Buzz - E Government

• Perceptions of Public Libraries in Africa

  Monika Elbert, David Fuegi and Ugne Lipeikaite describe the principal findings of the study Perceptions of Public Libraries in Africa which served to provide evidence of how public libraries are perceived by their stakeholders.

• Archives in Web 2.0: New Opportunities

  Marta Nogueira describes how three Web 2.0 applications (Facebook, Flickr, YouTube) can work as a virtual extension for archives and other cultural organisations, by identifying benefits obtained from the use of Web 2.0 applications.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Towards a Toolkit for Implementing Application Profiles

  Talat Chaudhri, Julian Cheal, Richard Jones, Mahendra Mahey and Emma Tonkin propose a user-driven methodology for the iterative development, testing and implementation of Dublin Core Application Profiles in diverse repository software environments.

• Uncovering User Perceptions of Research Activity Data

  Cecilia Loureiro-Koechlin discusses the outcomes and lessons learned from user tests performed on the Oxford Blue Pages, a tool designed to display information about researchers and their activities at the University of Oxford.

• Book Review: Managing Electronic Government Information in Libraries

  Sylvie Lafortune reviews a book which addresses the following question: From e-government to t-government. How will libraries keep up?

• Editorial Introduction to Issue 59: The Loneliness of the Long-distance Worker

  Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 59.

• Preserving Local Archival Heritage for Ongoing Accessibility

  Frances Boyle, Alexandra Eveleigh and Heather Needham describe the recent digital preservation initiatives in the local authority archives sector.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• The KIDMM Community's 'MetaKnowledge Mash-up'

  Conrad Taylor reports on the KIDMM knowledge community and its September 2007 one-day conference about data, information and knowledge management issues.

• Models of Early Adoption of ICT Innovations in Higher Education

  Melanie Bates, Sue Manuel and Charles Oppenheim provide an overview of some considerations for change agents attempting to introduce an innovative new information communication technology service into Higher Education institutions.

• Immaculate Catalogues, Indexes and Monsters Too...

  David E. Bennett reports on the three day residential CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Annual Conference, University of East Anglia, during September 2006.

• IWMW 2006: Quality Matters

  Adrian Stevenson reports on the 10th Institutional Web Management Workshop held at the University of Bath over 14-16 June 2006.

• UK Digital Preservation Needs Assessment: Where We Go from Here

  Najla Semple and Maggie Jones outline the background and findings of the Digital Preservation Coalition's UK Needs Assessment and the Mind the Gap report.

• Delivering Digital Services: A Handbook for Public Libraries and Learning Centres

  Towards the end of the Pantomime season, Bruce Royan finds a golden egg among the goose droppings.

• Joint Workshop on Future-proofing Institutional Websites

  Maureen Pennock reports on a two-day workshop on Future-Proofing Web Sites, organised by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and the Wellcome Library at the Wellcome Library, London, over 19-20 January 2006.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Book Review: Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 2004 (Volume 38)

  Michael Day reviews a recent volume of this key annual publication on information science and technology.

• Web Accessibility Revealed: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Audit

  Marcus Weisen, Helen Petrie, Neil King and Fraser Hamilton describe a comprehensive Web accessibility audit involving extensive user testing as well as automatic testing of Web sites.

• Book Review: Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval

  Marieke Guy takes a look at a recent introduction to metadata for the information professional.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• A Librarian's Experience of E-Government

  Jane Inman describes the route she has taken as a librarian through the expanding landscape of e-government and highlights the skills librarians can bring to this arena.

• Editorial Introduction to Issue 42: Less Could Mean More

  Richard Waller provides an editorial introduction to Ariadne issue 42.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Participate in Your Future: The IST2004 Event

  Gabriella Szabo reports on a three-day event addressing European policies, strategies and research activities in all areas of the Information Society held in The Hague.

• Software Choice: Decision-making in a Mixed Economy

  Randy Metcalfe considers the role of free and open source software in UK Further and Higher Education.

• ERPANET Seminar on Persistent Identifiers

  Monica Duke reports on a two-day training seminar on persistent identifiers held by ERPANET in Cork, Ireland over 17-18 June 2004.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• The Future of Cataloguing: Cataloguing and Indexing Group Conference

  Paola Stillone reports on a three-day annual conference of the CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group (CIG), held at the University of Bath, 30 June - 2 July.

• IT for Me: Getting Personal in South Yorkshire Public Libraries

  Liz Pearce and Neil Smith introduce the IT for Me Project which aims to provide personalised access to online resources in South Yorkshire's public libraries.

• News and Events

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Towards the Digital Aquifer: Introducing the Common Information Environment

  Paul Miller discusses current efforts by UK agencies to collaborate on a Common Information Environment that meets the diverse needs of current and future consumers of digital content and services.

• Public Libraries: 2003, 2004: A Backward Glance and Thoughts on the Future

  Penny Garrod looks at some of the broader issues affecting public libraries and information professionals.

• Reaching Out to Your Community: Policies and Practice for Public Library Service

  Fiona Leslie gives an overview of this seminar which covered a variety of topics of interest to public library professionals.

• Book Review: Joining Up the Dots

  Stuart Hannabuss seeks the tenor among the diversity of voices provided by Challenge and Change in the Information Society.

• Ebooks in UK Libraries: Where Are We Now?

  Penny Garrod brings us up to date on developments in ebooks.

• Framework for the Future: Access to Digital Skills and Services (Including e-Government)

  Penny Garrod examines further this government blueprint and argues that some have to walk before they can run.

• Creating Websites for e-Citizens: the Public Library Web Managers Workshop 2002

  In the first of a series of articles, Penny Garrod takes us through some of the choices confronting UK public libraries, and begins by looking at the ramifications of the DCMS report "Framework for the future".

• Editorial Introduction to Issue 34: Cultivating Interoperability and Resource-Sharing

  Philip Hunter introduces Ariadne issue 34.

• Public Libraries: Creating Websites for E-citizens -The Public Library Web Managers Workshop 2002

  Penny Garrod reports on the Public Library Web Managers workshop, November 2002, held in Bath.

• Digital Libraries in China

  Liz Lyon reports on the International Digital Library Conference held in Beijing in July 2002.

• Newsline: News You Can Use

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Web Focus: Guidelines for URI Naming Policies

  Brian Kelly with some guidelines For URI naming policies in his regular column.

• Content Management Systems: Who Needs Them?

  Paul Browning and Mike Lowndes explore the CMS concept and look at the available tools.

• Architects of the Information Age

  Paul Miller reports on a recent UKOLN-organised event at the Office of the e-Envoy, and explores the need for an architecture to scope what we build online.

• Web Focus: Report on the Fifth Institutional Web Management Workshop

  Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, reports on the IWMW event in his regular column.

• Newsline: News You Can Use

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Interoperability: What Is It and Why Should I Want It?

  Paul Miller explains what interoperability is and why you should want it.

• I Say What I Mean, but Do I Mean What I Say?

  Paul Miller reports on the latest MODELS workshop, and looks at the need for controlled terminologies and thesauri.