Aslib Proceedings: Volume 49 Issue 6

The Internet library of early journals

Bill Jupp

A brief overview is provided of the different approaches available for the digitisation of library materials, which indicates the benefits and shortcomings associated with these…

Electronic publishing on CD‐ROM and the Internet: the experience of two special libraries

Keith Hart

The Librarian of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the Library Manager of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, described their recent experiences of publishing their…

Defining competencies for special library professionals: Malaysian experience

Sajjad ur Rehman, Ahamd Bakeri Abu Baker, Shaheen Majid

Special libraries are undergoing some fundamental changes which require redefinition of the competencies of information professionals. The contextual variables necessitate…

Whither the information profession? Challenges and opportunities. The cultivation of information professionals for the new millennium

Sheila Pantry

Arguably the information professional today faces so many challenges, but at the same time there are equally so many opportunities to innovate, seek out new customers, improve…