Resources research: Aslib R & D and the future

The work of the Aslib Research and Development Department during the next few years will be chiefly concentrated on problems arising in four specific areas. These are: resource provision, allocation and management; resource sharing and co‐ordination; the relationship between information provision and the needs of specialized user groups in science, social science and technology; and the education of users of information. Examples of projects falling in each of these areas are given. The value of research to the individual information worker and the role of research in improving the information environment is discussed.