Fixing The Web

About the Talk

A seminar on the Fixing The Web was given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Bristol on Tuesday 13th October 1998.

The seminar was given to nine students of the MSc in Library and Information Management. This talk gave an overview of Web deficiencies and ways in which these deficiences are being addressed. The talk covered:

• An overview of Web protocols
• The problems with the Web
• The development of a more robust Web

The talk lasted for an hour, with 30 minutes for questions and discussion.

Presentation

Slides

[HTML Format] - [Powerpoint 97 Format] (0.72 Mb)

Handout

Fixing The Web: Exercises

[Word 97 Format]

Fixing The Web: Solutions

[Word 97 Format]

Further Information

Further relevant information is available:

HTML Activity Page

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Activity.html>

XML ACtivity Page

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/XML/Activity.html>

HTTP/NG Activity Page

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP-NG/Activity.html>

Metadata Activity Page

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/Metadata/Activity.html>

P3P

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/P3P/>

Intellectual Property Rights Overview

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/IPR/>

W3C Technical Reports & Publications

See <URL:http://www.w3.org/TR/>