Introduction Introduction One of the main goals of the HyperLib project is to produce hypertext manuals and guides for library staff and library patrons and make them accessible in a networked environment through a user friendly graphical interface.
User guides are brochures specifically intended to inform the user on library services.
Improving accessibility to collections and services has always been a concern at the UIA library. Traditionally printed user guides provide the information that users will need. The distribution of this printed information is however limited to users actually visiting the library or to new students coming for the first time to the university. Now that the library catalogue is often accessed through the campus network and the Internet, it becomes necessary to provide a method to support library users through the network. The development of an hypertext electronic library guide accessible through the network offers the possibility to improve access and to relieve pressure on enquiry points.