Library Review: Volume 43 Issue 1

National Library Week: A New Library and a Commitment to Public Library Services

Among the events of National Library Week was the opening of thenew Croydon Central Library. Describes the architecture of the building.The Library was opened by Peter Brooke…

The Business Library and its Users

To illustrate the importance of business libraries and informationwithin the national economy, illustrates a number of different UKbusiness and industrial libraries. Describes…

The Department of Library Science: In Search of an Identity

N. Guruswamy Naidu

Attempts to clarify the position of the department of libraryscience in relation to the university library and other universitydepartments. Describes the early history of the…

A Study of Indian Secondary Services (Abstracting and Indexing) in Science and Technology: A Critical Appraisal

P. Bhattacharya, Debal C. Kar

Describes abstracting and indexing services for science andtechnology produced in India. Analyses the services with respect to suchaspects as frequency, nature of publications…

The Manager and the Library: A Review of Some General and Industrial Management Books and Their Relevance to Library Management

Stuart James

Briefly reviews 20 books concerned with all aspects of managementincluding studying for a management qualification, as in S. Cameron′sThe MBA Handbook, which offers practical…