In a previous article, the authors suggested that surveys could usefully provide monitoring information for management of capital services in libraries, such as seating, because…
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In a previous article, the authors suggested that surveys could usefully provide monitoring information for management of capital services in libraries, such as seating, because of the complex interdependencies between users' behaviour and the provision of services reflecting a joint supply or joint demand relationship—or both. The authors then suggested a utilization quotient as an especially useful summary statistic for analysis and applied this to a particular survey of an academic library.
THE SOUTH WESTERN branch of the Library Association ran two one‐day schools, at Exeter on 23 April and at Fareham on 2 May, on the subject of library security.
JFW BRYON, JIM BASKER and RUTH KERNS
Not until the prsesent writer retired from active librarianship, and became dependent upon solleagues' home reading collections, did he have revealed the inadequacy of subject…
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Not until the prsesent writer retired from active librarianship, and became dependent upon solleagues' home reading collections, did he have revealed the inadequacy of subject stocks in public libraries, including his own. Admirable books he had never heard of (but should have done) were found, it is true, but others, known to be invaluable to interested readers, were not. In particular, it became obvious that in many, possibly most, public libraries the selection available on the shelves at any one time, on any subject, is usually inadequate and unrepresentative, consisting of the books no one has chosen to borrow, while catalogue checks have indicated surprising, sometimes distressing, gaps. These latter are the more alarming phenomenon: if funds are insufficient for suplication of standard works, politicians may be blameworthy, but if they are not bought at all, it suggests that librarians do not know which are the best books.
JIM BASKER, IAN SNOWLEY, DAVID COLEMAN, RUTH KEARNS, EDWARD DUDLEY and ALLAN BUNCH
In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was a passion to develop the study of information for several reasons:
A decision on the allocation of seating space within an academic library requires information on the complex pattern of behaviour of library users in relation to the services of…
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A decision on the allocation of seating space within an academic library requires information on the complex pattern of behaviour of library users in relation to the services of that library. In a period of particularly stringent limitation on library funding, especially on the capital account, it might be argued that the constrained space within an existing library should be even more effectively managed than in the past. This would seem to justify a correspondingly more intense process of monitoring of the use and potential use of library services by library managers. The information obtained should be relevant to decision taking in that it is appropriate and immediate but at the same time as inexpensive as to justify its gathering.
STEVE DOUBLEDAY, ALISON BUCHAN, CLIVE BINGLEY, JUDITH WILKINS and Brian Perry
“It's all jargon”, I hear you say. Well, don't put up with that, get an explanation which you understand. With all the following questions, where appropriate, make sure you get…
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“It's all jargon”, I hear you say. Well, don't put up with that, get an explanation which you understand. With all the following questions, where appropriate, make sure you get your answers in writing and preferably in the contracts!
The task of choosing a software package for a medium‐sized library is often difficult. The system usually needs to be sufficiently powerful to cope with tens of thousands of books…
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The task of choosing a software package for a medium‐sized library is often difficult. The system usually needs to be sufficiently powerful to cope with tens of thousands of books and at the same time fit within a medium‐sized budget for software and hardware. This article looks at the experiences of two such libraries which have made the decision to computerise during the last 12 months. Both chose TINlib as their library software, however their approaches differ in some respects reflecting the type of institution, the service they provide and local constraints. In particular, their hardware environment, approach to retrospective conversion and implementation progress provide an interesting comparison.
Clive Bingley, Edwin Fleming and Allan Bunch
ONE OF MY oldest friends in the profession of librarianship retires next month from the post he has held for the last 19 years —that of City Librarian of Westminster.
What is Electronic Publishing? Electronic Publishing (EP) is the application of communications technology to distribute information. In the context of libraries, it typically…
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What is Electronic Publishing? Electronic Publishing (EP) is the application of communications technology to distribute information. In the context of libraries, it typically means large, often textual databases, stored on powerful computers, from which information is selectively retrieved using terminals linked to the computers via the telephone system.
Clive Bingley, Edwin Fleming and Allan Bunch
I SUPPOSE that the library profession holds few more agreeable experiences for an individual than that he should be made the subject of editorial contumely in that piccolo among…
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I SUPPOSE that the library profession holds few more agreeable experiences for an individual than that he should be made the subject of editorial contumely in that piccolo among wind‐instruments, the Assistant librarian.