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Foundation of Library and Information Science

Notes The Library of ASLIB holds 20,000 volumes relevant to documentation and information
science and subscribes to several periodicals.

ASLIB keeps registers of specialist translators and indexes. It maintains an index of
translations into English of articles on scientific and technical subjects.
ASLIB and its, various specialist groups organize from time to time conferences, seminars,
study circles and such other meetings to discuss issues of current importance and relevance
to library and information professionals. The papers presented at these meetings get
published in ASLIB proceedings. The Annual Conference of ASLIB is devoted to a major
theme and it is largely attended.

Publications

The serial publications of ASLIB are:

ASLIB Proceedings (monthly)
ASLIB Booklist (monthly)
ASLIB Information (monthly)
ASLIB Newsletter (monthly)

Index to Theses (annual)
Journal of Documentation (quarterly)
Netlink (3 issues)

Program: News of Computers in Libraries (quarterly)

Forthcoming International Scientific and Technical Conference (quarterly) Technical Translation
Bulletin (3 issues).

ASLIB’s occasional publications consist of monographs, directories, reports, proceedings,
bibliographies, etc. The publications of ASLIB have a wide recognition and appeal for their
content and standard. For example, ASLIB’s Handbook of Special Librarianship and Information
Work (Edn. 5, 1985) is widely distributed and serves as a valuable guide for developing library
and information services and systems

Education

ASLIB organizes a number of short courses for both members and non-members. A wide range
of topics are covered in the training programme. Most of them have practical value. In a year, as
many as forty courses may be organized. On some topics, the courses are repeated many times.
Attention is paid to courses in newly emerging areas. The training programme of ASLIB has
earned recognition and is increasingly being taken advantage of.

Perspective for Future

There has been a shift in emphasis in the objectives as well as in approaches to realize the
objectives. Information management is now the core programme of ASLIB. Promotional role is
less prominent. It is becoming a service centre. Nonetheless, ASLIB will continue to have its
influence and impact in special library and library field in the UK and elsewhere.

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