Aslib Proceedings: Volume 53 Issue 5
Table of contents
Comment The Guardian/Observer:information developments since 1998
Helen MartinProvides an update of the British Library funded project ‘The changing information environment’, which featured an analysis of Internet use at The Guardian/Observer. Desktop…
Libraries and open society; Popper, Soros and digital information
Lyn Robinson, David BawdenThis paper examines the role of libraries and information services, in promoting the ‘open society’ espoused by Karl Popper and George Soros. After a brief discussion of the…
Information and social quality
Yitzhak Berman, David PhillipsThis paper introduces the concept of ‘social quality’ as a measure of quality‐of‐life and it sets out a framework for identifying social indicators of the relationship between…
The future of the British broadsheet newspaper on the World Wide Web
Nicola CowenTraditional media, such as newspapers, are having to reassess their role in the Internet age. Not only are newspapers having to compete with each other, but also with foreign…