The Evolution of UKeiG

1948, 1958 and 1978 – three important anniversaries

Authors

  • Martin White Managing Director, Intranet Focus Ltd

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/elucidate4

Keywords:

IIS, UKeiG, Aslib, Institute of Information Scientists, History

Abstract

Managing Director of Intranet Focus Ltd, Martin White, excavates the origins of UKeiG against the backdrop of two World Wars and the explosive increase in scientific research and scholarly publications that led to the formation of the Institute of Information Scientists in 1958.

Keywords: UK electronic infomation Group, UKeiG, scholarly communication

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Published

2020-02-18

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2019): eLucidate: Spring 2019

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