... for a new page, as everything happens as if the program were stand‐alone. Ultimately this behaviour results in a sense of effortlessness and the responses to actions become direct and natural: Italy Bibliographic systems Bibliographies Online databases Information retrieval Since the 1990s...

... to permit their connection to MAI. Rossi (2000) describes the technical requirements for connecting an OPAC to the MAI system. MAI is a complementary tool to the Italian SBN catalogue. Giordano (2002) provides an overview of SBN and other co‐operative developments within Italy. SBN comprises...

...Paula Goossens The 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 describing relevant developments in Italy (such as the Italian Digital Library), those covering the theme...

...Tommaso Giordano This article concerns information and communications technology (ICT) developments in Italian libraries with special reference to library networks and digital co‐operation initiatives. Italy has in recent years been heavily committed towards modernising public services...