Aslib Proceedings: Volume 50 Issue 8

The Web and the death of cultural imperialism

Richard Withey

Examines the nature of the Web and its development pace. Against a background of some consumer uncertainty, the Web is growing according to predictions, but is still not a…

The continuing prominence of CD‐ROMs in academic libraries: the findings and evaluation of a survey

Harry East, Kathryn Leach

The introduction of the CD‐ROM medium into British academic library services was well received by both librarians and their clientele. Expenditure on this resource continues to…

News, information and value

Robin Hunt

Discusses how the fierce competition for instant news and the inter‐relationship of news dissemination channels, from print to broadcast to Internet, can take a poorly…

Designing libraries round human beings

Maurice B. Line

Libraries have traditionally been designed to fit the needs of printed materials and organisational processes that have evolved to handle them. Users have had to adjust to these…

Some compass bearings for information policy orienteering

Ian Rowlands

Commentators in the library and information profession habitually voice concern about the perceived lack of a coherent and integrated set of ‘national information policies’ in the…