...Dinesh K. Gupta; Veerbala Sharma Purpose The paper aims to study the status and future trend of outsourcing in science and technology libraries in Delhi. Design/methodology/approach The paper is the result of the detailed literature survey and a survey conducted on 40 science and technology...

...Noelle Van Pulis Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine “first time use” (FTU) name headings in the context of outsourced authorities processing and NACO participation, with consideration given to workflow and management issues in cataloging operations, and to the concept of achieving...

...Brendan Loughridge While, historically, outsourcing may have been used to supplement library operations, with non‐core activities being the prime candidates, more recently the outsourcing of such central activities as original cataloguing, inter‐library loans and document delivery, book...

...Anne Lawes Attempts to identify the major influences for change currently affecting the library information profession and offers an analysis of their implications for training initiatives to meet emerging and future needs. Identifies downsizing, outsourcing, organizational development, empowerment...