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Proposes how a global Hypermedia system could evolve from the “Hyper‐G” system, currently being developed at Graz University. Overviews the development of Internet from post‐war visionary speculation to present. Explains some limitations of the current architecture (World Wide Web, Gopher, WAIS). Presents in detail the architecture of a massively distributed hypermedia system. Explains how the proposed system would be much faster, overcoming such problems as documents being oriented by location rather than by subject. Suggests possible applications.

This paper reports on an Internet‐based system for hypermedia information discovery and retrieval and wide‐area distributed asynchronous collaboration designed and built at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). The system, called NCSA Mosaic, integrates cleanly into existing Internet protocols, formats, data sources, and environments, and provides powerful new capabilities for using and sharing information across the Internet.

Brewery chief, Sir Gerald ‘Joe’ Thorley, is un‐ashamedly ambitious. ‘Never be satisfied with what you have achieved, and always aim for something more,’ he tells Ken Gooding. It's a dictum which has taken him from a £250 junior executive's salary back in the thirties to his present position as £34,000 ‐a‐year head of Allied Breweries—one of the top 20 companies in the UK, with Double Diamond among its best known brands. But promotion opportunities are much more difficult in today's giant corporations, says ‘the boss’.

One of the sessions at the 1995 International Conference featured a panel of scenario experts: Bill Ralston, SRI International (SRI), Robert Wilson, Northeast Consulting Resources (NCRI), and Gerald Harris, Global Business Network (GBN). Audrey E. Schriefer, Strategic Management Associates, moderated the session. In the September/October issue of Planning Review, Ms. Schriefer summarized the opening remarks from this session. Here she presents the highlights of the question and answer portion of the discussion.

The following classified, annotated list of titles is intended to provide reference librarians with a current checklist of new reference books, and is designed to supplement the RSR review column, “Recent Reference Books,” by Frances Neel Cheney. “Reference Books in Print” includes all additional books received prior to the inclusion deadline established for this issue. Appearance in this column does not preclude a later review in RSR. Publishers are urged to send a copy of all new reference books directly to RSR as soon as published, for immediate listing in “Reference Books in Print.” Reference books with imprints older than two years will not be included (with the exception of current reprints or older books newly acquired for distribution by another publisher). The column shall also occasionally include library science or other library related publications of other than a reference character.

This conference session was an in‐depth discussion of how practitioners can get the most value from scenario planning. Participants were Bill Ralston, SRI International; Robert Wilson, Northeast Consulting Resources; and Gerald Harris, Global Business Network. Audrey Schriefer, Strategic Management Associates, moderated the session and has prepared this brief summary.

This was an appeal from an earlier decision of the Queens Bench Divisional Court in R v Investors Compensation Scheme ex parte Gerald Taylor (judgment date 29th November, 1996) which has already been considered in this journal (see ‘Timing was crucial for ICS claim’, Vol. 5(2), Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 1997 at p. 178).

Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Term. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are available through normal trade sources. Mrs. Cheney, being a member of the editorial board of Pierian Press, will not review Pierian Press reference books in this column. Descriptions of Pierian Press reference books will be included elsewhere in this publication.

Some view whistleblowing — informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace — as being undesirable. However, if whistleblowing is incorporated as a natural part of the internal corporate communications system it can be transformed into an extremely valuable aid. Provides examples of damaging publicity attracted by companies which fail to realize this, of the equally damaging consequences to the whistleblowers, and of codes of procedure which minimize the harm and maximize the good to both parties.

John Gabriel, FCA, and Gerald Soane, BSc, have been appointed joint managing directors of Chemitrade Ltd, in succession to John Sinclair, who is returning to Australia to assume responsibility for all operations in the Pacific area of the Steuber group, Chemitrade's parent company.