Aslib Proceedings: Volume 25 Issue 11
Table of contents
Fundamental problems of information transfer
A.W. PearsonIn the process of preparing a paper which would do justice to the chosen title one becomes very conscious of how difficult the subject with which we are dealing is, and how little…
Library manpower planning
E.M. BroomeJobs squeeze hits librarians. More than 2,000 young men and women filed job applications at the annual convention of the American Library Association in Chicago last week.
Information transfer in the industrial environment—the requirements of industry
David RoweI have been asked to talk from the business‐man's angle. My sole experience of information services has been as a non‐scientific user. I know nothing of the theory of information…
The place of the information service within the organizational structure
B. YatesI was asked to say something about the place of the information unit within the organizational structure and it was suggested that in making my contribution I should consider…
Management techniques applied to the operation of information services
D. MasonConfucius, that ancient Chinese sage who has been held responsible for so many pseudo‐philosophical statements, was asked by one of his disciples what was the first thing he would…
Information services to management consultants
John BlagdenManagement consultants have been described as ‘the people who borrow your watch to tell you what time it is and then walk off with the watch’. But Robert Townsend's refreshing…
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