Aslib Proceedings
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Library and Information StudiesTable Of Contents: Volume 5 Issue 3
INTRODUCTION
E.M.R. DITMASThe Conference of the Scottish Branch of Aslib was held this year on 27th February at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, under the Chairmanship of Dr. D. G. Brown. The opening…
CONFERENCE OF THE SCOTTISH BRANCH: OPENING ADDRESS
ANDREW MCCANCEI am glad to attend this Conference this morning, even if my only function is to wish you success in the work which you are doing and to give you sympathetic support and…
SCOTTISH RESOURCES OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL LITERATURE AND INFORMATION AND THE NEED FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC ORGANIZATION
M.C. POTTINGERThis paper this morning cannot pretend to be more than a brief and necessarily sketchy survey of the subject. Indeed, I hope that what I say will have the effect of…
THE SCOTTISH COUNCIL AND ITS WORK
C. MACRAEI am confronted with what is really an impossible task. I have been asked to tell you about the Scottish Council, but even if I had as many hours at my disposal as I have…
SETTING UP A SMALL SPECIAL LIBRARY
JAMES REVIEIn many relatively small industrial firms—and sometimes even in larger concerns—there comes a time when the boss looks round at the motley collection of books…
THE NEEDS OF A SALES DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
H.M. BIGFORDThis paper formed part of the series emphasizing the varying needs of different types of users of technical information services. Mr. Bigford explained that his particular…
THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE WORKER ENGAGED IN LONGER TERM RESEARCH: THE VIEWPOINT OF THE CHEMIST
H.T.S. SWALLOWThe needs of the research worker engaged in longer term research can be broadly divided into two categories. The first concerns the background and mental equipment of the…
THE ORGANIZATION AND USE OF INFORMATION IN INDUSTRY
G. GILFILLANIndustrial executives frequently require special information in order to solve their particular problems. A Sales Manager may have to estimate the market for a new…
THOUGHTS ON INTERLIBRARY LENDING
PAUL J. NEUMANNA phenomenon, most challenging and, at the same time, most gratifying for every librarian, is the determined trend toward total bibliographical control. In particular, in…
SERVICE DE DOCUMENTATION ET D'INFORMATION TECHNIQUE
G. FRENOTA survey of the different questions considered during the joint meeting of the Aslib Aeronautical Group and Royal Aeronautical Society on Documentation, held on 7th…
THE NACA CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM—A CASE HISTORY
EUGENE B. JACKSONAeronautical research scientists of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics have in the last six years indexed 7,070 non‐security classified NACA research reports…
THE WORK OF ASLIB
Report of the Council for the year ended 31 December, 1952, presented at the Annual General Meeting on 13 May, 1953, held at the Incorporated Society of Auctioneers and…
BRITISH UNION CATALOGUE OF PERIODICALS: SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1953
The British Union Catalogue of Periodicals is intended to furnish a guide to the location and availability of the periodicals of the world held in the principal libraries…