Information Bureaux and Special Libraries

Date:
19 September - 22 September 1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/37/7
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Information Bureaux and Special Libraries. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and development of ASLIB, and it can be seen at the Association’s offices.* CONCLUSION. I think that I have mentioned all those parts of the year’s activities which, because of compactness and completeness, are capable of individual reference. Those who are in constant touch with the office know that there is a great deal else which can be spoken of in general terms only. We are concerned with the systematic collection and use and dissemination of all kinds of specialised information, believing that every serious purpose depends upon organised in- formation. That is not an original definition of ASLIB, but it bears repetition. In correspondence with members and others, in inter- views, in the work of committees, that idea, of the necessity for organised information in every field of activity, is continuously applied. A permanent sub-committee of the Council is in being, whose business it is to survey the activities of the Association constantly. New material is always being gathered and suggestions for useful lines of action being considered. Ina year’s time there will be further progress to report in regard to some of the many matters which concern the Association. THE NEw PRESIDENT. The election of the President of the Association for the year 1930-31 is a matter which is dealt with formally elsewhere, but I cannot con- clude this report without expressing my own and the Council’s great gratification that they have secured the consent of Mr. H. T. Tizard to accept their nomination for that office. Mr. Tizard’s work as permanent Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is well known to the majority of members. He is now Rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, and I think there is significance in the fact that a man who had held these two positions -is anxious to be associated closely with ASLIB. ASLIB is certainly most fortunate to have enlisted his interest. DISCUSSION. A short discussion took place on several aspects of the Association’s work, to which contributions were made by Dr. E. A. Baker, Mr. E. A. Martin, Mr. B. M. Heapicar, Mr. J. McApaAm, Mr. J. M. Waksr, Sir James DouG.as, Mr. H. T. Trzarp, Dr. R. S. Hurron, Mr. H. Rorrensurc, and Mr. H. G. RIDDLE. * Reprinted in this Report. .