Aslib Proceedings: Volume 27 Issue 5

BLIPS: The Building Research Establishment Library Processing System

H.H. Neville, P.J. Elvin

Proposals are presented for specifying a computer system for storing and searching library records in a single library or a group of associated libraries. The system provides for…

Computer aspects of the BLIPS system: a discussion

L.S. Vallance

What I would like to do is to survey the field briefly to get the perspective of the problem, to mention some of the problems that may arise, and in that way to initiate a…

Extended use of the BLIPS system

P.J. Elvin, H.H. Neville

The possibility of using the BOSS system with a controlled language thesaurus is discussed and the ways in which the system could be used for producing journal listings and for…

Patterns of information flow during the innovation process

Roy Rothwell

There is a comprehensive and growing body of empirical evidence, gathered through retrospective studies of innovation attempts, which demonstrates clearly that good…

The availability of standards in the United Kingdom: Part 1: British Standards Institution publications

Angela M. Allott

This is the first of three articles on the various series of standard specifications which are most often referred to by industry and government in the United Kingdom. Information…