New Library World: Volume 86 Issue 8
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All for One and One for All: libraries and authors
DAVID COLEMANThe Bookseller of 6 April 1985 carried what was described as “Hot news from South Bucks”: the feature was even more intriguingly sub‐titled “Frederick Nolan on a much under used…
Comprehensive and Efficient?: 5. Home reading; Subject Books
JFW BRYON, JIM BASKER, RUTH KERNSNot until the prsesent writer retired from active librarianship, and became dependent upon solleagues' home reading collections, did he have revealed the inadequacy of subject…
LA Council Report
WILFRED ASHWORTHThe LA Council met on 11 June 1985 still at Islington Town Hall because of HQ repairs. In spite of the almighty fuss made a few years ago by the membership over the method of…
Research
SHEILA CORRALL, JANE LITTLE, ALLAN BUNCH, EDWIN FLEMING, WILFRED ASHWORTHDuring 1982–84, BLR&DD supported a study of medical information and its use by practitioners. The problem of low usage of information services was investigated by looking at the…
Postcards from the Pennines
Hillary PlaceThe '85 Monsoon Season Expedition of our Senior Common Room Walking, Eating and Drinking Club was a little late starting. Any expedition to the source of the Pennine Way (PW) — in…