SIG's organization, role, programs, and officers are examined. The benefits of the process are discussed, as well as ways in which it might have been improved. Some conclusions are also drawn about how and why core cataloging might work in other institutions. The Web's size, rapid growth, and disorganization render effective usage problematic. The remedy is bibliographic control.
Parallels exist between journals and Web sites, and journal articles and Web pages.
This suggests that bibliographic control on the Web should emulate the approach used to control journal literature. The objectives, coverage and implementation of AJOL are described. A full evaluation of the project will not take place until May 1999, but interim results from ongoing monitoring are encouraging. An expansion of the service is planned. Abstract Nine free Chinese-language online journals important for North American expatriates from the People's Republic of China are identified and described.