Association for Information Management

ASLIB, the Association for Information Management is a defunct British association of special libraries and information centers. It was founded in England in 1924 as the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux. The organization ceased functioning as an independent organization in 2010, when it became a division of Emerald Group Publishing. Since 2015, Aslib has existed only as Emerald's professional development arm.[1]

Publications

ASLIB published these journals:

  • ASLIB Proceedings: New Information Perspectives
  • Journal of Documentation
  • Library Hi Tech News : incorporating Online and CD Notes
  • Performance Measurement and Metrics
  • Program: electronic library & information systems
  • Records Management Journal
  • Reference Reviews : incorporating ASLIB Book Guide
  • ASLIB Directory of Information Sources in the United Kingdom (First published in 1928).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bawden, David (2016). "Aslib: A de facto national library/information organization". Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues. 26 (1): 15–27. doi:10.7227/ALX.0038. Retrieved 2018-03-07.

Further reading

  • Muddiman, D. (2005). A new history of ASLIB, 1924-1950. Journal of Documentation, 61(3), 402-428.
  • Nicholas, D. & Rowlands, I. (2008). Aslib Proceedings is 60 years old. ASLIB PROCEEDINGS, 60(4), 289-289.
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