The library, teletext and the 1979 general election

Abstract

On 4 May 1979 Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minster. For the first time general election results were disseminated by teletext. On the same day the use of a teletext receiver was observed in Belfast Public Library. This article indicates the behaviour of user groups, the range of information obtained and the problems users encountered, and ends with a brief analysis of the election day news broadcast by Ceefax and Oracle respectively. The need for further research in this area by librarians and information scientists is stressed.

Citation

Cochrane, C. (1980), "The library, teletext and the 1979 general election", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 145-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050725