Aslib Proceedings: Volume 50 Issue 10
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Fear and loathing in cyberspace: how mainstream US media almost missed the biggest communication story in history
Vic SussmanShows how the US media were very slow to spot the potential of the Internet. When they finally did they proceeded to demonize it. Examples are given of this demonization. However…
British political parties and their web pages
Caroline Auty, David NicholasThe General Election of 1997 was marked by much political activity on the web. An analysis of 20 party web sites a year later on shows that most parties have kept a web presence…
Charging for access to university‐wide networked database services in British academia
Harry East, Badekale Ajibade, Kathryn LeachUK Higher Education has a well‐established network (JANET) accessible to its students and staff. Its existence made it possible for a trans‐university body (JISC) to sponsor the…
Internet access for older people
Monica BlakeThis paper examines, via the published literature and interview, the relationship between older people and the technology needed to gain access to the Internet (mainly personal…