Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 55. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/editorial">editorial</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/117/author-info">richard waller</a> Martie van Deventer and Heila Pienaar provide us with background to recent South African repository initiatives and detail an example of knowledge transfer from one institution to another. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/977/author-info">heila pienaar</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/976/author-info">martie van deventer</a> Mick Eadie describes the development of the Dublin Core Images Application Profile project recently funded through the JISC. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/978/author-info">mick eadie</a> Margaret Henty provides an Australian perspective on improving the environment in which eResearch is conducted through developing institutional capability and providing appropriate skills training. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/979/author-info">margaret henty</a> John MacColl considers the 'co-operative imperative' upon research libraries, and describes the work which the former Research Libraries Group is undertaking as part of OCLC. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/201/author-info">john maccoll</a> Pete Williams, Ian Rowlands, Katrina Dean and Jeremy Leighton John describe initial findings of the AHRC-funded Digital Lives Research Project studying personal digital collections and their relationship with research repositories such as the British Library. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/feature-article">feature article</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/983/author-info">ian rowlands</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/985/author-info">jeremy leighton john</a>, <a href="/taxonomy/term/984/author-info">katrina dean</a>, <a href="/category/authors/peter-williams">peter williams</a> Alexander Ball provides an overview of the Knowledge and Information Management Through Life Project Conference held in April, 2008. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/919/author-info">alex ball</a> Siobhan Fitzpatrick reports on the Annual Joint Conference of the Library Association of Ireland and Cilip IRELAND. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/986/author-info">siobhan fitzpatrick</a> Sarah Molloy reports on a half-day workshop on the use of the Version Identification Framework, held in Hatton Garden, London on 22 April 2008. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/event-report">event report</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/988/author-info">sarah molloy</a> Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. <a href="/issue55">issue55</a> April 2008 <a href="/category/article-type/news-and-events">news and events</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/117/author-info">richard waller</a>