Aslib Proceedings: Volume 44 Issue 7/8

Technology assessment in Parliament

VGI Deshmukh, MG Norton

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) was set up in 1989 to provide members of both Houses of Parliament with objective information on scientific and…

SGML concepts

Neil Bradley

The abbreviation SGML stands for Standard Generalized Markup Language. Markup refers to adding style and formatting information to text prior to publication. It is a Standard…

Dialogue modelling for information access

Andrew L Nelson, SP Stenton

This paper describes a dialogue modelling approach to information access. We apply this approach to the design of software used by management professionals for whom technology…

Just another management fad? The implications of TQM for library and information services

John R Brockman

The quality issue represents one of the greatest challenges facing managers in the 1990s. This paper presents an overview of the development of quality management in library and…

Promoting the in‐house library

Grace McCarthy

This paper discusses the importance of marketing in an in‐house library and focuses in particular on the importance of continuing promotion. The paper suggests forms of promotion…