Faced with the challenge of presenting the opening paper to this Aslib Conference, it was my wish to offer something rather impressive—a milestone, perhaps, in the literature of…
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Faced with the challenge of presenting the opening paper to this Aslib Conference, it was my wish to offer something rather impressive—a milestone, perhaps, in the literature of systems design. To be perfectly frank, it has not quite worked out that way. My thoughts on the subject changed direction several times during the paper's long gestation. Experiences in the course of its preparation brought new ideas. As a result, what you are about to receive is not so much a Conference paper as an account of my attempts to prepare one.
It has often been said that a great part of the strength of Aslib lies in the fact that it brings together those whose experience has been gained in many widely differing fields…
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It has often been said that a great part of the strength of Aslib lies in the fact that it brings together those whose experience has been gained in many widely differing fields but who have a common interest in the means by which information may be collected and disseminated to the greatest advantage. Lists of its members have, therefore, a more than ordinary value since they present, in miniature, a cross‐section of institutions and individuals who share this special interest.
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