Library Review: Volume 45 Issue 6

Linkage analysis: its use with staff and information

Stuart Hannabuss

Considers how an examination of information in the workplace can be assisted by the use of linkage analysis. This technique identifies factors and determines correlations between…

The role of parliamentary library and research services in multi‐party Tanzania

Thomas Michael Kimbunga

Examines the Tanzanian political system and reviews the new role of Parliament within it. Outlines information needs of Members of Parliament and the role of the parliamentary…

Profiling African libraries: automation in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

Rajinder Garcha, Lois J. Buttlar

Suggests that access to and sharing of information resources are dependent on the automation of library operations and use of computers. Profiles characteristics of libraries in…

The status of library automation in Pakistan

Khalid Mahmood Malik

Describes the current status of the use of computers in Pakistani libraries. Discusses the problems faced by librarians and information specialists in automating their libraries…

An overview of existing CD‐ROM standards

Siriginidi Subba Rao

Highlights the need for standards for the CD‐ROM industry to ensure compatibility and to increase the economies of scale to attract wider market accessibility. CD‐ROM, as a unique…

Is iconoclasm a virtue? Or the importance of stock editing

David Alcock

Argues that growing collections in academic libraries may be more a liability than an asset, in terms of conservation, storage, and retrieval costs. Relevant, up‐to‐date resources…