VINE: Volume 25 Issue 3
Table of contents
The life and times of a very informal newsletter: a quarter century of VINE
Speak to anyone who has been involved in library automation in the UK and it's a pretty safe bet that they are familiar with VINE and have probably contributed to it in some shape…
How VINE germinated
CM OvertonMary Overton, then based at Southampton University Library, was the creator and first editor of VINE, and she carefully nurtured it through issues 1 to 7. On leaving Southampton…
My life since VINE
Phil BramallPhil was the second VINE editor, responsible for producing issues 8 to 18. He has since left libraries and library automation and is now working with the charity Traidcraft…
True Confessions
Tony McSeánTony McSean was editor of VINEs 19 to 34, December 1977 to July 1980, a time when there was Lots Happening — in one year he produced six issues. He continues to make regular…
From automated libraries to electronic libraries: a European perspective
Pat MansonAs the longest serving editor, from 1981 to 1988, Pat brought VINE through the time in which automated library systems became the norm rather than a rarity, in which micros…
Library systems then and now
Juliet LeevesJuliet Leeves edited the four issues of VINE in 1989. She began her professional career in The British Library where she was involved in the development of MARC‐based services…
Exam Paper Finder: examination papers online at South Bank University
Joanna WoodIn her role as Information Officer at the Library Information Technology Centre, Jo Wood edited the 1990 issues of VINE. She has since worked on a freelance basis carrying out a…
Lost in gopherspace
John BakerJohn took over editorship in 1992 at a time of major change for VINE. The decision to devote each issue to a particular theme as well as to include more European experiences…
From VINE to UKOLN — four months on…
Rosemary RussellWith Rosemary Russell, the library systems specialist at the Library Information Technology Centre, taking over the VINE editorship for issue 94, VINE once again became an all…