Aslib Proceedings: Volume 12 Issue 5
Table of contents
ASLIB PROCEEDINGS: incorporating Aslib Information
Most of the major research projects to be carried out by Aslib in accordance with its programme will necessarily take the best part of a year to complete, and some of them longer…
GENERAL EDUCATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTISTS
I.F. CLARKEThe danger inherent in our over‐specialized system of education has now become a fashionable theme. There is already a considerable literature on the subject; and eminent figures…
INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRONIC RESEARCH
W.A. TURNERPrecise definition of the needs of a research organization is a very difficult exercise, and to help with the task I decided to put the question—‘What would you like from your…
The FUTURE OF INFORMATION WORK
J. FARRADANEIt has tightly been said that scientific research is of no use whatsoever—unless the results are published or otherwise communicated to others. This may be a cliche, but it is one…
RAPID READING
MARGARET LAMBAfter speech, reading is the most important of the basic skills, involving as it does recognition of a visual pattern, and the ability to pronounce it. Reading readiness has been…
ASLIB EXHIBITION OF METHODS FOR PRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF PERIODICALS
G.M. PATERSONThis exhibition was held in the library from 1st to 15th March and attracted some 250 visitors. This figure indicates that the theme of the exhibition was one of widespread…
Letters to the Editor
Madam, A loans procedure commonly followed in small special libraries is to make out an issue slip in triplicate, attaching one copy to the item issued and putting the other two…
PAPERS OF The INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION: Washington, 16th to 21st Novembet 1958
Reprints of the following papers are available on loan from Aslib library pending receipt of the published proceedings.