JOAN FRIEDMAN and ALAN JEFFREYS
As we indicated in the first part of this study, the second part was to be a cost analysis of cataloguing and classification, comprising a picture of the activities in the…
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As we indicated in the first part of this study, the second part was to be a cost analysis of cataloguing and classification, comprising a picture of the activities in the libraries—the division of labour, the distinction, if any, between professional and non‐professional work, the grades and salaries of staff employed on the various tasks, and the amount of time spent on each. It should be made clear at the outset that no detailed cost analysis was attempted, but we hope to have given a general picture of the amount of time spent on cataloguing and classification in relation to certain other tasks in the libraries covered by our survey.
Discusses the contribution made by Alan Jeffreys to the development of performance measurement in the Technical Services section of Newcastle University Library. Considers the…
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Discusses the contribution made by Alan Jeffreys to the development of performance measurement in the Technical Services section of Newcastle University Library. Considers the movement from the quantitative analysis of the 1980s to the qualitative analysis and setting of service standards which takes place today. Considers the development of Technical Services staff with a movement towards working more directly with users. Discusses retrospective conversion and the increasing importance of measuring performance against standards in order to understand how we can continue to improve the services offered.
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John Bagnall and Alan Jeffreys
Newcastle University has been involved in library automation for many years, but only recently were services taken from an outside supplier, OCLC. The online public access…
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Newcastle University has been involved in library automation for many years, but only recently were services taken from an outside supplier, OCLC. The online public access cataloguing sub‐system of OCLC's LS/2000 went live in March 1985. The sub‐system is described, with examples of output, including the use of boolean techniques and subject searches. Peer instruction for library users is seen as preferable to more formal instruction by library staff.
1) REPORT OF INFORMATION OFFICER'S VISIT TO NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 27th, 1971 1. Unfortunately my visit to the libirary was very short. I talked to Mr. Alan…
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1) REPORT OF INFORMATION OFFICER'S VISIT TO NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 27th, 1971 1. Unfortunately my visit to the libirary was very short. I talked to Mr. Alan Jeffreys (Sub‐Librarian, Cataloguing) about the catalogue Computerisation Project (CCP) and I also met Mr. John Bagnall (Automation Officer) end Mr. Colin Balmforth (Deputy Librarian); there was no time to look at the automated Acquisitions system.
JOAN FRIEDMAN and ALAN JEFFREYS
A survey was made by questionnaire of cataloguing and classification in fifty‐one university libraries. The returned questionnaires revealed many, differences in the…
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A survey was made by questionnaire of cataloguing and classification in fifty‐one university libraries. The returned questionnaires revealed many, differences in the classification systems, cataloguing codes, and filing rules used, as well as in the kind and amount of detail in a catalogue entry. There were wide variations in the estimates by libraries of the annual output of a hypothetical ‘average’ cataloguer. There was little uniformity in the statistical data collected by libraries of the work of their cataloguing departments. Little use was made of existing centralized cataloguing services and reasons for this are suggested. More study of user's catalogue needs is necessary. The problems of standardization must be resolved if mechanized techniques are to be fully exploited.
Wilfred Ashworth, John Byon, Frank M Gardner, Tony Preston and Steve Kirby
AFTER 17 years continuous service as a LA Council member it seemed strange to me to attend the first council meeting of 1979 as NLW'S reporter.
The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the history and development of transaction log analysis (TLA) in library and information science research. Organizing a…
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The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the history and development of transaction log analysis (TLA) in library and information science research. Organizing a literature review of the first twenty‐five years of TLA poses some challenges and requires some decisions. The primary organizing principle could be a strict chronology of the published research, the research questions addressed, the automated information retrieval (IR) systems that generated the data, the results gained, or even the researchers themselves. The group of active transaction log analyzers remains fairly small in number, and researchers who use transaction logs tend to use this method more than once, so tracing the development and refinement of individuals' uses of the methodology could provide insight into the progress of the method as a whole. For example, if we examine how researchers like W. David Penniman, John Tolle, Christine Borgman, Ray Larson, and Micheline Hancock‐Beaulieu have modified their own understandings and applications of the method over time, we may get an accurate sense of the development of all applications.
Herbert Morris and Hydrovane outwardly have little in common. One is a long established cranemaker which five years ago faced a bleak future. The other is a relative newcomer to…
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Herbert Morris and Hydrovane outwardly have little in common. One is a long established cranemaker which five years ago faced a bleak future. The other is a relative newcomer to the compressor business, with a continuous growth and profit record. Yet they — and countless other companies in the UK — share the same management determination to keep industry alive and kicking in the face of current adversity. Reports by Ken Gooding and Chris Phillips.
VINE is produced at least four times a year with the object of providing up to date news of work being done in the automation of library housekeeping processes, principally in the…
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VINE is produced at least four times a year with the object of providing up to date news of work being done in the automation of library housekeeping processes, principally in the UK. It is edited and substantially written by The Information Officer for Library Automation based in Southampton University Library and supported by a grant From the British Library Research and Development Department. Copyright for VINE articles rests with the British Library Board, but opinions expressed in VINE do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the British Library. The subscription for 1983 for VINE is £22 for UK subscribers and £25 for overseas subscribers. The first copy will be charged at normal rate, but all others will be supplied for only £12 per year UK and £14 per year overseas. VINE is available in either paper copy or microfiche and all back issues are available on microfiche.