This paper proposes a methodology through which to examine the history of generic novels. It is an attempt to reconstruct publishing history using the internal evidence of the books themselves. A key assumption is that ...

This paper explores issues in relation to the contribution and importance of mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) in re-energizing and motivating the information profession. Set within the context of developing ...

An overview of cooperative and ICT-based projects in British libraries is provided. Many of the early projects of the 1970s and 1980s have ceased but some have developed into current working services. During the 1990s the ...

This chapter, in a work of some 32 chapters, provides a review of developments in the marketplace for library management systems in the period 2001-5. Brief descriptions are given of some of the library management systems ...

Computers were first used in libraries for assisting with the processes of cataloguing and the issuing of materials in the collections. This paper traces this history in the UK from the experimental systems of the 1960s, ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role and relevance of external standards in demonstrating the value and impact of academic library services to their stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach – Two UK ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The scope of this CyMAL: Museums, Archives and Libraries Wales, funded project was to contribute to strand 3 of the Libraries for Life programme, looking at ethnic services provision under the Regional ...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss the classification of commercial popular music when large digital collections are organised for use in films. Design/methodology/approach - A range of systems ...

The role of the public library in encouraging reading and using ICT in the reading development process has been included in a number of Government reports during the 1990s and 2000s in the UK. Following the successful ...