Welcome to Issue 4 of Cultivate Interactive Issue 4 of Cultivate Interactive is now available: <http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/> The highlights include: Feature Articles ---------------------- The Sign on the Door: Establishing a Top-level Museum Domain on the Internet http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/museum/ Cary Karp explains why we need the new .museum top level domain and details its evolution. Eurospeak http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/eurospeak/ The European Commission's Translation Service's Emma Wagner discusses what she calls 'the disease of Eurospeak' and details guidelines for improvement, which the Translation Service are trying to get across to authors inside the EC. Asia IT&C http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/asia/ Mike Robbins takes us on a tour of a European Commission Initiative that is attempting to bridge the digital divide in Asia. Global Museum http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/global/ Roger Smith, the founder and director of this highly successful international Webzine, shares his experiences of online publications and the rationale for establishing a museum-based compendium site. Regular Articles ---------------------- National Node Column http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/nodes/ Pascale Van Dinter of the Scientific and Technical Information Service (STIS) reports on the Belgian role in the Cultivate Project. OAI Open Meeting http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/oai/ Rachel Heery on the European Open Archives Initiative Meeting held in held in the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin). 2 Articles on streaming video... An Introduction to Streaming Video http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/video/ David Cunningham and Neil Francis report on the technologies available, as well as some of the problems encountered when trying to stream video content across the Internet. Streaming Video: A Look Behind The Scenes http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/scenes/ Jim Strom gives us a behind the scenes look at what can be achieved with streaming video using a number of examples and case studies. JNUL's Ketubbot Digitisation Project http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/ketubbot/ Elhanan Adler and Orly Simon on the Jewish National University Library's digitisation project aimed at making many of its unique collections accessible to remote users. Other Areas ------------------ Competition Cultivate Interactive's Spot the European City Competition. http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue4/competition/ If you have any queries regarding Cultivate Interactive or writing for Cultivate Interactive please send them to <[log in to unmask]> -------------------------------------------------------- Marieke Napier, Information Officer Editor of the Cultivate Interactive Web magazine UKOLN, University of Bath, BATH, England, BA2 7AY Exploit Interactive: http://www.exploit-lib.org/ Cultivate Interactive: http://www.cultivate-int.org/ Homepage: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/m.napier/ Phone: 01225 826354 FAX: 01225 826838