Establishing Lady Fenn's canon

An analysis of the works of Lady Ellenor Fenn who wrote as Mrs Teachwell and Mrs Lovechild. The article identifies the large number of titles that have been wrongly attributed to her.authorsversionPeer reviewe

The Aberystwyth Bibliographical Group:The first forty-five years

Account of the origins and early years of the Aberystwyth Bibliographical Group 1971-2015publishersversio

Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications 1736-1806

The two London presses in Bow Churchyard and Aldermary Churchyard, which were founded by William and Cluer Dicey, are well known to have published a wide range of popular publications during the middle years of the eighteenth century. The Bow Churchyard business was operated by the Dicey family between 1736 and 1763. The Aldermary business was established by them in 1754 but operated by their junior partner, Richard Marshall, who became an equal partner in 1764 and the proprietor in 1770. The Aldermary business was continued by Richard?s son, John, after 1779 and survived until 1806, when it was moved to Fleet Street. Many details concerning the dates of operation of the presses and the business relationship between the two families are not well understood and a number of misconceptions have grown up over the years. The article therefore seeks to collate recently discovered evidence and survey the output of the presses, explaining how the Aldermary business came to be restructured at the turn of the nineteenth century.authorsversionPeer reviewe

Mr Baldwin's sermon and the Norwich printers

An account of a controversial sermon followed by a publishing war involving different Norwich printers during 1706-7.authorsversionPeer reviewe

The later years of the Cheap Repository

An account of the publishing of the Cheap Repository Tracts between 1798 and 1817authorsversionPeer reviewe

Persistence and change::issues for LIS educators in the first decade of the twenty-first century’

Considers the five ?persistent issues? relating to LIS education discussed in an article by Denis Grogan in 1983, to see whether they still apply in 2000, together with two additional issues that have emerged since that date. Although the issue of professional education for librarians in an academic institution has largely been resolved, there is a continuing debate on campus-based and distance learning modes of delivery the place of competency based, National Vocational Qualifications, delivered at the workplace. The issue of control by professional bodies has moved from being a matter of debate to one of continuing dialogue. The debate over the relative importance of theory versus practice, still rages, whilst the importance of fieldwork is still regarded as central to an LIS education. The nature and content of the ?core curriculum? appear to be in a constant state of flux. The two new issues identified were: The nature and extent of the information disciplines (the relationship between librarianship, information management and knowledge managent); and. The changing pattern of higher education in the UK and character of the student body (increase in numbers, modularization, and quality assessment).authorsversionPeer reviewe