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- Research policy in the fields of librarianship and information
science is being shaped by a number of forces, and for some time
these have required a systematic analysis. This volume, arising
from a conference sponsored by the British Library, the Library
and Information Research Group and the Public Libraries Research
Group, offers the distilled expertise of senior members of the
information profession who have extensive experience of research
and development.
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- Together with representatives of the major funding agencies,
they present here a comprehensive review of the important issues
affecting research policy, focusing on the advantages and inadequacies
of the present systems, the role of government in library/information
research and the coordination of research in the field, issues
of quality and evaluation in this research, research performance,
application and utility, manpower issues and the calibre of research
workers. Contributors include Maurice Line, Brian Perry, John
Martyn, Tom Wilson, John Myers, Geoff Ford, Harry East, Lynne
Brindley, Peter Taylor, John Allred, Pat Coleman, Bob McKee,
Michael Brittain, Philip Bryant, Nigel Gardner, Paul Ayscough
and David Streatfield.
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- ISBN 0 947568 49 2
- 1991
- £25.00/US$46.00
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- 'These papers should be read by practitioners, researchers
and students.... a stimulating collection which will stand as
a record of progress.'
- Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
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- 'required reading for anyone who is interested in library
and information science research.'
- Journal of Documentation
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