Art.1: Marek Nahotko
Metadata

The article addresses the problem of metadata in electronic documents. The author explains basic notions referring to metadata and their significance in the area of information standardisation. He analyses the metadata format Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DC) for text documents in WWW, discusses its classes and elements. The author also gives an example of using the DC standard in META fields of the HTML. The second part of the article discusses meta-languages (SGML, XML) and points to differences between cataloguing and creating metadata.

Art.2: Bozena Fabianska-Bartoszewicz
A bibliographic description of electronic documents in the context of PrPN-N-01152-13

The author discusses the problem of electronic document's description in the context of Polish standard - PrPN-N-01152-13 developed by the National Library Standardisation Centre. She presents practical aspects of electronic cataloguing using the example of Polish libraries which employ descriptions of electronic documents in their catalogues. She also shares her opinions and critical remarks on the standardisation project in the area of definitions and particular description segments.

Art.3: Elwira Sliwinska
A bibliographic description of electronic documents: required standards for footnotes

The author presents American and Canadian description standards for footnotes in electronic documents APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Languages Association). She conducts their comparative analysis supported by examples of footnotes for various types of electronic documents.

Art.4: Elwira Sliwinska
Compendium of sources on bibliographic description of e-files

The compendium of scientific sources - both print and on-line, addressing the generation of electronic document descriptions.

Art.5: Urszula Puszkiewicz
Electronic copies at the library

The article discusses the development of computer services in a computerized library within the scope of user communication, implementation of information services, document presentation and methods of providing access to library resources. The author discusses techniques of creation of digital copies by using various computer programs for processing text, graphics and sound.

Art.6: Halina Brzezinska-Stec
CD-ROM databases at the Main Library of University of Bialystok

The author discusses sources of information provided on CD-ROMs by the Scientific Information Department of the Main Library of the Bialystok University. She shares her observations on the utilisation level of the information sources by university staff and students, and presents new methods of promoting the databases in academic environment.