Aslib Proceedings: Volume 32 Issue 3
Table of contents
One‐man‐operated—running an information unit for management in the public transport industry
Don LeeAs one of a small number of information people in Britain's public transport industry, the author feels that he has made innovations in the investigative outlook that he has…
Developments in word processing systems and their application to information needs
J.B. WhiteheadMany years ago, when I was a young student, I remember listening to an eminent librarian of the day relating the story of a visit he had received from a work study team. After…
Training social services staff to make better use of information: two practitioner‐training courses and their implications
David Streatfield, Daphne Clark, Helen HillProject INISS is a Sheffield University‐based research project originally established with funds from the British Library to investigate information needs and services in local…
The library, teletext and the 1979 general election
Clive CochraneOn 4 May 1979 Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minster. For the first time general election results were disseminated by teletext. On the same day the use of a teletext receiver was…
Demand and supply of information: two studies
Alison JagoA brief description of the main activities of the Information Service at the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) is followed by a detailed explanation of two successful…