The library of the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge

The history of the British Antarctic Survey, and of its predecessors, Operation Tabarin and Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, is outlined. The objectives, stock, and organization of the Survey's library and the services provided are described. In addition to the main library at its headquar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Christine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: University of Lapland 1990
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502413/
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Summary:The history of the British Antarctic Survey, and of its predecessors, Operation Tabarin and Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, is outlined. The objectives, stock, and organization of the Survey's library and the services provided are described. In addition to the main library at its headquarters in Cambridge, the Survey maintains small scientific libraries on each of its five bases. The problems of remote information provision are discussed.