Includes bibliographical references and index.

A journalist's view of the changes in information access for newspapers over the years / Peter Cole -- The new look of news information handling for television / Debra Bade -- From gopher to guru : the changing role of a BBC television program information researcher / Annabel Colley -- The media library into the 21st century / Richard Withey -- The changing role of the news librarian : use of the Internet worldwide / Nora Paul -- Internet use at The guardian/observer / Helen Martin -- The News International newspaper's intranet experience / Gertrud Erbach and Lynda Iley -- Good news, bad news : credibility of information and data gathered from the Internet and the World Wide Web / Barbara P. Semonche -- How long will it take you to digitise those pictures? / Pat Baird -- Written archives in broadcasting with particular reference to the BBC / Jacqueline Kavanaugh -- Sound recordings / Sally Hine -- Film and video libraries : the BBC experience / Sue Malden -- The future of the BBC archives / Adam Lee -- Ethical and legal issues for media librarians / Barrie MacDonald.