Session Number
06
Description
Britain has been considering the importance of a coordinating library and information programme, and initiatives have taken place in the House of Commons, the Cabinet Office, the Library Advisory Council and in the professional associations. The complexity of the issue and lts solution make it very relevant to the problems of communication. First, problems of information and communication need to be simplified in order for their importance to be appreciated first by the politicians, the industrial policy makers and the population at large. Secondly, the professionals involved come from a variety of backgrounds and need to understand each other's problems. Thirdly, they need to make common cause together to achieve objectives one and two. The paper will outline the developments towards these ends which have recently taken place in the U.K.
Communication and a National Information Policy
Britain has been considering the importance of a coordinating library and information programme, and initiatives have taken place in the House of Commons, the Cabinet Office, the Library Advisory Council and in the professional associations. The complexity of the issue and lts solution make it very relevant to the problems of communication. First, problems of information and communication need to be simplified in order for their importance to be appreciated first by the politicians, the industrial policy makers and the population at large. Secondly, the professionals involved come from a variety of backgrounds and need to understand each other's problems. Thirdly, they need to make common cause together to achieve objectives one and two. The paper will outline the developments towards these ends which have recently taken place in the U.K.