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Characterizes the use of metadata in Web documents. Problem with Web source discovery and description; Use of sampling methods in Web characterization; Assessment of metadata and embedded document description.

Examines trends in the internationalization of Web content. Extent of the reach of Web sites; Indications of sample data from 1998 and 1999; Expansion of Web data in terms of geographical origins and language availability.

Describes a methodology for sampling the content of the Web through the use of randomly generated Internet Protocol addresses. Implementation of the sampling methodology; Vitality of the ability to create a random sample of the content of the Web; Feature of Web statistics based on the methodology described; Scalability of the methodology.

This paper explores the concept of a work in WorldCat, the OCLC Online Union Catalog, using the hierarchy of bibliographic entities defined in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) report. A methodology is described for constructing a sample of works by applying the FRBR model to randomly selected WorldCat records. This sample is used to estimate the number of works in WorldCat, and describe some of their key characteristics. Results suggest that the majority of benefits associated with applying FRBR to WorldCat could be obtained by concentrating on a relatively small number of complex works. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Focuses on the application of bibliographic control to World Wide Web resources. Process in bibliographic unit identification; Types of bibliographic units in the Web; Parallelism between journals and Web sites, and journal articles and Web pages; Usability of cataloging and indexing in the control of journal literatures.