Chris Rusbridge Chris introduces the themes for Day 1 of the Conference. The institutional and systems impact of Hybrid Library Developments This paper looks at the impact of hybrid library ideas, products and technologies at an institutional level. The University environment is changing. Hybrid library and other Web based delivery mechanisms are making us re-evaluate the way we provide services. Ray and Michele discuss the issues facing us now, and in the future.
Topics covered are infrastructure, authentication, seamlessness and research engine technologies.
Vicki Whittaker Vicki will discuss the challenges faced by a small University press in putting a single electronic journal online. Her paper will address the decision-making process in putting this journal, Forensic Linguistics, online, and provide a brief overview of the problems and opportunities which online publication poses for small academic presses. Vicki gave an introduction then online demonstration of Forensic Linguistics . This will touch on the requirements for releasable software and general applicability of technology developed. Ed Zedlewski Ed talks about current issues relating to authentication.