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An attempt to capture and reflect the history, evolution, nature and status of the Society of Cartographers (SoC). Although a small organization numerically, the skill, expertise and dedication of its active members, though summer schools, technical journal, newsletters and especially its rich and informative website, are providing access to knowledge and experience both nationally and globally. This influence is also reflected through the direct involvement of leading SoC office-holders in other national and international mapping organisations. The SoC clearly punches above its weight. It has made a difference to the world of mapping, and continues to do so [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Part 1 of this three-part paper discussed the genesis of the law formulated by Donald J. Urquhart on the use of scientific and technical (sci/tech) journals through interlibrary loan and central document delivery. It concentrated on the study of such use conducted by Urquhart in preparation for the establishment of the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL), which became the central document delivery library of Britain. The focus of Part 1 was on the statistical and probabilistic bases of this law. In Part 2 the emphasis shifts to how Urquhart utilized probability to develop and manage the NIL's sci/tech journal collection. Urquhart based his collection development and management policies on a high-loan core of journals, causing the stability of sci/tech journal use over time to become the main theoretical issue. Part 2 analyzes the controversy over this issue between Urquhart and his successor, Maurice B. Line. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the last part of an analysis of the law formulated by Donald J. Urquhart in respect to the use of scientific and technical (sci/tech) journals through either interlibrary loan or central document delivery. The first part discussed the genesis of this law as well as its statistical bases; the second dealt with the implications of the law for the development and management of the sci/tech journal collection of a central document delivery library. Part 3 concentrates on its consequences for all the libraries of a given library system. There is analyzed in this part the controversy over the validity of this law that caused Urquhart to formulate it in an explicit manner Part 3 discusses studies at various libraries that have corroborated this law, postulating that this law forces a probabilistic re-conceptualization of the functioning of the sci/tech journal system. Throughout this part, there are noted the consequences of the law for such matters as sci/tech journal sales, resource sharing, document delivery, interlibrary loan, and the transition from individually held paper copies of journals to shared electronic databases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduces the five articles contained in the special issue of Human-Computer Interaction. Reflection of the field's evolution by the articles; Themes of the articles; Appreciation of the work of the article authors.

The article reflects on the prohibition for export of any technical publications to all countries of the Soviet Union and its affiliates. The Office of International Trade in the United States Department of Commerce has revoked the general license for export of these publications. It also argues the classification of the journal as a technical publication.

The article presents information on articles and reports about research and development published in several periodicals. It includes "Special Issue: Venture Capital: A New Mode of Financing Innovation," in the "International Journal of Technology Management," "The Value of Innovation: The Interaction of Competition, R&D and IP," by Christine Greenhalgh and Mark Rogers in "Research Policy," and "The Role of Corporate Scientists in Innovation," by Ryuzo Furukawa and Akira Goto in "Research Policy."