The Multimedia section in today's Times Higher Education Supplement is
pretty much essential reading for many people on this list, as it
concentrates pretty much on academic libraries. Articles include:
* Libraries reserved on net buying (Debby Raven)
* Students use web for fees lobby (Paul Tyrrell)
* Libraries "better than the Net for all resarch information"
(Helena Flusfeder)
* In search of a new gold standard: Robin Yeats welcomes the latest
developments in Library information systems but calls for closer
collaboration between librarian and user to fulfil demands
* Hatfield's stock and roll show: Tony Durham reports on a state of the
art learning resource centre in Herts that offers a choice of study
environments
* Some missing guests at the revolutionary party: Electronic libraries
offer the prospect of infinite access to worldwide information
resources from the researcher's PC but are key players really talking
to each other, asks Sylvia Simmons
* Knowledge at a price: Mike Holderness forsees the development of an
enterpreneurial academic service culture with 'pay as you go' global
information
* Net failings that drive the desire to be digital (review by Lorcan
Dempsey)
* Environmental sensibilities grow from a remote seed: Bill Holdsworth
visits a Dutch project that aims to train a teacher taskforce in new
technology for the earth sciences
* Dialogue with a dumn terminal: Terry Mayes describes how higher
education students can help to construct a learning resource for their
peers
* No problem over property at the centre of vision: As the UK's media
providsers prepare to go digital, Peter Gibbins introduces a unique
research company in more ways than one - the virtual centre of
excellence in multimedia and digital broadcasting
* Credit control blocks links to laptop reasons: UK students need their
own portable computer - but few firms are offering solutions. Les
Watson looks at some opinions
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John Kirriemuir
Research and Training Officer
Institute for Learning and Research Technology
Bristol BS8 1TN
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