Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the content and usability of a sample of 50 UK MPs' web sites. Design/methodology/approach – Score sheets were developed for the evaluation of web sites based on an extensive review of the relevant literature. In addition, a questionnaire...

The Internet gives access for blind and visually impaired users to previously unobtainable information via Braille or speech synthesis interpretation. This paper looks at how three search engines, AltaVista, Yahoo! and Infoseek presented their information to a small group of visually impaired...

Research was undertaken to assess the level of fraud and precautions against fraud in Internet auctions. A trial run was also carried out of placing items for auction with eBay and then bidding for them. It is concluded that Internet auctions are severely disadvantaged in comparison to...

Considers one possible strategy for ensuring JANET’s continued growth and development, namely to introduce advertising on JANET web pages. Despite this strict policy of no commercial activity on JANET, a few passive advertisements are in fact permitted. Research into the feasibility of...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an update to the last major review by Burrull and Oppenheim of legal aspects of information management in relation to the web. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports developments in the primary areas of law in relation to the internet since 2004....

This paper considers whether copyright has a future in an electronic environment. A number of issues face copyright owners in the networked environment, most of them caused by the ease with which materials can be copied. Some relevant examples of legal cases are considered. Some responses to the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the relative effectiveness of a range of search tools in finding open access (OA) versions of peer reviewed academic articles on the world wide web. Design/methodology/approach – Some background is given on why and how academics may make...