... Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The social activities of users in microblogs, community and BBS are often the reflection of real-life to the network society. The emotions of users and the topics they pay attention to usually have a strong continuity...

...David J. Pullinger High speed networks, such as the UK′s SuperJANET, present opportunities for new dissemination. The SuperJournal project in 1993 explored the possibilities with electronic versions of journal articles from nine publishers using four different interfaces. To support user retrieval...

...Desmond G. Seaton Discusses various technical aspects of, and the prospects for,electronic document delivery. Describes the impact of high speed networks on library organization and operation and some applications of new technology. Gives details of some specific activities in a number of countries...

...Janet Mitchell OCLC Services available since 1971 are now providing access to 27 million items in 45 countries. Outlines current abilities and future developments including: PRISM AND PRISM ILL, a new telecommunications network and its ContentsFirst and ArticleFirst databases. Discusses...

...Henry Heaney Describes the development of the Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) and the initiatives which it, together with the Scottish Academic Libraries Bibliographic Information Network (SALBIN)has taken in opening up direct access to academic library catalogue databases...