Aslib Proceedings: Volume 3 Issue 4
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION
E.M.R. DITMASFROM 5th to 8th October, 1951, Aslib was fortunate in holding its Annual Conference again at Ashorne Hill, near Leamington Spa, and our thanks are due for the third time to…
THE OPTIMUM USE OF STAFF IN THE SMALL LIBRARY
B.C. VICKERYThe ideal aim of library service is to be able to give each user just those books he needs at the very moment he needs them. With many special libraries, the service goes beyond…
THE MEDIUM LIBRARY
C.W. HANSONIn an organization of medium size (say 6–10 people) the staff can reasonably include at least one qualified librarian and one person with subject qualifications. This makes…
TRAINING THE LIBRARY USER
B. AGARD EVANSThis paradoxical, painful and, to many, fatal situation, would not have arisen had the Ancient Manner and his companions been instructed in the art of making a small distillation…
PLANNING THE LIBRARY FOR THE USER
J.B. REEDMay I begin by expressing my warm appreciation, first to Aslib for inviting me to this adventure, then to my Director General for encouraging me to accept it, and, finally, to my…
A SURVEY OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
Edward J. CarterAlthough it will be natural for me, as a Unesco official, to talk of national and international bibliography with a special reference to the role which Unesco is playing in the…
TEXTILE INFORMATION GROUP
E.B. UVAROVThe nucleus of a ‘Textile Group’ of Aslib had been in existence for some years. The British Standards Institution Panel, OC/20/4/17—TEXTILES, which some time ago was engaged on a…
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE GROUP
E. ALAN BAKERThe inaugural meeting of the Food and Agriculture Group was held earlier this year and was attended by representatives from some forty libraries covering a wide range of…
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING GROUP
C.W. CLEVERDONThe story of the formation of the Aeronautical Information Group differs from that of the other groups in that we had to persuade the Director of Aslib of the necessity of forming…
TABLE OF SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASLIB PUT FORWARD AT THE BRISTOL CONFERENCE, 1950, AND OF PROGRESS MADE UP TO SEPTEMBER, 1951
Proposal: 1. That Aslib should institute a Consultant service to advise on all matters pertaining to library establishment, administration, staff training, etc.
ANY QUESTIONS?
The Question Master for this session was Miss Mildred Couldrey. The Panel of Experts included Mr. D. V. Arnold (I.C.I., Ltd., Paints Division), Miss Ruth Jacobs (Department of…