In 1953, Mr P. E. Colinese contributed to Aslib Proceedings a paper explaining why the British Iron and Steel Research Association had adopted the ASM/SLA Metallurgical Literature…
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In 1953, Mr P. E. Colinese contributed to Aslib Proceedings a paper explaining why the British Iron and Steel Research Association had adopted the ASM/SLA Metallurgical Literature Classification to deal with its research reports.
Questions put to Mr Aitchison during the evening dealt mainly with the method of his SDI investigation. In reply to Mr C. S. Sabel (Central Electricity Generating Board) Mr…
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Questions put to Mr Aitchison during the evening dealt mainly with the method of his SDI investigation. In reply to Mr C. S. Sabel (Central Electricity Generating Board) Mr Aitchison said that progressive modification of user profiles would be attempted. In answer to a point made by Mr D. V. Arnold (ICI Heavy Organic Chemicals Division) he affirmed his belief that co‐operation with librarians was essential. Mr P.E.Colinese (Central Electricity Generating Board) asked about the method of assessment of relevance by users. Mr Aitchison indicated that this would become more stringent as the study progressed. In reply to Mr D.H. Barlow (McGraw Hill) he said that three indexers would be required for indexing a maximum of 15,000 documents a year. To questions on the amount of computer time required and the percentage of key word match which would enable him to regard a document as relevant to a user, he replied that they hoped to have answers within the next four months. Mr C. S. Sabel (Central Electricity Generating Board) wondered what was the best way for work on mechanization to be co‐ordinated. Mr Aitchison thought that since so few people were working in this field there was little risk of fruitless duplication of effort.
It is always a privilege to be asked to speak to the members of one's own professional body, but it is a double honour and responsibility to be invited to speak to the members of…
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It is always a privilege to be asked to speak to the members of one's own professional body, but it is a double honour and responsibility to be invited to speak to the members of an association whose members are highly qualified and experienced in an entirely different field from that of the speaker.
At six‐weekly intervals The British Iron and Steel Research Association issues a Report List containing abstracts of and references to its research reports. One list may contain…
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At six‐weekly intervals The British Iron and Steel Research Association issues a Report List containing abstracts of and references to its research reports. One list may contain between 25 and 50 abstracts. A classification system for these references is very necessary for the Association's Information Section. The system that has been used for the past seven years consists of a subject and author index and has grown and been amended so often that it has gradually become more unworkable as the diversity of our research work has increased.
The different activities which may occur in industrial information departments are enumerated. Principal education needs are for: courses in librarianship which also teach a…
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The different activities which may occur in industrial information departments are enumerated. Principal education needs are for: courses in librarianship which also teach a science to first degree level; more initial and postgraduate courses in information science in the provinces; improved foreign language competence among information workers; more opportunities to obtain higher, including research, degrees in information work and for approved researches in industry to be recognized for the award of higher degrees; full‐time and part‐time refresher courses in information work. Ways of meeting the needs are considered and it is shown that a number of steps have already been initiated and promise to benefit industry, but the shortage of teachers in information work may be a serious problem.
This was designed as a discussion meeting, and not a lecture. The main intention of the introductory remarks was to survey recent revision work on the Universal Decimal…
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This was designed as a discussion meeting, and not a lecture. The main intention of the introductory remarks was to survey recent revision work on the Universal Decimal Classification (U.D.C.), at both international and national levels, and to examine progress on the English full edition, stressing the point that this could be accelerated with more active help and interest on the part of U.D.C. users in this country.
Sir Raymond Streat, C.B.E., Director of The Cotton Board, Manchester, accompanied by Lady Streat. A Vice‐President: F. C. Francis, M.A., F.S.A., Keeper of the Department of…
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Sir Raymond Streat, C.B.E., Director of The Cotton Board, Manchester, accompanied by Lady Streat. A Vice‐President: F. C. Francis, M.A., F.S.A., Keeper of the Department of Printed Books, British Museum. Honorary Treasurer: J. E. Wright, Institution of Electrical Engineers. Honorary Secretary: Mrs. J. Lancaster‐Jones, B.Sc., Science Librarian, British Council. Chairman of Council: Miss Barbara Kyle, Research Worker, Social Sciences Documentation. Director: Leslie Wilson, M.A.
The 28th annual conference of Aslib, held at Nottingham University from 11th to 14th September, 1953, proved to be the largest that Aslib has so far organized. A list of those…
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The 28th annual conference of Aslib, held at Nottingham University from 11th to 14th September, 1953, proved to be the largest that Aslib has so far organized. A list of those present is printed on pp. 254–260. Yet again Aslib was glad to be able to welcome a number of overseas guests and members, including Dr. and Mrs. Lancour and their small daughter from the U.S.A., Drs. and Mrs. van Dijk and Miss Rom from the Netherlands, Mr. M. S. Dandekar and Mr. J. V. Karandikar from India, Miss D. M. Leach from Canada, and Mrs. T. Collin from Norway. Mr. Walter A. Southern, a Fulbright scholar from the U.S.A. affiliated to Aslib during his year's study in the United Kingdom, represented the Special Libraries Association, and Mr. J. E. Holmstrom attended as an observer on behalf of Unesco.
Judgingfrom Dr Urquhart's outline of the situation in Britain, it would appear to have a good many points of resemblance with that in the Netherlands. Much of what he said I can…
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Judgingfrom Dr Urquhart's outline of the situation in Britain, it would appear to have a good many points of resemblance with that in the Netherlands. Much of what he said I can fully endorse, and if I endeavour to reply to him this must not be thought to imply any criticism of his remarks, but rather, I hope, some further support of his thesis by reference to my own experience in this country. I therefore propose, first, to indicate the points of resemblance between the situations in our two countries, and then the differences, and thirdly, I should like to add something to Dr Urquhart's observations or enlarge on them.
Mr L.J.Anthony, FLA, has been appointed to a new post of Assistant Director (Services) on the staff of Aslib and takes up his appointment at the beginning of October. Mrs Sauvee…
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Mr L.J.Anthony, FLA, has been appointed to a new post of Assistant Director (Services) on the staff of Aslib and takes up his appointment at the beginning of October. Mrs Sauvee has kindly agreed to remain at work until he takes over. Mr Anthony is well known to the membership as the Librarian and Head of Documentation Services of the Culham Laboratory of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and as the former Deputy Librarian at Harwell; members of longer standing will remember him as Assistant Director at Aslib in 1954–55, when the consultancy service and first research activities were being established, and previously as Information Officer at British Telecom‐munications Research Ltd.