Editorial

Citation

Calvert, P., Gelfand, J. and Riggs, C. (2002), "Editorial", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 19 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhtn.2002.23919baa.001

Editorial

This is a very full issue of LHTN and we welcome you to much news. We always try and determine when news may be out of date, as we plan these issues so far in advance of actual release and distribution. We know that more and more of our readers are depending on the electronic version of the publication and we hope that you are reading the content in a more timely fashion.

This issue recaps some interesting conference reports. They include coverage of the Joint UCR/ABF Conference on Copyright and Authors' Rights in the UK and France, held last September, and the annual meetings of the Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century Symposium, American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIST), the Geoscience Information Society (GIS), the Coalition of Networked Information (CNI), and the 3rd Annual Digital Reference Conference.

Many columns are included in this issue. Columnist Stuart Hannabuss explores how parody can lead to legal tangles in the publishing arena; and Howard Falk updates us on year-end activity in eBooks, with different suppliers and issues that have dictated the direction and distribution of eBook development. Gerry McKiernan, in this issue's "eProfile", describes how TheScientificWorld (www.thescientific world.com) has emerged to be among the successful eclectic scientific e-publications that the professional community will find to be extremely valuable. In addition, we take you on a visit to the CERIST Library in Algiers, Algeria, where Yahia Bakelli introduces us to the developments and programs of that library.

Katina Strauch, librarian at the College of Charleston, conference host of the Charleston Conference and editor of Against the Grain, is the subject of an interview in this issue. Known around the world as someone who has contributed significantly to bridging the exchange gaps between librarians, publishers, vendors, information producers and others in the information chain, we will gain new insights into how Katina "does it all".

The Selective New Books, New & Noteworthy and Calendar columns should allow you to keep abreast of what has been released and what is in the pipeline. Have a good spring in the northern hemisphere as the release date of this issue should correspond to close to 20 March. For those of you in the southern hemisphere, you are probably eager for some relief from heat and humidity.

All the best,

Philip Calvert (philip.calvert@vuw.ac.nz)Julia Gelfand(jgelfand@uci.edu)Colby Riggs (cmriggs@uci.edu)Co-editors