Ariadne issue 23 available [23rd March 2000]

[Philip Hunter]

(Apologies for cross-posting)

 Issue 23 of Ariadne magazine is now available at:
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue23/

Main Articles:

*So you want to build a Union Catalogue?: Matthew Dovey looks at various
models of virtual union catalogues in addition to those
     adopted by the UK CLUMPS projects, and other models of physical
catalogues.

*The Oxford English Dictionary Online: Juliet New with the background to the
electronic version, launched on the 14th of March.

Plus

*A user's review of the OED online venture by Peter Cliff.

*Convergence of Electronic Entertainment and Information Systems: John
Kirriemuir (former Editor of Ariadne) explores the technology and impact of
expanding internet access, as well as a good history of the last thirty
years of games consoles.

*I say what I mean, but do I mean what I say?: Paul Miller reports on the
latest MODELS workshop, and looks at the need for controlled terminologies
and thesauri.

*What have the CLUMPs ever done for us?: Peter Stubley (of the RIDING
project) puts the CLUMPs in perspective.

*Broadband TV: Philip Hunter links to broadband streaming video resources
now emerging on the Internet.

*EPRESS Stuart Peters on EPRESS text management software tools, currently in
development.

*A Wired Honduran Christmas: Eddie Young hooks up to the global network from
Honduras, with some improvised electrical plumbing.


Regular Columns:


*The DISinHE Centre: Murray Rowan examines WebCT from the point of view of
accessibility.

*Search Engines: 'Ixquick', a multi search engine with a difference. Phil
Bradley describes how Ixquick stacks up against the competition.

*Planet SOSIG: Justine Kitchen of the Resource Discovery Network Centre on
the recent SOSIG relaunch, and Debra Hiom explores New Learning and Teaching
Support Networks in the Social Sciences.

*EEVL: EMC Update; EEVL Nuggets; and Railway Engineering on the Internet

*Public Libraries Sheridan Dunkley on the partnership between Islington
Libraries, London, and CyberSkills.


Get Tooled Up:


*Web Focus: The Use of Third Party Web Services, by  Brian Kelly.

*Web Watch: A Survey Of Links to UK University Web Sites.  Brian Kelly
reports on the number of links to University web sites.


At The Event:


*CLUMPS conference at Goldsmiths College, London: Ariadne reports on the
first of two CLUMPS conferences, held on the 3rd of March.

Book Reviews:

*Madeleine Shepherd: Neal Stephenson's "In the Beginning... was the Command
Line"

*Peter Cliff: "Online Searching". (Library Association)

Plus! The regular cartoon, AND  the Caption Competition!


 Article proposals and submissions, comments and general enquiries about the
magazine should be sent to:

 ariadne at ukoln.ac.uk

Copy deadline for issue 24 is May 22nd for articles in Word format, and May
31st for submissions in HTML (using our document templates). Publication
date for issue 24 is scheduled for Wednesday June 21.


Philip Hunter
Information Officer and Co-Editor of Ariadne and Exploit Interactive
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 826354           Fax: +44 (0) 1225 826838
Email: p.j.hunter at ukoln.ac.uk       URL: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
Ariadne: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/