The use of information technology by information services: the Aslib information technology survey 1987

The Information Resources Centre at Aslib, The Association for Information Management, recently carried out a survey of the use of information technology within the library and information community, as represented by its British membership. This survey encompassed the use of library automation, online searching and access to videotex, information retrieval/database systems, the use of software packages and the use of technologies such as facsimile, electronic mail and CD‐ROMs. The results, which are summarised in this paper, reflect the current and future trends relating to the use of information technology throughout the information profession in the England.