The virtual library, William Y. Arms. Part 1 Library systems: directory and access tools - strategic UK directions for the virtual library, Frances Krivine; EDI in the bookworld, Malcolm Peters; library systems - integrated or insulated, Lorcan Dempsey; the ghost in the machine - library systems at the heart of the campus network, Bruce Royan; a public library case study, Geoffrey Hare. Part 2 The developing network infrastructure: academic and cultural networking - the value of telecoms in building competitive advantage, David Brunnen; high speed networking, Bob Cooper. Part 3 Libraries as as network information providers: commonwealth and coalition - academic libraries as network information providers, Patrick Kelly; public libraries as network information providers, John Creber; libraries as network information providers - special libraries, Sandra Ward. Part 4 Co-operation: access versus holdings, Fred Friend; what forms will co-operation take?, Derek Law; resource allocation in the electronic information service environment, Harry East. Part 5 Network publishing: the library perspective, Keith Jones; the publisher perspective, Louis Ter Meer. Part 6 Awareness, education and training: wake up! professional development, Michael Breaks; education and training, Jack Meadows; end-user education, Terry Morrow. Part 7 Policy development in the national and international context: the coalition for networked information as a model, Paul Evan Peters; the "European network", Barry Mahon; the future role of a national library, Ann Matheson; national policy in relation to Europe and beyond, Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer.
