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Friday, 22nd August 2008

The July 2008 Issue of Ariadne is Now Available

Articles in this issue include:

+ Versioning in Repositories: Implementing Best Practice
Jenny Brace explains why giving time to versioning within a repository is worthwhile and outlines the best practice to implement.

+ New Schemas for Mapping Pedagogies and Technologies
Gráinne Conole reflects on the implications of Web 2.0 for education and offers two new schemas for thinking about harnessing the potential of technologies.

+ Integrating Journal Back Files into an Existing Electronic Environment
Jason Cooper describes how Loughborough University Library integrated a number of collections of journal back files into their existing electronic environment.

+ The Networked Library Service Layer: Sharing Data for More Effective Management and Cooperation
Janifer Gatenby identifies criteria for determining which data in various library systems could be more beneficially shared and managed at a network level.

+ A Desk Too Far?: The Case for Remote Working
Marieke Guy examines both the benefits and the pitfalls of working remotely from the standpoint of both employees and their organisation.

+ Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload
Sarah Houghton-Jan explores different strategies for managing and coping with various types of informational overload.

+ Lost in the JISC Information Environment
Tony Ross gives a personal reflection on his intellectual struggle to comprehend the JISC Information Environment.

+ Search Engines: Google Still Growing
Phil Bradley finds it difficult to ignore some of the latest developments from Google - particularly the ones that are actually quite good.

+ Persistent Identifiers: Considering the Options
Emma Tonkin looks at the current landscape of persistent identifiers, describes several current services, and examines the theoretical background behind their structure and use.


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