Seminar Review : Research Report: The British Library Research & Development Department (BLR&DD) Seminar at Cranfield

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.C. Brookes
Keyword(s):  
Research Report ◽  
British Library ◽  
Research Development ◽  
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 electronic academy

1984 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 345-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaise Cronin
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
British Library ◽  
Future Action ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Learning Scheme ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Library Studies ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Development Department

This article is based on a study commissioned by the British Library Research & Development Department to consider the feasibility of setting up a national distance learning scheme for information and library studies in the United Kingdom. It reviews recent developments internationally in the field of distance learning and provides an assessment of the enabling technologies. A number of models for future action are proposed.

The Intermediate Lexicon: an aid to international co‐operation

1975 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verina Horsnell
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
British Library ◽  
London School ◽  
Bearing Material ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Economic Saving ◽  
Subject Indexing ◽  
Development Department

This approach to co‐operation between libraries and information centres considers the use of switching languages. These can be employed in situations where several centres with a common interest wish to co‐operate in the collection and indexing of information bearing material, yet prefer to retain the systems often developed and tailored to their individual requirements. To facilitate the exchange of subject information between the centres, a series of concordances are constructed between each of the indexing languages and the switching language. Thus the translation of subject indexing expressed in the indexing languages of the other participating centres can then proceed automatically. Among the possible benefits are the economic saving due to the sharing by several centres in the collection and indexing of material, and the increase in coverage enjoyed by all the centres. To determine the feasibility of such devices, a switching language, the Intermediate Lexicon for Information Science, has been developed and is under test at the Polytechnic of North London School of Librarianship. The work is supported by a grant from British Library Research and Development Department.

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