Issue 13

• Print Editorial: Introduction to Issue 13

  Lyndon Pugh presents the editorial from issue 13 of the print version.

• Web Editorial: Introduction to Issue 13

  Philip Hunter and Isobel Stark present the editorial introduction for the web version of Ariadne 13.

• Dearing, IT and Information Services: Two Cheers (or One and a Half?)

  Lyndon Pugh reviews a serious attempt to square a circle.

• What Do National Libraries Do in the Age of the Internet?

  Maurice Line, previously a Director General of the British library, ponders upon the questions faced by national libraries.

• The Impact of IMPEL

  Jim Huntingford reviews IMPEL, an eLib project.

• The British Library's Digital Libraries Programme

  Lyndon Pugh meets with Sue Howley to discuss the British Library's digital research programme.

• HEADLINE (HYBRID Electronic Access and Delivery in the Library Networked Environment)

  Maureen Wade introduces HEADLINE (HYBRID Electronic Access and Delivery in the Library Networked Environment).

• Hylife

  Ian Winkworth describes a Hybrid Library project for all.

• M25 Link

  Jean Sykes discusses M25 Link, a virtual clump for London.

• Music Libraries Online

  Celia Duffy describes a virtual music catalogue.

• Copyright Corner

  Charles Oppenheim answers your copyright queries.

• Down Your Way: University of Ulster, Coleraine

  Isobel Stark investigates University of Ulster, Coleraine.

• Minotaur

  Louis Schmier finds no miracles in Cyberspace.

• Planet SOSIG: Politically Correct - Editing the Politics Section of SOSIG

  Heather Dawson from The British Library of Political and Economic Science talks about her role as a SOSIG Section Editor.

• Public Libraries Corner: Ask A Librarian

  Sarah Ormes reviews the online reference query service that EARL has developed which draws on the cooperation of 40 libraries around the country.

• View from the Hill

  Ruth Jenkins looks at BIPEx, Bowker Information Professionals' Exchange and meets some of the people behind it.

• Web Focus Corner: The World Wide Web Consortium

  Brian Kelly ponders whether the academic community can have a role in shaping the web of the future.

• What Is an Intranet?

  Glen Monks explains the buzz word: intranet.

• The Online Exhibition: The OMNI Perspective

  Lisa Gray investigates the Online 1997 exhibtion for medical information.

• International FEMIRC Conference, Warsaw

  Philip Hunter reports from the International Conference on Activities in Science and Technology in CEEC towards European Integration, organised by the OPI (Information Processing Centre) in Warsaw .

• Newsline: News You Can Use

  Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

• Cartoon

  New cartoon work by Malcolm Campbell.