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Publication date: 1 January 1979

Jacqueline Drake

“Corporate planning” is the term which, perhaps more than any other, epitomises the adoption of business management techniques by the public sector. In Britain, with massive local…

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“Corporate planning” is the term which, perhaps more than any other, epitomises the adoption of business management techniques by the public sector. In Britain, with massive local government reorganisation in 1974, many librarians were forced to come to terms with such techniques whether they liked it or not. Of course, in its purest sense corporate planning applies to the combined operation of an entire organisation be it local authority, university, government department or industrial firm. However, in this paper I do not intend discussing “the grand design” whereby the library is merely a component part of a greater body. Rather, it is my intention to view the library as the corporate body. It is a perfectly possible and very useful exercise to apply the principles of corporate planning, and the management techniques involved, to the running of a library or group of libraries. Indeed, many librarians have already done this either independently or as their part in the corporate plan of their parent organisation.

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Library Management, vol. 1 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 May 1980

David A Smith, Rheinallt Llwyd, David Radmore, Peter Gratton and Wilfred Ashworth

ONCE UPON a time there was no need to question the purpose of a good library; it was there as a ‘repository of human knowledge’ and both users and librarians were satisfied with…

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ONCE UPON a time there was no need to question the purpose of a good library; it was there as a ‘repository of human knowledge’ and both users and librarians were satisfied with this description and used it to evaluate libraries accordingly.

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New Library World, vol. 81 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 August 1979

Blake Tyson, Roman Iwaschkin, Gillian Mead, David Reid, Peter Gillman, Wilfred Ashworth, Clive Bingley, Edwin Fleming, Sarah Lawson and Kate Hills

AS A RESULT of present economic problems in Britain and attendant cuts in spending, there is a need to achieve maximum cost‐effectiveness in all sectors of public spending…

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AS A RESULT of present economic problems in Britain and attendant cuts in spending, there is a need to achieve maximum cost‐effectiveness in all sectors of public spending including libraries. This article examines a simple method by which economies could be made in buying multiple copies of books. It is assumed that unless librarians have freedom to buy a single copy of any book they choose, they will not achieve the breadth and depth required of first‐class libraries, be they in the public sector or in academic institutions. Perhaps second copies need cause little concern, but a pilot survey of a polytechnic library revealed cases where as many as four, six or even eight copies of the same edition had been bought on one occasion before the effectiveness of a lesser purchase could have been evaluated.

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New Library World, vol. 80 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 February 1979

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 Tony McSean, 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 to VINE is £10 per year and the subscription period runs from January to December.

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VINE, vol. 9 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-5728

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Publication date: 1 January 1987

G.R. BALL

Whether it is right, in the era of GEAC, OCLC, DOBIS/LIBIS and other available turnkey systems, that any library authority should still try to develop an in‐house system, can be…

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Whether it is right, in the era of GEAC, OCLC, DOBIS/LIBIS and other available turnkey systems, that any library authority should still try to develop an in‐house system, can be argued elsewhere. The fact is that Derbyshire is committed to just such a course of action. Such action can be seen, on one level, to be a natural continuation of the County Council's commitment to the user of services, in this case, primarily, the library user. The system is designed to speed up the basic transactions; to deal quickly and efficiently with requests; to provide the user readily with information about current or potential transactions (availability of desired items, range of stock, details of books on loan); to account for special conditions (student, child, pensioner, disabled); to keep accurate and secure information about the user; to extend the range of information directly available to the user. (Shades of Ranganathan's Laws of Library Science.)

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Library Review, vol. 36 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 February 1986

Derbyshire one of the pioneers of the turnkey systems approach to library automation is again making the news in its library systems development. In one way, it can be seen as…

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Derbyshire one of the pioneers of the turnkey systems approach to library automation is again making the news in its library systems development. In one way, it can be seen as going against the predominant trend to buying in software by developing its next generation of system in house: Derbyshire is, as far as I am aware, unique amongst UK public libraries in writing inhouse software for an integrated stand alone library system. Though some might see this as a step backwards towards the preturnkey climate of the early 70s, Derbyshire's developments can also be viewed in a positively progressive light. Many libraries are talking now of a new breed of integrated systems — of integrated information systems embracing the whole organisation, with the library ‘stand‐alone’ housekeeping system merely one component in this larger whole. This broader view of the integrated information system is very much to the forefront in Derbyshire's planning and was a major factor in the decision to develop in house. The system is known as ACCLAIM: Automatic Centralised Control of Libraries and Inter‐Related Materials.

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VINE, vol. 16 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-5728

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Publication date: 1 February 1985

P.J.T. Schoots

This paper covers the ALS (Automated Library Systems Ltd) system used at Rotterdam City Library in the Netherlands. The requirements for the circulation and cataloguing systems…

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This paper covers the ALS (Automated Library Systems Ltd) system used at Rotterdam City Library in the Netherlands. The requirements for the circulation and cataloguing systems are given and then the ways these have been realised using ALS equipment and software are described. This new ALS system is an extension of previous systems as it includes cataloguing modules and an enhanced record structure. The use of ALS's touch terminal, known as the Browser, at Rotterdam, is also described.

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Program, vol. 19 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0033-0337

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Publication date: 30 November 2018

Jon-Arild Johannessen and Hanne Stokvik

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Evidence-Based Innovation Leadership
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ISBN: 978-1-78769-635-8

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The Emerald Handbook of Work, Workplaces and Disruptive Issues in HRM
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ISBN: 978-1-80071-780-0

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Publication date: 1 January 1984

For generations, Britain has had a household delivery of fresh milk; from the days before the Great War when it was delivered by a horse‐drawn milk float, with the roundsman often…

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For generations, Britain has had a household delivery of fresh milk; from the days before the Great War when it was delivered by a horse‐drawn milk float, with the roundsman often bringing the housewife to the door with his cries of “Milk‐O!”. The float had a churn and milk was delivered in a small can, served out by a dipper. This was the start of the distributive trade, organised between the Wars, from which the present industry has emerged. The trade gave universal acceptance to the glass bottle, returnable for household delivery, only the method of sealing has changed. There have been many demands for its abandonment in favour of the carton, of which recent years has seen a rise in its use in the increasing sales of milk by supermarkets and stores. Despite the problems with returnable vessels, the glass bottle has a number of advantages. The milk, including the cream line, is clearly visible, and short measure is most unlikely, which is a growing problem with carton‐filled milk. The number of prosecutions for short measure with cartons must be causing concern to trading standards departments. There is nothing to indicate the offence until the carton is opened.

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British Food Journal, vol. 86 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0007-070X

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