One hundred twenty-three Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Web sites were examined for the presence of a virtual tour. Over half offered at least one. Each main or undergraduate library tour was reviewed for the use of standard Web conventions, features, content and navigation using a checklist of 32 items. Emerging trends and…

Discusses the use of the World Wide Web by academic libraries for reference and instruction. Widespread availability of software for browsing, creating, editing, and mounting World Wide Web pages necessitates discussion on the development of a library Web site; Hyper Text Markup Language; software evaluation; suggestions for writing Web pages; and…

Discusses the design and implementation of a World Wide Web-based alternative medicine virtual resource. This homepage integrates regional, national, and international resources and delivers library services to the user's desktop. Goals, structure, and organizational schemes of the system are detailed, and design issues for building such a…