The proliferation of administrative publications presents an acute problem to public authorities as well as to librarians whose job it is to keep records of them. The widening of…
Abstract
The proliferation of administrative publications presents an acute problem to public authorities as well as to librarians whose job it is to keep records of them. The widening of the fields covered or controlled by government departments is a phenomenon common to all countries. They are producing an ever‐increasing number of publications for their own needs as well as to keep the public informed, which is of primary importance in a democracy. However, the Government and Parliament have been trying for a long time to avoid an excessive and disorganized proliferation of publications which are a drain on the state budget. As for the librarian, he has to keep on top of this rising tide. He has to trace, record, file, store and place at the disposal of the public documents which represent a privileged source of information, particularly in the field of social sciences, but which are often difficult to obtain.
YVONNE RUYSSEN, SUZANNE HONORÉ and ELIZABETH FUDAKOWSKA
Until recent years in French libraries works emanating from or sponsored by a corporate body were considered anonymous and catalogued as such. And yet, how many librarians working…
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Until recent years in French libraries works emanating from or sponsored by a corporate body were considered anonymous and catalogued as such. And yet, how many librarians working in research libraries could have felt entirely satisfied with this method? Who has not heard readers' complaints and criticisms on the subject? How many of us have not attempted to remedy this by more or less empirical solutions? For works of this kind, indeed, the strict rule of entering anonymous works under the first word of the title often appeared absurd and liable to prevent the reader from finding them. How could a research worker find in the alphabetical author and title catalogue of a university library a given collective publication issued by a research laboratory well known to specialists, if the title‐page of the publication happened to begin with neither the name of the laboratory, nor with the title of the treatise or report in question?
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The free flow of information: Unesco's programme and methods. Unesco Chronicle, vol. 2, no. 3, March, 1956, pp. 80–85. [It is one of the aims written into the constitution of…
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The free flow of information: Unesco's programme and methods. Unesco Chronicle, vol. 2, no. 3, March, 1956, pp. 80–85. [It is one of the aims written into the constitution of Unesco that it shall strive to promote the free flow of information, and it has used various methods to bring this about. It has itself sponsored international agreements such as the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials. Where full‐scale agreements are not possible it makes recommendations to members on desirable legislation, or sponsors administrative arrangements which do not have the binding force of agreements. It also works through its members to support suitable motions proposed by other bodies such as the International Telecommunications Union and the Universal Postal Union. It also publishes studies such as Trade barriers to knowledge which help to promote its plans. These methods have proved successful and it is proposed to continue them in the future.]
Summer Suzanne Shelton, Amanda S. Bradshaw, Matthew Cretul and Debbie Treise
Plus-size women represent a large consumer segment that has grown in popularity with the fashion industry, retailers and advertisers. Despite advancements in clothing availability…
Abstract
Purpose
Plus-size women represent a large consumer segment that has grown in popularity with the fashion industry, retailers and advertisers. Despite advancements in clothing availability for plus-sized women, the shopping experience for these women (compared with that of straight-size women) often still falls short. The current experience leaves plus-sized women feel like a second-class, minority group despite the fact that the majority of women in USA are considered plus-size. The purpose of this study was to assess how US-based, value- and mid-market online clothing retailers position their plus-size female clothing sections in their site navigation.
Design/methodology/approach
This study assessed the websites of N = 68 popular plus- and straight-sized US-based, value- and mid-market retailers to evaluate the placement of, and options available in, their plus-sized clothing sections.
Findings
Findings revealed that the majority of retailers completely separated out the plus-sized section from the straight-sized section and that the language used to describe plus-size clothing was body-focused (versus clothing-focused for straight-size clothing sections). Theoretical and practical implications for marketers, advertisers and retailers are discussed.
Originality/value
This is the first study to assess the separation of plus- and straight-sized clothing sections in online retail spaces. As brands begin to consider combining plus- and straight-sized clothing sections (see Old Navy), it is important to assess how wide-spread the separation of sections currently is in online retail environments.