New Library World: Volume 97 Issue 2

Electronic news: past, present and future

Simon Bains

Suggests that we are in the early stages of an information revolution which will have an effect similar to that of the industrial revolution of the last century. Looks at the…

Deaf people and libraries ‐ should there be special considerations? Part 2: material and technological developments

Yvette Jeal, Vincent de Paul Roper, Elaine Ansell

Reports on findings of a study of libraries in the north‐west of England and their service provision to deaf and hard of hearing people. A first article reported on current…

The Network of Networks Project: electronic communications and CD‐ROM data storage: some challenges for information delivery

Alejandra Ciurlizza

Describes the Network of Networks project in Latin America, the objective of which is to improve access by the end‐user to existing information resources through an integrated…

Fiction selection ‐ an AI at work?

Alan MacLennan

Considers the historical dimension of the treatment of fiction in libraries and concludes that, if fiction is regarded as a resource, library users are entitled to enhanced access…

Working towards the millennium: the British Library’s plans for the year 2000

Andy Stephens, Marie Jackson

Describes the main thrusts of the British Library’s aims for the year 2000 and explains the processes which have been developed to ensure that the vision can be realized. Looks…