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Catalogues that the amusement/recreation industry in the USA has around 99,000 establishments, from theme parks to fitness centres and three broad groups, sports, performing arts and amusement/gambling within the industry. Gives in‐depth information about the kind of workers and earnings, etc. Looks at the type of hiring practices involved, especially the new hiring developments. Discusses in‐depth three California amusement parts at: The Disneyland Resort; Universal Studios, Hollywood; and Knott’s Berry Farm, and voices concerns over hire procedures.

SEVERN HOUSE Publishers is the name of a new book publishing imprint set up by Edwin Buckhalter and Judy Piatkus to enter the reprint market. The first six titles are due in January, and the firm operates from 6 River Court, Redbridge Lane West, London E11, phone 01 989 1310. This is a ‘two‐man band’ enterprise, not a heavily‐capitalised new corporation, and librarians might lend a sympathetic eye to the first Severn House titles, hard times notwithstanding.

The British catering industry has its roots in the hospices and inns of very early times which provided food and shelter for the traveller. Much later, in the industrial era, when it became necessary to control the sale of intoxicating liquors, a dichotomy separated the industry into drinking and associated entertainments—the licensed or public house—and the eating houses. The latter have always provided for those whose circumstances and occupation force them to “eat out”. The influence of food rationing in the two wars was important and they have grown tremendously in recent years with the vast numbers of people who now travel long distances to work.

This paper aims to provide insight into the evolving relationship between humans and machines, understanding its multifaceted impact on our lifestyle and landscape in the past as well as in the present, with implications for the near future. It uses bibliometric analysis combined with a systematic literature review to identify themes, trace historical developments and offer a direction for future human–machine interactions (HMIs).

To provide thorough coverage of publications from the previous four decades, the first section presents a text-based cluster bibliometric analysis based on 305 articles from 2,293 initial papers in the Scopus and Web of Science databases produced between 1984 and 2022. The authors used VOS viewer software to identify the most prominent themes through cluster identification. This paper presents a systematic literature review of 63 qualified papers using the PRISMA framework.

Next, the systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis revealed four major historical themes and future directions. The results highlight four major research themes for the future: from Taylorism to advanced technologies; machine learning and innovation; Industry 4.0, Society 5.0 and cyber–physical system; and psychology and emotions.

There is growing anxiety among humankind that in the future, machines will overtake humans to replace them in various roles. The current study investigates the evolution of HMIs from their historical roots to Society 5.0, which is understood to be a human-centred society. It balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems through a system that radically integrates cyberspace and physical space. This paper contributes to research and current limited knowledge by identifying relevant themes and offering scope for future research directions. A close look at the analysis posits that humans and machines complement each other in various roles. Machines reduce the mechanical work of human beings, bringing the elements of humanism and compassion to mechanical tasks. However, in the future, smart innovations may yield machines with unmatched dexterity and capability unthinkable today.

This paper attempts to explore the ambiguous and dynamic relationships between humans and machines. The present study combines systematic review and bibliometric analysis to identify prominent trends and themes. This provides a more robust and systematic encapsulation of this evolution and interaction, from Taylorism to Society 5.0. The principles of Taylorism are extended and redefined in the context of HMIs, especially advanced technologies.