The EEVL approach to providing a subject based information gateway for engineers

Abstract

EEVL, the Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library, is a gateway to engineering information on the Internet. After a brief outline of the need for such a gateway and the background to the EEVL project, this article looks at certain similarities and differences in the development of EEVL and various other subject based information gateways (SBIGs) such as ADAM, SOSIG, and OMNI, and similar services such as BUBL. EEVL’s present situation and future prospects are outlined.

Citation

Macleod, R., Kerr, L. and Guyon, A. (1998), "The EEVL approach to providing a subject based information gateway for engineers", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 205-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006901