Aslib Proceedings

INFORMATION SCIENCE: DISCIPLINE OR DISAPPEARANCE

WILLIAM GOFFMAN

It is now some twenty years since the activity which has come to be known as information science had its discernible origin as one of the so‐called new interdisciplinary…

METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCH

B.C. VICKERY

Research in library and information service I take to be any systematic attempt to investigate problems and arrive at solutions. The problems can be small‐scale, e.g. the…

ANALYSIS AND ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR RETRIEVAL

J.E.L. FARRADANE

In a university, the mode of research is usually what is called ‘pure’ or ‘basic’ research; since I am keeping in mind primarily the applications of information science, I…

CURRENT RESEARCH IN MECHANIZATION

HARRY EAST

I have applied a fairly liberal interpretation to the title given to me by the Conference Committee. Much of what I am going to say comes under the heading ‘recent…