Special Libraries Worldwide : A Collection of Papers Prepared for the Section of Special Libraries

This book is the culmination of several years' work done by the Special LibrariesSection of the International Federation of Library Associations. The history of theSection goes back to the creation of a Subcommittee on Special Libraries, whichwas organized in 1935. Work in this field within the framework of IFLA however,came to a standstill in 1951 when Miss E.M.R. Ditmas, the Subcommittee's gui-ding light since the war, resigned her position as Director of Aslib. The group wasrevived as the Special Libraries Section in the year 1963, and has been active eversince. In order to give proper representation to special interests, sub-sections havebeen created and are active in the fields of astronomy, geography, and economics(social sciences). The Special Libraries Section has been acting as a kind of holdingcompany of these sub-sections, and encouraged their work.The Section itself furthered its work largely by the publication of INSPEL, a quar-terly which has been published since 1966, and is now indexed and/or abstractedin all major indexing and abstracting journals of the world. Ever since its beginning,the main contents of INSPEL have been original contributions from special libra-rians all over the world. With many of the issues of INSPEL now being out of print,and with no other source of world-wide information in this field available, thereappears to be a need for republication of selected papers in one generally accessiblecollection. Dr. Günther Reichardt of the Zentralbibliothek der Kernforschungsan-lage at Jülich, with the assistance of Mme. Galina Matveyeva of the All-Union StateLibrary of Foreign Literature at Moscow, has undertaken the job of selecting andediting.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession.

The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems. Contents A. Generalities B. Special Libraries Section in IFLA C. The Activities of Special Libraries in 23 Countries of the World D. Bibliographical Activities of Special Libraries E. Training of Special Librarians F. Indices Prepared For The Section Of Special Libraries ; Ed. By Günther Reichardt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.