Ends and Beginnings

African Development: Dead Ends and New Beginnings

Hypertext on the Web: The Beginnings and Ends of Web Path-ology

At one time archives were all about dust. For extended periods of time they served as little more than pillars or rudimentary building blocks for spider webs. Such boxes offered a place for us to place information, histories, pictures, and memories. They also served as a seasonal reminder of taxes, of family visits over holidays, spring cleanings, and dreaded household moves. Hidden behind and ...

Endings and Beginnings

533 " [Everything] has to come to an end, sometime. " L. Frank Baum The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) 1 As our regular readers know, this is a very special issue of College & Research Libraries. It is the last one that we will print. Beginning with the first issue of volume 75 (January 2014), this journal will join many others in being published solely in digital form. The road to this decision h...

New Beginnings.

Transitions in life are both inevitable and critical. Over the past 6 months, CQO has commenced an important shift as its founding editorial team has finished its remarkable term and a new group of editors takes over the journal for the next 5 years. As the incoming Editor-in-Chief for CQO’s new group of editors, I am excited and humbled by the opportunities that now lie before us. This is my f...

Endings and beginnings

At the start of a new year it is time to look back over the past 12 months, as well as to look forward. 2015 has been one with a sad farewell to two very good friends, Dr Howard Jones Jr (see Fact Views Vis Obgyn, 2015, 7:149-152) and Professor Jan van der Merwe whose obituary appears in this issue. The past year has seen some very interesting and stimulating papers, not to forget about the mos...