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Internet: 25 per cent of library authorities are already providing some sort of information over the Web, but could they be doing more? Brian Kelly, Sarah Ormes and Ian Peacock report on some new research.

Ifla: John Dunne reports on the 63rd Ifla General Conference.

Presidential address: 'A revolutionary moment in the world's history is a time for revolution, not for patching,' says President Joe Hendry quoting social reformer William Beveridge. This, he believes, is definitely a revolutionary moment, and a time not only for information but for inspiration.

National Libraries Week: Chris Smith numbers himself among the converted. Otis the Aardvark has a moment of epiphany and libraries are on the page and over the airwaves. Your guide to the NLW that was begins with a report on the launch at a packed House of Commons.

Social impact research: using qualitative methods to measure success.

The Big Idea: the designers of the future imagine tomorrow's library in sound, pictures and hypertext. Investors in Information: The latest from the scheme to encourage companies to examine their information strategies.

Knowledge Management Day: promoting LIS services to actual and potential customers. Plus Children's Mega Millennium Quiz.

Community Initiative Award goes to Horley. Plus a key conference on public libraries and communities.

Business survey. Crucial statistics on how companies are using business information services.

Health: Operating with Knowledge, Fit for the Future and the launch a new prize.

Regional highlights: a new kind of Manchester all-nighter, a Balti Taste-In at Brum and Lanarkshire gets spooky.

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