Susanne Dobratz, Friederike Schimmelpfennig and Peter Schirmbacher introduce the new Open Archives Forum project to promote the ideas of the OAI in Europe. <a href="/issue31">issue31</a> April 2002 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/673/author-info">friederike schimmelpfennig</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/674/author-info">peter schirmbacher</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/672/author-info">susanne dobratz</a> Andy Powell and Liz Lyon look at possible relationships between the Web Services idea and earlier ideas about seamless access to information. <a href="/issue31">issue31</a> April 2002 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/354/author-info">andy powell</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/675/author-info">liz lyon</a> Roddy Macleod on the hub's 'EEVL-ution' to a portal. <a href="/issue31">issue31</a> April 2002 <a href="/category/article-type/regular-column">regular column</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/311/author-info">roddy macleod</a>