Aslib Proceedings: Volume 28 Issue 6

Ground rules for cost‐effectiveness

Peter Vickers

This paper was written in response to an invitation to give a talk on how to make information services cost‐effective. Its basic message is ‘use the systems approach’, but my aim…

Press cuttings and the social sciences

C.M. Mason

This paper reports the results of a pilot study of (a) the provision of press cuttings libraries and (b) use of press cuttings by social scientists. The study was undertaken for a…

The Aslib Social Sciences Working Group on Social Welfare Information: a review of its development and current activities

Maureen Webley

The social services have seen big developments in recent years. The reorganization of local authority departments and the concept of corporate planning as outlined by the Bains…

EURIM II

This European conference on the application of research in information services and libraries was held in the RAI International Congrescentrum, Amsterdam, from 23rd to 25th March…