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The Cable Book and its Knot: an Internet public library
Authors: Book Mikael
Published: February 2008

This unusually named library was the world's first public library to mount information on a World Wide Web server. The article describes how this joint project came about, undertaken by Helsinki City Library and the Katto‐Meny Cooperative Society. The author maintains that the public library is the ideal host for electronic information and offers the Cable Book as an example of how public libraries, in cooperation with local organisations, can fulfil their new role as producers of electronic information on the Internet.
Developing a World‐Wide Web OPAC
Authors: Arfield John , Brown Jeff , Burton Jim , Wallis Richard
Published: February 2008

The development of networked access to academic library catalogue records has been conspicuously slow compared with that of campus‐wide information systems in general. In cooperation with its systems suppliers BLCMP, the Pilkington Library in Loughborough is seeking to remedy this situation by developing an interface that allows users to access its OPAC via the Web. The benefits of such a facility are reflected in BLCMP's decision to incorporate a revised version in the forthcoming release of the commercial Talis system; but problems relating to the ‘statelessness’ of HTTP and to the inadequacy of traditional catalogue records as access points for electronic information resources are still cause for consideration.
Cataloguing in the electronic age: future librarians' cataloguing of Internet resources
Authors: Kirriemuir John , Ford Nigel
Published: February 2008

The authors describe how an existing course in cataloguing for postgraduate students of librarianship at the University of Sheffield's Department of Information Studies was modified to include practical work on cataloguing electronic resources. The students were instructed to search the Internet for resources associated with some topic, and to design a cataloguing and classifying system for these resources. Each system was implemented as a collection of World‐Wide Web (WWW) pages, which have been installed on the Department's WWW site for global viewing.
How VINE germinated
Authors: Overton CM
Published: February 2008

Mary Overton, then based at Southampton University Library, was the creator and first editor of VINE, and she carefully nurtured it through issues 1 to 7. On leaving Southampton she escaped to the Welsh hillside where she runs a farm. However, if she thought she had seen the last of VINE on leaving the Information Officer post, she was wrong — several years later she was asked to step in and carry VINE through issues 35 to 38 while a new editor was recruited. In this piece Mary looks back at how VINE came into being.
True Confessions
Authors: McSeán Tony
Published: February 2008

Tony McSean was editor of VINEs 19 to 34, December 1977 to July 1980, a time when there was Lots Happening — in one year he produced six issues. He continues to make regular contributions to the professional literature and will be remembered by many for an article with fellow conspirator Derek Law in November 1990's Library Association Record which dared to suggest that CD‐ROM had no long term future. Heresy at the time when we couldn't get enough of them and Internet cafes were but a gleam in a few entrepreneurial eyes. His career since leaving VINE and the University of Southampton has taken him to Geac where he installed many of the early GLIS systems, to The British Library as Head of Marketing and Support of the Bibliographic Services Division, and most recently to the BMA Library, whose automation experiences he recounts here.
From automated libraries to electronic libraries: a European perspective
Authors: Manson Pat
Published: February 2008

As the longest serving editor, from 1981 to 1988, Pat brought VINE through the time in which automated library systems became the norm rather than a rarity, in which micros brought computing to the desktop, and as some libraries began installing their second or third systems, the systems knowledge in the profession increased dramatically. Since moving to Luxembourg, she has travelled widely in Europe seeing through many projects, both large and small scale, which have increased understanding (and not just technological!) as well as creating new opportunities for libraries throughout the community.
From VINE to UKOLN — four months on…
Authors: Russell Rosemary
Published: February 2008

With Rosemary Russell, the library systems specialist at the Library Information Technology Centre, taking over the VINE editorship for issue 94, VINE once again became an all LITC affair. Until taking up a new post at UKOLN earlier in 1995, she became adept at juggling VINE, consultancy contracts and other LITC projects, somehow managing to keep all airborne simultaneously! In her five issues she unravelled the mysteries of topics such as EDI, Z39.50 and electronic copyright as well as continuing the VINE tradition of reviewing new systems including Genesis, Calm 2000 and Innopac. In this article she looks at the current role and work of UKOLN.
An introduction to CD‐ROM networking in libraries
Authors: Brown Steve
Published: February 2008

Compact Disc — Read Only Memory (CD‐ROM) was launched as a commercial product in 1985. It offered a high‐capacity, robust, reliable data storage and distribution medium, which conformed to a series of internationally‐agreed technical standards. The rise in the number of CD‐ROM titles published commercially has been rapid. From just 12 titles in 1985, there are at least 10,000 available today. Many libraries and information services have therefore had to confront the problem of loading, managing and updating large numbers of CD‐ROM discs in a way that allows access by a range of different users. The attachment of CD‐ROMs to a Local Area Network (LAN) is one way in which this can be approached.
Upgrading CD‐ROM networking at South Bank University Library
Authors: Hardy John
Published: February 2008

The library at South Bank University has recently installed a new CD‐ROM networking system. This report gives a short description of the thoughts that lay behind the recognition of the need for change, features of the new system, the process of installing and setting up the server, a brief appraisal of the network operating system — Windows NT, and general thoughts on future CD‐ROM developments. Although operational the system has not, at the time of writing, gone live. A full analysis of the system in the light of operating experience will be given at a future date.
OPTI‐NET at Hertfordshire Libraries, Arts and Information
Authors: Church Richard
Published: February 2008

According to Chris Batt's Information Technology in Public Libraries (Fifth Edition, Library Association, 1994) Hertfordshire is one of only three public libraries to report a network in operation which provides CD‐ROM access over a Local Area Network. This article outlines the trials and tribulations of developing a system under tight constraints.
Networking CD‐ROMs: a mixed bag!
Authors: Tarter Anne‐Marie
Published: February 2008

The changes in the National Curriculum have meant that school libraries do not only have to provide access to information but they must also consider the educational benefits of the way in which that information is presented. This article demonstrates how one school has faced this challenge and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of providing network access to CD‐ROMs for developing independent learning and IT skills.
ERL on campus
Authors: Price David J.
Published: February 2008

The frustrations of attempting to deliver as wide access as possible to CD‐ROMs, for users of different platforms, led David Price to consider SilverPlatter's Electronic Reference Library. In this article he outlines some of the important features, describes its implementation at Oxford, including testing of a Web gateway, and looks forward to future developments.
How publishers use encryption to create opportunities
Authors: Sharman John
Published: February 2008

Ç‐Dilla is one of the world's leading developers of encryption and access control software products, which are used by a wide range of publishers to protect and market their own products. Encryption and access control are becoming increasingly common in electronic publishing; this article describes how such systems work, comments on why publishers need them and interprets the implications for libraries and librarians as customers.
Moving to the next generation: Aston University's selection and implementation of Galaxy 2000
Authors: Matthews John
Published: February 2008

In the summer of 1993, Aston University Library & Information Services decided to replace its library housekeeping system, Geac 9000. Most of the detailed evaluation of potential systems was carried out between May 1994 and March 1995. In April 1995 Aston chose Galaxy 2000 from DS Ltd. Installation of the new system was carried out during the summer vacation and completed just in time for the start of the new academic year. By the end of 1995, the rich functionality Aston enjoyed on its old system was virtually all available on the new one, and additional features, such as self‐issue, inter‐library loans and a Web catalogue interface, were under development.
Edinburgh City Libraries' Capital Information System
Authors: Kerr Sally
Published: February 2008

In May 1996, the City of Edinburgh Council received the Society of Public Information Networks — EPl Today award for excellence and innovation in electronic public information for its council information system, CapInfo ‘96. The award is in its inaugural year and CapInfo ‘96 has effectively set a benchmark for other public information systems to follow. This article looks at the history of the Capital Information project — a Libraries project (developed by the Community Information Service) which was adopted by the then Edinburgh District Council for the decentralisation of council information. The article then details the first phase of the project from 1993–5, the strategy and the technology, and goes on to describe the recent restructuring and launch of CapInfo ‘96 for the new unitary authority, the City of Edinburgh Council. Finally, it considers the future of Capital Information and electronic information in public libraries.
Nurturing an electronic public information strategy in local government
Authors: Steel Richard
Published: February 2008

This article discusses the means of improving access to information through the use of information technology in local government. In industry, stories of how IT has been used strategically to develop competitive advantage abound — the most famous (if dated) example is that of the SABRE booking system which enabled American Airlines to stay one jump ahead of its competitors — but examples of the use of IT to bring about strategic change in the public sector are extremely rare. This story starts with the germ of an idea for a single project then ‘sprouts’ to encompass a tangle of inter‐linked initiatives.
Electronic public information and Europe: an electronic forum in support of transparency and openness in government
Authors: Marcella Rita , Parker Susan , Baxter Graeme
Published: February 2008

This article outlines the details of a British Library Research and Development Department funded project on the provision of European Union information in public libraries in the UK. It explains how European Union information is currently being provided to the public in the EU Public Information Relay and emphasises the issues involved in providing European Union information electronically.
Networking in public libraries: an update on the Public Library Millennium Bids and Project EARL
Authors: Dobson Philippa
Published: February 2008

The Internet may well come to provide many members of the public with their best chance of access to public information. This article serves to update readers on two different approaches to assist public libraries to connect to the Internet; the Library Association Millennium Bid and Project EARL (Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries). In the first section of the article, the LA/EARL/UKOLN Public Libraries Networking Adviser reviews the exploratory Library Association Millennium Bid, the response by the Millennium Commission and the subsequent development of the new joint Library Association and Library and Information Commission bid. In the second section, she reviews the accelerating momentum of Project EARL, a consortium of 40% of UK public library authorities, and the establishment of Development/Special Interest Groups. The Millennium Bid and Project EARL seek to provide public access to the resources of the Internet, and to create new resources and services, through the UK public libraries community. Both projects have the potential to impact on public libraries into the next century and to deliver public information into the heart of every UK community.
Tracking new Internet resources
Authors: MacLeod Roddy
Published: February 2008

This article updates and extends previously published work by various authors in the New Review of Information Networking, Online, and Searcher: the Magazine for Database Professionals. Various printed and electronic sources of information about new Internet resources are discussed, with an emphasis on sources originating from, or concentrating on, the UK.
Thinking critically about information on the Web
Authors: Anagnostelis Betsy
Published: February 2008

In addition to the obvious problems of precision and recall in relation to information retrieval via the Worldwide Web, the data retrieved may be inaccurate or out of date, even if the sites or resources located initially seem relevant. In response, a number of services have been developed over the lnternet which attempt to assist Web searchers in locating relevant, quality resources. Different approaches have been adopted, including the development of gateway services, reviewing resources and the allocation of numerical ratings. However, the effectiveness of the approach, and the quality of the ‘annotations’ used by these sites, can vary enormously. Using a specific medical Web resource, a number of services are compared to illustrate some of these issues, to introduce readers to the need to evaluate Web resources, and to provide some guidelines for evaluating the evaluative services. This article forms part of the work by the Advisory Group on Evaluation Criteria for Organising Medical Networked Information (OMNI), the eLib‐funded subject gateway for biomedicine. An earlier article compares and contrasts the facilities offered by a wider range of evaluative services.
(Really) getting to grips with the Internet: what it has to offer in the way of newspapers
Authors: Nicholas David
Published: February 2008

If information professionals are to gain control over the greatest information resource ever known—the Internet—they need to subject it to focused and systematic evaluation, in the same manner they once subjected major reference works, like encyclopeadias; from an information source point of view, the Internet has much in common with the encyclopeadia (millions of them). This article provides some early thoughts and data on how to do this in connection with newspapers on the World Wide Web. The article is based on an ongoing piece of research and some of its early findings illustrate the text. Swedish and British newspapers provide many of the examples.
A guide to citing Internet resources
Authors: Cross Phil
Published: February 2008

Staff at Boumemouth University Library & Information Services had been receiving requests from students for guidance on how to cite sources of information found on the Internet. No standards yet exist, although there are many suggestions to be found on the Web itself. We decided to put together a set of recommendations based on those suggestions that seemed most likely to be adopted by the UK information community. The article describes the chosen style, gives advice for finding the information required for producing a reference and discusses some of the issues involved, both for those wishing to cite online sources and those responsible for producing them.
3M Self Issue terminal at Maidenhead Library
Authors: Cookman Noeleen
Published: February 2008

Maidenhead Library was the first public library in the UK to introduce a 3M Self Issue terminal. This article outlines the necessary preparation, the problems and advantages of the Self Issue system, and highlights some key points for consideration.
Electronic access to fiction
Authors: MacEwan Andrew
Published: February 2008

If library users are expected to reserve, renew, issue and return books without the intervention of library staff, they must surely be expected to select the items themselves as well. Andrew MacEwan describes how a new fiction indexing initiative by the British Library will offer subject‐based access to fiction, to allow users to use subject matter as the basis of choice in the same way as non‐fiction.
Information technology and disabled learners: an overview — maintaining access
Authors: Vincent MBE Tom
Published: February 2008

The past two decades have seen major developments in information technologies which have led to the production of many devices, including computers, that are being used for a wide range of applications for work, education, leisure and daily living. These developments have created some of the most promising possibilities yet available for solving or mitigating the problems of disabled people. Paradoxically, the technology which offers this potential can also become a barrier. This article provides an overview by considering a number of ‘access’ issues that relate to disabled learners.
Face to Face: videophones and equality of access to information for deaf people in Cheshire
Authors: Nixon Jill , Parker Anne
Published: February 2008

Jill Nixon begins by describing a project to exploit new techniques to provide equal access to information services for people with hearing disabilities, comparing the use of Minicoms and videophones. Anne Parker then provides an account of the second Public Library Development Incentive Scheme project, ‘Face to Face’.
TESTLAB — Testing Electronic Systems using Telematics for Library Access for the Blind: a project under the TAP Libraries Programme
Authors: Tucker Richard N.
Published: February 2008

Even with all the production of alternative format books visually handicapped readers can only access about 1% of everything that is published. The TESTLAB project sets out to test ways in which blind and visually impaired people can have access to catalogue information and documents which can be read by means of the computer. This article describes some of the trials that are taking place across Europe.
The reading washing machine
Authors: Porter Paul
Published: February 2008

This article looks at the impact of technology on visually impaired people and library access facilities. Between 1989 and 1994, Paul Porter was in charge of the Resource Unit for the Visually Impaired at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. He now works for the Royal National Institute for the Blind on the Information Superhighways project. The author is blind and uses much of the technology described in this article.
Informed choice — the pleasures and pitfalls of system selection in a special library
Authors: Smith David
Published: February 2008

Entering the market place of library automation can be bewildering, even for the most technologically aware librarian or information manager. This is even more daunting in smaller organisations, which may not have easy access to technical expertise. In this article, David Smith describes from a personal viewpoint how the Bar Library, Belfast, set about selecting a system which would support traditional library activities as well as provide the key to the provision of information for the future.
Digital images in libraries: an overview
Authors: Furner Jonathan
Published: February 2008

Image collections of various types are maintained by organisations of all sizes, in all sectors. The term ‘picture library’ is commonly used to refer to a commercial operation that sells access to a large archive of photographic images: well‐known examples are Getty Images and Corbis. Collections that are smaller in size but equivalent in function are to be found in private‐ and public‐sector institutions everywhere. These collections may be further categorised on the basis of:
The LIB.R.I.S. project: from heritage conservation to user‐oriented concerns
Authors: Després‐Lonnet Marie
Published: February 2008

Three libraries in the North‐East of France are collaborating in the creation of an archive of digitised images that simultaneously preserves and extends access to the region's iconographic heritage. Images are scanned and stored in the Phrasea multimedia DBMS, along with iconographic and geo‐historical indexing data applied using specially‐elaborated thesauri. The public success of the system has prompted its developers to consider implementing novel user‐interaction metaphors.
What's cooking at the NHM?
Authors: Beasley Malcolm
Published: February 2008

The Natural History Museum's Department of Library and Information Services has been developing a pilot image database using iBase software. This personal assessment of progress considers the pitfalls encountered and problems associated with numerous practical issues, such as image capture, layout and output requirements, compliance with standards, and database stability.
Divine offices and commonsense
Authors: Beavan Iain , Arnott Michael , McLaren Colin
Published: February 2008

Aberdeen University Library's digitisation programme has reached an advanced stage, with three projects all designed to deliver images (of a 300‐page medieval liturgical text, of the papers of a nineteenth‐century philosopher, and of 1000 Jacobite engravings) via the Web. A comparison of these projects highlights differences in image capture pathways, quality requirements and file storage solutions.
Accessing the visual heritage: metadata construction at the Science & Society Picture Library
Authors: Murphy Angela
Published: February 2008

The Science & Society Picture Library — responsible for a very large archive of still images drawn from many different collections — is presently confronting the challenge of developing an integrated cataloguing and indexing strategy by which metadata construction can proceed, and which will provide potential users with effective and standardised subject access to the many components of its holdings.
Towards a new HORIZON
Authors: Hackett Brian
Published: February 2008

This article reviews Ameritech's Horizon. It describes hardware and operating system requirements and then considers in detail the functionality of the principal modules. It also considers likely future developments.
Libero liberates
Authors: Metcalf Denise
Published: February 2008

The installation of Libero has enabled the staff of the Business Information Centre of the EBRD to take control of their LMS as never before. We have found the system simple enough to run without IT department involvement, but with the support of the supplier Fenwood Systems. The ability to set parameters for a very wide range of functions and to pull out statistics and reports without the intervention of the supplier, as would have been the case with our previous system, is liberating.
Laying down the law with OLIB at the Bar Library Belfast
Authors: Smith David
Published: February 2008

The Bar Library is the base of all practising barristers in Northern Ireland, serving as office environment and resource centre, providing both administrative support and library and information services. This article explores how OLIB has been implemented and is used for traditional library management as well as providing online access to Northern Ireland legal materials. It follows on from an earlier article outlining the Bar Library's system selection process (VINE 106 p51).
URICA in the Durban Metropolitan Library System
Authors: Barraclough Carol
Published: February 2008

The article describes the background to public libraries in South Africa, and the Durban Metropolitan libraries in particular, including the IT infrastructure. It then looks at the modules of the URICA library system as implemented at Durban, and the library service's future plans.
Trends in Web Standards and techniques
Authors: Hume Simon
Published: February 2008

This article summarises recent developments and trends in Web Standards and techniques. It is based on a technical workshop given by the World Wide Web Consortium (known as W3C [http://www.w3.org]), the organisation responsible for Web standards, given on 17th July 1998 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The aims of the W3C include the following:
A collaborative workspace environment: experience of evaluation and selection in the Agora project
Authors: Gardner Tracy , Russell Rosemary
Published: February 2008

The Agora project recognises that effective communication is a key to achieving successful project outcomes. One of its objectives is to develop an integrated communications environment for both internal and external communications. Collaborative workspace software to support asynchronous communication is seen as the core application within such an environment. Requirements for such software were developed, together with an evaluation plan. Three collaborative workspace products (Web4Groups, BSCW and AltaVista Forum) that passed preliminary criteria were selected for detailed evaluation. Results showed that BSCW met Agora's needs most closely and the project is currently in the process of implemention.
Teleworking: conceptual and implementation problems
Authors: Cano V. , Hatar C. , Zapatero A.
Published: February 2008

This paper presents research on the managerial reasons for the relatively slow up‐take of teleworking. Different definitions for telework are contrasted. It is proposed that an isolationist conception of telework predominates in the early teleworking literature and that this perception, coupled with outdated labour legislation and managerial attitudes towards staff supervision contributed to the relatively slow up‐take of telework. New forms of team‐based organisation of labour supported by groupware technology are proposed as a progression from isolationist telework into telecooperation.
Building an online community with Mailbase
Authors: Reid Bronwen
Published: February 2008

Email lists are a continually useful resource for those seeking to establish links with their peers. Mailbase will setup and run lists for the UK HE community, providing a central service and user and technical support. The listowner has to concentrate on building the “online community”, and encouraging discussion in order to make their list into a valuable resource.
MUD/MOO environments in the delivery of user support and training
Authors: Cook Nicholas , Stanley Tracey
Published: February 2008

The article examines the use of MUDs (Multi‐User Dungeon) / MOOs (MUDs Object Orientated) in on‐line teaching and learning. They allow computer based communication in real time, in an environment defined in a central database. Examples are in use at CoMentor and Diversity University. University of Leeds has been using an experimental MOO to run IT user support sessions at one of its remote sites, the University teaching hospital. The article describes this service, and gives an example of a typical interaction. The article concludes by reflecting on the benefits and limitations of the technology in teaching and learning.
Electronic journals and their management
Authors: Rowland Fytton
Published: February 2008

The papers in this issue and the next issue of Vine (110 and 111) are concerned with the impact of electronic journals, and fall into two main groups: those from libraries, and those from publishers. There is no paper from a purely commercial publisher, and one of the “library” papers is in fact from the managing agents of the NESLI programme, who negotiate on behalf of libraries. Despite these caveats, the groupings do make clear the difference in position that exists between those who look at electronic information services from the viewpoint of the librarian (as surrogate for the end user), and those who look at them from the viewpoint of the supplier. The hybrid case is perhaps Tom Wilson, a supplier in this case, but very much on the side of the academic rather than the publisher, and putting the case for the free electronic journal.
Electronic information for The Learning City: a cross‐sectoral approach to the provision of electronic journals in Sunderland
Authors: Edwards Vilas
Published: February 2008

Lifelong learning is high on the Government's agenda. More than at any other time, there is a need for libraries from all sectors to work together, in particular to exploit the potential of the National Grid for Learning to make information and learning accessible to many more people. In this article, Vilas Edwards describes the distinctive partnership between library services in the City of Sunderland to support learning communities, focusing on IT developments and in particular, the provision of a City‐wide electronic journals service.
Taking some big steps towards the digital library — lessons learned from the reengineering process at the Technical Knowledge Center & Library of Denmark
Authors: Lars Bjørnshauge Lars
Published: February 2008

In this article recent developments in the management of electronic journals at the Technical Knowledge Center & Library of Denmark (DTV) are outlined. Special emphasis is put on the reengineering of library services to take advantage of changes in electronic publishing, and on the development in house of a common user interface to electronic journals and databases. The human resource development activities including a domestic PC programme and distance learning as a primary means of educating staff are highlighted.
NESLI — The National Electronic Site Licence Initiative
Authors: Bley Robert
Published: February 2008

The National Electronic Site Licence Initiative (NESLI) aims to promote the widespread delivery and use of electronic journals in the UK Higher Education and research community. The initiative has been established by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils. This article provides some background and reports on the significant progress made thus far.
Towards a checklist for choosing electronic journal aggregation services
Authors: Cox Andrew , Godwin Peter , Yeates Robin
Published: February 2008

This article is a first attempt to define criteria for choosing electronic journal aggregation services. Cost of the licence, relative to its terms and content are considered to be the key factors. Other factors are considered under the headings of access, features, performance, user interface, administration, company direction. A list of aggregation services is also provided.
Managing access to electronic subscriptions
Authors: Farmakis Charalampos , Kopanaki Evangelia , Martakos Dracoulis
Published: February 2008

The provision of information in electronic form and its network distribution simplifies the process of searching and retrieval while enabling remote access. The electronic material, though, is not provided for free. Electronic publishers organise and distribute their material to library subscribers according to contracts. Thus, management is not limited to storage, cataloguing and retrieval but it also encompasses security, access control management and copyright clearance. An architecture and the relevant procedures enabling library subscribers access to the electronic publishers' content are presented in this article.
The twelve ages of electronic journals
Authors: Dixon Anne
Published: February 2008

An overview of electronic journal history from the perspective of an early and active player.
EPRESS: Changing the way electronic journals work
Authors: Peters Stuart
Published: February 2008

This article introduces EPRESS, a new project funded by the Electronic Libraries programme. EPRESS aims to change the way that electronic journals are administrated by offering software tools, shared knowledge and shared features. The ultimate aim is to relieve the editorial assistant of many of the laborious tasks of ejournal production and reduce the technical expertise required to publish. This will lead to lower labour costs and ultimately cheaper journals.
Evaluating electronic journals services and monitoring their usage by means of WWW server log file analysis
Authors: Zhang Zhongdong
Published: February 2008

Most electronic journals are now Web‐based. This paper introduces the method of WWW server log file analysis and its application to evaluating electronic journals services and in monitoring their usage. Following a short description on the method and its possible application, the main results of a study of WWW server log file analysis of the electronic journal “Review of Information Science” will be presented and discussed. Finally, several concluding remarks will be given.
Managing your web pages: a guide to link checkers and other web management tools
Authors: Massiter Marie
Published: February 2008

Investigates some of the programs available for checking that links within web pages are still valid. Each individual program is discussed detailing features, cost and technical requirements. A section on features allows the reader to locate programs for specific functions, recommendations are provided for the best programs to use.
Open authentication systems for the Web
Authors: Kelly Brian , Lister Peter
Published: February 2008

The rapid growth in Internet services has led to a demand for scaleable authentication systems to restrict access to licensed services (such as bibliographical services, databases, etc.) to authorised users. An increasing number of proprietary applications which provide authentication services are available. However such applications may only provide an interim solution, until authentication services based on open protocols are available. This article reviews developments to such open authentication protocols.
Managing networked information resources more effectively: Candle
Authors: Yeates Robin , Cox Andrew
Published: February 2008

This article describes some of the design ideas being developed in the European Commission co‐funded Candle project. Our aim in the project is to design a tool for libraries to manage access to electronic resources, particularly electronic journals. In the article we describe the Candle system, features of which will be: role based access control, single sign on, services to remote users, electronic journal subscription management, detailed usage statistics, scaleable administration of thousands of users. Authentication to web resources will be handled through a proxy. We discuss future development plans based on our study of user requirements. We also examine emergent technology and standards such as certificates, directories, mechanised licences and privacy issues which will govern the development of future versions of systems like Candle.
RF‐ID: Miracle or mirage?
Authors: Smith Steve
Published: February 2008

The new technology of RF‐ID, intelligent tagging, has become widespread in some industries such as distribution and baggage handling, and is set to dominate retail security in the near future. Library security and automation are tailor‐made applications for it which are ready to roll. What is it and what does it mean for Librarians?
Library services on the Web
Authors: Cox Andrew
Published: February 2008

In VINE 113 and 114 our authors look at library services on the Web, with half a dozen case studies of excellent applications.
Librarians, Cybrarians, Infopreneurs and Webmasters
Authors: Jennings Simon
Published: February 2008

Explores the author's experience working in the digital library field during his first year as a professional. The fluidity of contracts and titles is discussed, and the needs for improved IT skills, the involvement of librarians in digital content creation and closer collaboration between professionals in all sectors are all noted.
The future of library Websites
Authors: Brinkley Monica
Published: February 2008

The development of Library Websites has been rapid over the last few years. However much of this has been haphazard, responding to technical developments and the availability of Web‐based services. This paper proposes a new approach, whereby the Website is considered an integral part of library services and is subjected to the same strategic planning as other library services. In this way, it can be used as a new and innovative method of delivering library services.
Distance learners and the Internet: needs and issues
Authors: Bye Dan J
Published: February 2008

This paper reviews the needs of distance learners, and looks at ways in which the Internet can assist or obstruct service provision to off‐campus students. A hybrid approach is recommended. The Internet's impact on the role of librarians involved in supporting distance learners is briefly discussed.
Promoting your Website: some findings from HyLiFe
Authors: Jackson Maureen
Published: February 2008

The Hybrid Library of the Future (HyLiFe) project is a Phase 3 Electronic Libraries (eLib) project funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee. The project is concerned with how best to deliver the print and electronic services likely to be required of higher education libraries in the foreseeable future. HyLiFe is a UK‐wide project involving six higher education institutions. The project is developing a series of customer‐orientated electronic interfaces or Websites which will give access to electronic and print services. A wide range of users groups are involved in the project including full‐time students, researchers, users in distributed environments and various subject. groupings. The project began in 1998 and will run for three years.
gnujake — Ready reference, open source style
Authors: Chudnov Daniel
Published: February 2008

The article explains the concept of open source, and libraries increasing involvement in the movement. It discusses the work of the GNU Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment, gnujake, a tool for managing electronic resources, gnujake compiles information about online resources, what is available through each, and how that content relates to the content available from other resources. It can be seen as a ready reference tool for finding and distinguishing between electronic resources.
EARL and the UK Electronic Library
Authors: Parr Debora
Published: February 2008

As the rollout of the People's Network begins to gather momentum, and programmes of training and content creation get underway, EARL is developing a unique resource which will deliver the national face of the public library in the UK. This paper sets out the background to its development and discusses the three main elements envisaged — an Internet Resource Guide, a Guide to Resources in UK Public Libraries, and an Online Enquiry Service.
BOPAC2: a new dimension in OPAC display
Authors: Ayres F.H. , Ridley M.J.
Published: February 2008

This article does not fully cover the background and philosophy behind BOPAC2. This is done by a number of published articles and reports. The present BOPAC2 which is available on the Internet and is being accessed from all over the world is the result of two Research Projects which were funded by the British Library. The first Project attempted to simulate the new type of OPAC which we believed could be the forerunner of a much more efficient and effective library catalogue than any of those presently in use. Our aim was to utilise some of the facilities that were becoming widely available on the computer desktop. Features of most GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) such as scrolling displays, highlighting text and pull down menus clearly offered improvements to many information systems of which OPACs are only one.
Heritage IV: new system installation at Central School of Speech and Drama
Authors: Adam Edwards J.
Published: February 2008

Central School of Speech and Drama is an HEFCE funded specialist theatre college in north London. The move to a new library in the summer of 1997 gave us the space and the network to upgrade from our old CAIRS system. The article describes how we chose Inheritance Systems Heritage IV and some of the useful facilities the system offers.
ALEPH 500 at King's College London
Authors: Sudell Peter , Robinson Margaret
Published: February 2008

The article starts by describing the procurement process for a Library Management System at Kings College, London. The library chose Aleph 500 (version 11.4), the system and the implementation process at KCL are described.
National electronic Library for Health
Authors: Gray Muir
Published: February 2008

The National eletronic Library for Health (NeLH) is to write a new knowledge service for patients and clinicians. This article describes the background to NeLH in Information for Health and outlines the aims, benefits and architecture of the proposed service. It identifies the challenge to Health librarians to develop new skills in informatics and critical appraisal.
New Millennium Library & SMART Community Virtual Connected Community Network (VCCNetwork) Community Digital Nervous System — connecting Canadians
Authors: Tan C.K. , Hull Doug
Published: February 2008

Libraries and other public access points need technologies to enable people to effectively find information, communicate with it and conduct transactions (particularly on a local level) as well as create ways to generate new revenues to offset the costs of serving the public electronically. In the province of Ontario, Canada the Network 2000 Virtual Library Project is working to achieve this. It enables libraries and their patrons to communicate with each other using a simple, standard interface. It also gives libraries the opportunity to offer any number of community services via the Internet, including services that will bring in revenue using e‐commerce payment methods.
Metadata and Digital Preservation: a plea for cross‐interest collaboration
Authors: Granger Stewart
Published: February 2008

Metadata has many potential uses and benefits. One of those is to aid in the considerable challenge we with respect to the issue of digital preservation. The many potential uses of metadata however raise the question of how we can avoid having a whole plethora of standards.
Metadata and rights
Authors: Morris Sally
Published: February 2008

In the print world, sales and rights transactions tend to be considered separately; in the digital world, all transactions are rights transactions. People want to do business differently, linking between content items, and sometimes acquiring very small fragments; e‐commerce is essential to make such transactions efficient. E‐commerce requires unambiguous identification of three things ‐ the user, the object, and the use ‐ in order to select the appropriate terms and conditions for the transaction. Additional elements required in any e‐commerce agreement are the parameters limiting the use, and the consideration to be given in exchange for the right. International groups are working on these issues and readers' involvement is invited.
Resource discovery, interoperability and digital preservation: some aspects of current metadata research and development
Authors: Day Michael
Published: February 2008

The UK Office for Library and Information Networking are engaged in a wide range of work in the area of metadata, in cooperation with various partners. Projects on metadata for Internet resource discovery, interoperability and digital preservation all point to the continuing need for something like traditional library services to organise, access and preserve networked information.
Projects without pain: demystifying digitisation with the Higher Education Digitisation Service
Authors: Lomax Smith Joanne
Published: February 2008

Digitisation should not provoke fear. This paper looks at ways of making a digitisation project run smoothly and introduces the work of the Higher Education Digitisation Service (HEDS). Issues such as preparation, work flow issues and the decision to digitise in‐house or to outsource are discussed.
Copyright and digitisation in UK HEIs
Authors: Halliday Leah
Published: February 2008

This paper is about copyright and digitisation as distinct from copyright in electronic publications. It focuses on Higher Education (HE) in the UK. It discusses the development of digitised collections and the role of the trusted repository specifically with reference to the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) electronic reserve (ER) projects and Higher Education ON demand (HERON), the current eLib national ER project. Licensing developments such as the establishment of the Copyright Licensing Agency's Digitisation Licensing Programme DLP, are also discussed.
Reading images
Authors: Pitcher George
Published: February 2008

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is the digitisation of printed pages into editable and searchable computer readable texts. OCR software analyses patterns in an electronic image of the page to work out which letters and words are in the document. A major issue is quality. Even 99% accuracy would give 2 errors every 3 lines. One form of quality control is proof reading, but this is expensive. An alternative is Adobe Capture which replaces suspect reads with a ‘bitmap’, a picture of the original.
Digitisation in European libraries
Authors: Johnson Rosalind
Published: February 2008

Throughout Europe, institutions in the cultural heritage sector (libraries, archives, museums and galleries) have been taking steps towards making available their collections in digital form for education, research and the general public. These initiatives range from small‐scale projects involving one department within an institution and no external funding, through medium‐scale national projects with public or private funding, to large‐scale collaborative projects involving partners from several European states, and funding at a European level. This paper describes some of current and recent research in this area, with a particular emphasis on pan‐European initiatives and future directions.
Intranets and the learning organisation
Authors: Wilkinson Larry J , Charleton Philip , Sice Petia V
Published: February 2008

Recent developments in e‐commerce and the Web suggest that few businesses in the next decade will remain unchallenged by new technologies. It is our contention that an intranet, appropriately designed, implemented, and managed, provides organisations with a relatively simple and inexpensive means of enhancing organisational learning capability.
Developing the use of an Intranet — an institutional approach
Authors: Iacconi Alex
Published: February 2008

Two years ago a programme designed to enable the majority of staff at the University of Westminster to begin using web technology was initiated. To achieve this the institution established an intranet, linked to user friendly web authoring software. An associated staff development programme, focusing on the integration of the software with the intranet hardware was also started. This paper describes the progress made, highlighting the successes, the problems encountered and the failings of the approach taken.
E‐Commerce and the Librarian
Authors: Neal Karen
Published: February 2008

Librarians need to embrace some of the practices of E‐commerce, particularly in relation to marketing their service, satisfying user needs and exploiting non‐exploitative methods of generating revenue for under‐funded services. This article emerged out of an interview discussion between Karen Neal and Mark Kerr on how E‐commerce may affect the way librarians work.
LEO roars in: successful implementation of library electronic request system
Authors: MacKinnon Martin
Published: February 2008

The Library Electronic Ordering (LEO) service, created by Stirling University Library, makes it possible to submit orders for library materials via the University's intranet. Orders can be for any type of material and are received by the library as e‐mails then processed for ordering. The paper describes the web form creation, including the technical details of the form construction and method of processing.