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Publication date: 1 February 2003

Judy Druse, Susan Jarchow, Brenda White and Kevin Wohler

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 20 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 1 April 1971

BRENDA WHITE

About two years ago Professor Peter Hall gave a series of lectures at an Oxford college on the subject of regional planning, and devoted an entire lecture to a definition of…

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About two years ago Professor Peter Hall gave a series of lectures at an Oxford college on the subject of regional planning, and devoted an entire lecture to a definition of planning. I have no wish to emulate such a performance, but perhaps I can spend some preliminary minutes in establishing what it is I am going to talk about. The more one reads and listens the more apparent it becomes that the word ‘planning’ means all things to all men—from planning next year's summer holiday to planning the American space programme. In all cases, though, there are common features. There is a goal to be achieved. The achievement of that goal is generally subject to a certain number of constraints, or limiting factors, such as the amount of time available or a limit on the financial budget. In most cases, also, there are several ways of achieving the goal and these have to be evaluated in terms of respective advantages and disadvantages, taking into account the known constraints, and one of them selected as the optimum solution. If this is then adopted as the plan, it has to be put into action, and of course the more complex the plan the longer the period of its implementation and, during that period, fresh constraints may arise, conditions may change and continuous modifications have to be made to the original statement of intent to adapt it to changing circumstances.

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Aslib Proceedings, vol. 23 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0001-253X

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Publication date: 1 November 1990

Mike Cornford, Ruth Kerns, Terry Hanstock, Edwin Fleming, Allan Bunch and Tony Joseph

With its traditional good timing and aplomb the Library Association will ensure that next year's subscription demands arrive with this year's Christmas cards. As I gently spar…

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With its traditional good timing and aplomb the Library Association will ensure that next year's subscription demands arrive with this year's Christmas cards. As I gently spar with my conscience over whether to maintain my record of unbroken membership I feel that it is quite in order to question whether the LA is a cost‐effective, efficiently‐run, value for money organisation.

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New Library World, vol. 91 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 February 1986

TONY WARSHAW, TERRY HANSTOCK, ALLAN BUNCH, EDWIN FLEMING and WILFRED ASHWORTH

People After acting as a section head in BLR&DD since the summer of 1984 John Burchell has been officially promoted to this post. His particular responsibilities include…

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People After acting as a section head in BLR&DD since the summer of 1984 John Burchell has been officially promoted to this post. His particular responsibilities include dissemination, user education and professional education. Sue Howley, BLR&DD project officer responsible for information policy, has been promoted to the post of Head of Central Services, Science Reference and Information Service (formerly Science Reference Library). Dr Richard Snelling, the project officer responsible for social science information, has transferred to Western Manuscripts in the British Library's Special Collections directorate.

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New Library World, vol. 87 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 March 1991

Annette Kelly

Describes the Irish interlending system and the functions of the(Irish) Library Council. Looks at the future of interlending and thefindings of the Working Group of the Committee…

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Describes the Irish interlending system and the functions of the (Irish) Library Council. Looks at the future of interlending and the findings of the Working Group of the Committee on Library Co‐operation in Ireland. Details the recommendations for future development accepted by this Committee.

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Interlending & Document Supply, vol. 19 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-1615

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Publication date: 1 April 1989

Shirley Day, Allan Bunch and Edwin Fleming

The Microelectronics Education Support Unit (MESU) is funding an investigation into the dissemination of Information Technology information in local education authorities.

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The Microelectronics Education Support Unit (MESU) is funding an investigation into the dissemination of Information Technology information in local education authorities.

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New Library World, vol. 90 no. 4
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ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 December 1985

TONY WARSHAW, JANE LITTLE, EDWIN FLEMING, ALLAN BUNCH and WILFRED ASHWORTH

Continuing education for library and information management Ealing College of Higher Education is using a grant from BLR&DD to examine two main areas: para‐professional education…

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Continuing education for library and information management Ealing College of Higher Education is using a grant from BLR&DD to examine two main areas: para‐professional education and the coordination of external course provision. The present project, which runs from October 1985 to March 1986, is building on past work at Ealing. Ealing has developed a substantial database of short courses in librarianship and information science with details of cost, duration, location and subject. The work on para‐professional education will assess staff needs and will note experience in other countries, including the United States. The study of coordination will involve surveying course providers to see how they decide what courses to arrange, and how to price and market them. Further details are available from Dr Stephen Roberts, Ealing College of Higher Education, School of Library and Information Studies, St Mary's Road, Ealing, London W5 5RF (Tel: 01–579 4111 ext.3337).

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New Library World, vol. 86 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 October 1974

PETER BROPHY, PETER JACKAMAN, FT BELL, MIKE PEARCE, CN EASTCOTT and BRENDA WHITE

THE COMMENT by Don Revill in the August issue of NEW LIBRARY WORLD raises a number of interesting points. The allocation of library book funds between departments or between site…

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THE COMMENT by Don Revill in the August issue of NEW LIBRARY WORLD raises a number of interesting points. The allocation of library book funds between departments or between site libraries has always proved a sticky problem, and, as Revill points out, a variety of solutions have been advocated. Of course, the actual division of the funds presents no real problem (everyone is willing to spend the money!) once the bases on which this division is to be made have been decided. Thus the real decisions boil down to judgements of the relative value (to the university? to the state? to the librarian?) of such factors as:

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New Library World, vol. 75 no. 10
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ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 January 1982

Don Kennington and Brenda White

A study of repository plans and practice has been carried out as part of the Universal Availability of Publications programme. The concept of a repository varies widely, but is…

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A study of repository plans and practice has been carried out as part of the Universal Availability of Publications programme. The concept of a repository varies widely, but is generally equated with the storage, preservation and continued availability of low‐use material discarded by libraries through lack of space. Most repositories have a passive storage function rather than an active part in national interlending or acquisition systems, and relatively little attention has been given to them. Factors that influence the successful establishment of repositories include: the willingness and ability to transfer library stock; provision of buildings; the difficulties of managing repository stocks; relegation decisions; and user perceptions of their need for onsite access. Only nine countries were found to have co‐operative repositories, though many more had some storage facilities. Repository plans, but not their implementation, exist in some 12 countries. Australia, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic are currently developing national policies. It is concluded, however, that repositories suffer in general from being a long‐term need that is given low priority in relation to recent and more glamorous developments

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Interlending Review, vol. 10 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-2773

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Publication date: 1 January 1986

Brenda White

A national survey of interlibrary lending in the UK was undertaken during the two weeks beginning 11 February 1985 to establish the current pattern of activity and to compare it…

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A national survey of interlibrary lending in the UK was undertaken during the two weeks beginning 11 February 1985 to establish the current pattern of activity and to compare it with the picture as painted in a 1977 survey. Data collection forms were sent to all 5,804 UK addresses on the British Library Document Supply Centre's list of registered users. An actual response of 2,331 (41%) was achieved, recording a total of 76,402 transactions. The broad pattern of interlending appears to have remained constant over the last eight years. Categories of material in demand and the types of library from which the demand originates are almost exactly the same in 1985 as in 1977. Performance has, however, deteriorated: supply times are slower; the number of applications required for a single item has increased. The Document Supply Centre remains the principal interlending channel and source of supply: co‐operatives and regional systems carry only a small share of the total traffic; the efficiency of location tools seems to be low; new technology has made little impression on interlending. Most requests (72%) are sent unchecked to the Document Supply Centre, which seems to reflect the confidence fostered by the existence of a large, centralized and dedicated resource.

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Interlending & Document Supply, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-1615

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