Overview of content related to 'metadata'

Editorial Introduction to Issue 5

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:00:00 +0000

The editor introduces Ariadne issue 5.

So why is this issue of the Web version of Ariadne so big, then?

…was a question asked by several people who have watched this issue being constructed. The answer is, in one word, "awareness" (Ariadne does reside in the Training and Awareness section of the eLib programme). In a possibly noticeable change of direction, the Web version of Ariadne (WVA for short) will have a significantly heavier bias towards making its target audience aware of relevant and useful services and resources.

Web4Lib: The Library Web Manager's Electronic Discussion List

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Roy Tennant, Project Manager of the Digital Library Research & Development at the University of California, Berkeley, describes the Web4Lib mailing list, an electronic discussion forum for library Web managers.

The World Wide Web has quickly become an essential tool for librarians to communicate with their clientele, provide services, and build collections. Well over a thousand libraries around the world now have Web servers (according to Libweb, a directory of library-based Web servers at http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/), and many have public terminals available for accessing the Web. Such a rapid deployment of this technology required rapid learning by the professionals who implemented it.

Metadata for the Masses

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Paul Miller describes Dublin Core and several ideas for how it can be implemented.

Metadata. The word is increasingly to be found bandied about amongst the Web cognoscenti, but what exactly is it, and is it something that can be of value to you and your work? This article aims to explore some of the issues involved in metadata and then, concentrating specifically upon the Dublin Core, move on to show in a non-technical fashion how metadata may be used by anyone to make their material more accessible. A collection of references at the end of the article provides pointers to some of the current work in this field.

Down Your Way: Edge Hill University

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 1996 23:00:00 +0000

Alison Kilgour checks out the network facilities at Edge Hill College.

Edge Hill University College [*] is beautifully situated in the historic little market town of Ormskirk. The leafy 70 acre campus was purpose-built in the 1930s, when the college moved from the Edge Hill area of Liverpool. The college has seen many changes since the move, not least in its transition from being a Women's Teacher Training College to its current status as a university-level institution providing a range of degree courses.