With apologies for any cross-posting:
Issue 43 of Ariadne was published on 30 April 2005:
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue43/
Main Articles:
* Opening up OpenURLs with Autodiscovery
- Daniel Chudnov, Richard Cameron, Jeremy Frumkin, Ross Singer and
Raymond Yee demonstrate a 'gather locally, share globally' approach
to OpenURLs and metadata autodiscovery.
* Supporting Digital Preservation and Asset Management in Institutions
- Leona Carpenter describes a JISC development programme tackling the
organisational and technical challenges facing HE and FE in the UK.
* Digital Preservation: Best Practice and its Dissemination
- Neil Beagrie describes the development and subsequent use of a
digital preservation handbook and future plans for expansion of
its use in training and professional practice.
* "What Are Your Terms?"
- Pete Johnston introduces the JISC Information Environment Metadata
Schema Registry (IEMSR) Project.
* E-Archiving: An Overview of Some Repository Management Software Tools
- Marion Prudlo discusses LOCKSS, EPrints, and DSpace in terms of who uses
them, their cost, underlying technology, the required know-how, and
functionalities.
* Trust in Global Virtual Teams
- Niki Panteli identifies ways of developing trust within global virtual
teams.
* National Library Goes Local
- Stephanie Kenna and Sue Cook tell the story behind the British Library's
online training package for public library staff.
* Finding Someplace to Go: Reading and the Internet
- Marieke Guy takes a look at what the Internet has to offer the art of
reading.
Get Tooled Up:
* Installing Shibboleth
- Simon McLeish describes the experience of Shibboleth installation in a HE
environment, and suggests ways to make this experience more user-friendly.
* Web Focus: Using Collaborative Technologies When on the Road
- Brian Kelly argues that since conference delegates now expect to be able
to read email on the road, there are additional technologies which might
enhance our effectiveness when away from the office.
Workshop and Conference Reports: At the Event:
* EuroCAMP 2005
- Masha Garibyan and Ann Borda report on the first Campus Architecture
Middleware Planning workshop in Europe hosted by the Politecnico di
Torino.
* Waking up in the British Library
- Emma Beer reports on a one-day conference on using Early English Books
Online in teaching and research in history and English literature.
* United Kingdom Serials Group Conference 2005
- Sarah Pearson reports on the annual 3-day UK Serials Group (UKSG)
conference recently held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
* 10th CETIS-TechDis Accessibility Special Interest Group Meeting
- Ann Chapman reports on a one-day meeting that focused among other things
on accessibility in virtual learning environments and personal learning
profiles.
Ariadne Reviews:
* Digital Libraries: Principles and Practice in a Global Environment
- Chris Awre welcomes a useful overview of the global digital library scene
that will help both those coming new to this area and those wishing to
broaden their appreciation of what is involved in developing a digital
library.
* Metadata for Information Management and Retrieval
- Marieke Guy takes a look at a recent introduction to metadata for the
information professional.
* Managing Digital Rights: A Practitioner's Guide
- Stuart Hannabuss likes the way this book reminds us that information
professionals need to apply the law and not merely know it.
* Building an Electronic Resource Collection: A Practical Guide
- Sarah Pearson considers whether the 2nd edition of this practical guide
for building an electronic resource collection can satisfy the needs of both
new and experienced practitioners.
..Plus our regular columns and expanded newsline.
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