Aslib Proceedings: Volume 39 Issue 7/8

Opening address

Geoffrey Pattie

I am grateful to Lord Ezra for inviting me to address the Annual Conference of the Association for Information Management (Aslib). Given my ministerial responsibilities I have…

How the organisation works

Rodney Drew

Over the past few years, organisation after organisation has gone through change and upheaval. Whether you call this rationalisation, reorganisation, or just ‘the cuts’, the…

How to spend £10 million without really trying: financial control and resource management

Christine M Wares

Before considering the financial responsibilities of a Director of Libraries and Arts in a local authority, I would like to set the scene in my own authority, the London Borough…

A responsibility to change

Alison Shute

This paper is based on public library experience and draws mostly on Devon but aims to cover themes and messages which apply equally to other libraries and information services.

Director's report on Aslib

Dennis A Lewis

In 1986 Aslib's development plan was implemented and by the end of the year the benefits were being clearly seen. We invested heavily in developing and launching new products and…