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- 1978-1986 (Creation)
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Internal correspondence concerning the staff and management of the Guardian library, including: applications for library positions, 1978-1979; staff transfers and appointments, 1978-1982; staff leave and absences, 1978-1983; library reorganisation, 1979; new library filing equipment, 1979-1982; online information retrieval, 1980; staff salaries, 1980-1984; missing library files, 1980; book purchases, 1982-1985; picture library cover, 1982-1985; the future of the library service, 1983-1984; library productivity, 1984; the introduction of Datasolve, 1984 and library materials and expenses, 1986.
Principle correspondents include: Ken Dodd, Helen Martin, Peter Preston, John Rogers, Ian Wright and Jim Markwick.
Also contains a paper on proposals for the reorganisation of the library and information services, 1976; a list of library books and periodicals, nd and a report of the library working party, May 1984.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd
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Many of the records in this file contain personal staff information and are access restricted in line with the Data Protection Act.
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- Dodd; Kenneth George; journalist and executive editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Guardian News & Media Limited (1967-); newspaper publisher (Subject)
- The Guardian (1821-); newspaper (Subject)
- Martin; Helen; information manager (Subject)
- Preston; Peter John (1938-2018); journalist and editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Wright; Ian (1934-2016); journalist and managing editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Markwick; James Charles; chief executive, Guardian Media Group (Subject)
- Datasolve; database provider (Subject)