Aslib Proceedings: Volume 52 Issue 5

Information sharing in an online community of journalists

David R. Millen, Susan M. Dray

Informal groups of professional workers are forming online communities to create and share information with each other. This paper offers an analysis of an online community of…

‘Hyped’ text markup language. XML and the future of web markup

Claire Warwick, Elliott Pritchard

There is a widespread perception that, in terms of web‐technology, XML is going to be the ‘next big thing’. Given the amount of comment that it has generated, it seems to be on…

Embarking on the Internet: what motivates people?

Reijo Savolainen

Issues of becoming an Internet user primarily in non‐work contexts are discussed. The author reviews individual, social and economic factors motivating network use. Main findings…