2006 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/809/author-info">emma tonkin</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/901/author-info">greg tourte</a> Ann Chapman describes work on the new cataloguing code, Resource Description and Access (RDA), based on the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR). <a href="/issue49">issue49</a> October 2006 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/322/author-info">ann chapman</a> Derek Law predicts how the open access agenda will develop over the next ten years. <a href="/issue46">issue46</a> February 2006 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/210/author-info">derek law</a> Kevin Carey describes accessibility by disabled people to digital information systems across broadcasting, telecommunications and the Internet, looks into the future and makes recommendations. <a href="/issue44">issue44</a> July 2005 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/833/author-info">kevin carey</a> Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. <a href="/issue42">issue42</a> January 2005 <a href="/category/article-type/news-and-events">news and events</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/117/author-info">richard waller</a> John Kirriemuir explores the technology and impact of expanding internet access. <a href="/issue23">issue23</a> March 2000 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/186/author-info">john kirriemuir</a>