British Librarianship and Information Work 2001-2005

摘要

This weighty tome is a welcome new version of British Librarianship and Information Work that was last published in 1993, covering 1986-1990, by the Library Association and was unfortunately not continued by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. Sadly, this is not a comprehensive work as several contributors were unable to fulfil their commitment, so there are no chapters on industrial and commercial libraries, management, medical and health libraries, or multimedia. It is a shame that no-one could replace the original contributors for these critical and often leading information sectors. At £70 it is not acceptable that there is no section on health librarianship et al. The book is a collection of chapters on a particular library and information sector, or a key issue. Each contributor was encouraged to write a c.7,500 word entry about the chapter subject with as many relevant bibliographic references as possible. Each chapter reviews the years 2001-2005 and attempts to describe the major themes and developments of their sector during those years.