Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 37 Issue 4
Table of contents
Clumps and collection description in the information environment in the UK with particular reference to Scotland
Gordon Dunsire, George MacgregorThe role, potential and interaction of networked catalogues and collection‐level description have recently been given emphasis in order that efficient resource discovery…
A survey of the Arabian Gulf library automation marketplace
Zahiruddin KhurshidPresents results of a survey of the Arabian Gulf region marketplace for library automation systems. The paper provides a market review and evaluates the vendors' standing and…
Biomedical journal collaboration in London: development of the union database
Mark FisherDuring 2001‐2002 a union database of holdings of biomedical journals in a number of higher education and research institutes in London was created. The project was one of several…
Using Macromedia Flash to create online information skills materials at Edinburgh University Library
Simon Bains, Richard JonesGrowth in electronic information services, pressure on staff resources and developments in the area of electronic learning have resulted in a need for online information skills…
ELAG 2002: report of a library systems seminar on the Semantic Web
Paula GoossensThe 26th annual seminar of the European Library Automation Group (ELAG) was held in Rome in April 2002. This report provides an overview of the papers presented, including those…
The effectiveness of stemming for information retrieval in Amharic
Nega Alemayehu, Peter WillettAmharic is an example of a language with a very rich morphology, which means that systems for searching Amharic text databases can be effective in operation only if full account…