EDGE‐PUNCHED CARD EXAMINATION OF RETRIEVAL PATTERNS IN INFORMATION OFFICES, AND RELATED INVESTIGATIONS Available to Purchase

A survey of inquiries addressed to the Information Office of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE), Harwell, is described. The objects of the survey were to collect facts about such inquiries, the work involved and methods used in answering them, and the nature of the answers obtained; to discover useful generalizations from these facts and to apply relevant generalization to the improvement of the information service at Harwell.