Reviews : White, Brenda. Apologia pro vita sua: career profiles of senior library/ information people (British Library Research Paper no. 46). London, British Library Research and Development Department, 1988. vi, 149 pp. £8.00. ISBN 0 7123 3172 7

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-283
Author(s):  
David P. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
British Library ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Development Department

Performance Measures for National Bibliographic Services

1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Level Of Detail ◽  
British Library ◽  
Regular Monitoring ◽  
Major Study ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Development Department

The Centre for Bibliographic Management is funded by the British Library Research and Development Department, but the details given and opinions expressed are entirely the responsibility of the author. Performance can be measured in quantitative and qualitative terms. Quality of bibliographic service should be concerned with accuracy, consistency and timeliness. Functions and the criteria relating to them have to be determined in order to define effective targets; and regular monitoring is required. Adequacy of records is the criterion that poses most problems, as different users need different quality and level of detail; a major study of this was undertaken by the Centre for Bibliographic Management. Performance measurement is however usually desirable on a continuing basis; an example is the BNB MARC Currency Survey administered by the Centre for nine years.

The international role of special libraries

1978 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
John Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
British Library ◽  
East Anglia ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Special Library ◽  
International Role ◽  
Development Department

Definitions are suggested of the nature and role of the special library, and reasons outlined for the need for international cooperation. In particular it is suggested that the heterogeneous formats and wide subject fields embraced in art literature inevitably compel libraries to seek co-operation. Parallel developments in the field of music literature are mentioned. In conclusion the moves towards art library co-operation started in 1976 are seen as exemplifying the dual role that special libraries can play both through subject expertise and by virtue of their contribution to international librarianship.Acknowledgements are due to Trevor Fawcett, University of East Anglia Library, who kindly allowed the writer to draw on material published in a report presented to the British Library, Research and Development Department, and also from certain articles written by him.

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