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On 13 March 2014 my article on the history of the Robin Hood's Bay Marine Laboratory on the North Yorkshire coast, England, from its foundation by Walter Garstang in 1912 to its closure in 1982, was accepted. Thanks to those who helped with editing and formatting the paper.

ALLEN VARLEY - PUBLICATIONS - indication of interests and expertise

VARLEY, A. A history of libraries in Cheltenham, from 1780 to 1900. Thesis approved for Fellowship of the Library Association. 197p. 1968.

VARLEY, A., editor. ASFA Newsletter, Vols 1 - 12, 1974-1986.

VARLEY, A., editor. Ocean research index: a guide to ocean and freshwater research, including fisheries research. 2nd ed. 637p. Guernsey: Francis Hodgson (F.H. Books Ltd.), 1976.

VARLEY, A. Library and information services of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Aslib Proceedings, 30(7), 251-259, 1978.

VARLEY, A., editor. Who's Who in Ocean and Freshwater Science. 336p. Guernsey: Francis Hodgson (F.H. Books Ltd.), and Prentice Hall Press, 1978.

VARLEY, A. The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. International Marine Science Newsletter, (26), p.3, 1980.

VARLEY, A. Contribution to the ECDIN pilot study - elaboration and testing of a draft format for ecological data, and collection of data on fate and effects of chemicals in the marine and estuarine environment. In: Commission of the European Communities. Second environmental research programme (indirect action) 1976-1980. Reports on research sponsored under the first phase, 1976-1978, p.678-681. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1980. [EUR 6388]

VARLEY, A. Contribution to the ECDIN pilot study - elaboration and testing of a draft format for ecological data, and collection of data on fate and effects of chemicals in the marine and estuarine environment. In: Commission of the European Communities. Second environmental research programme, 1976-1980. Reports on research sponsored under the second phase, 1979-1980, p.864-867. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1981. [EUR 7884]

VARLEY, A. Marine science information networks and library cooperation. In: Grundy, R.L.;  Ford, R.T.;  Beardsley, M.J., editors. Marine science information: an international commodity: proceedings of the 11th annual conference of the International Association of Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, 14-18 October 1985, p.1-6. IAMSLIC, 1986.

VARLEY, A. Compact disc information technology in Plymouth. NERC Computing, (38), 23-25, 1988.

VARLEY, A. International oceanographic data and information exchange: the role of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco, with a discussion of the European situation. Paper presented at the European Marine Referral Service (EURMARES) Workshop, The Hague, 22-25 November 1988. 8p., 1988.

VARLEY, A. Marine and freshwater information specialists meet in Plymouth. Library Association Record, 90, p.620, 1988.

VARLEY, A. ASFA/ASFIS developments. Océanis, 16 (Fascicule hors-série), 107-110, 1990.

VARLEY, A. L'"historique" de l'EURASLIC: background paper. Océanis, 16 (Fascicule hors-série), 23-30, 1990.

VARLEY, A. European marine science information centres: towards a European network. In: Burkhart, R.W.; Burkhart, J., editors. IAMSLIC at the crossroads. 15th annual conference of the International Association of Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, October 2-6, 1989. p.29-34. IAMSLIC, 1990.

VARLEY, A. Marine information centre development: an introductory manual. An IOC contribution to the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), jointly sponsored by IOC, FAO and UN(OALOS). Manuals and Guides Series, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco, (23), iii, 32p., 1991. (Also published in French and Spanish)

VARLEY, A. Report of the Training Workshop on Aspects of Marine Documentation in the Mediterranean, 23-26 November 1992, held at the Foundation for International Studies, Valetta, Malta. UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan MAP Technical Report Series, (74), ii, 39p., 1993.

VARLEY, A. Marine information: the circulation, ebb and flow of an international resource. New Library World, 904 (1110), 11-18, 1993.

VARLEY, A., compiler Archives and records of the Marine Biological Association: interim inventory. 34p. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association, 1995.

VARLEY, A. ASFA - the first twenty years: an outline history of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, 1970-1990. iv, 70p. Paris: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco, 1995.

VARLEY, A. The Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) and international information exchange. In: Alarcon G., S.;  Contardo V., M.E.;  Elissetche F., J.;  Smith K., A., editors. Actas del primer encuentro nacional de centros de informacion en ciencias acuaticas, 1 al 3 de diciembre 1993, Montemar, Chile, p.37-41. Valparaiso: Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile;  Instituto de Fomento Pesquero;  Servicio Nacional de Pesca;  Instituto de Oceanologia Universidad de Valparaiso, 1995.

VARLEY, A. Marine scientific libraries and information centres: functions and services, with descriptions of current developments in Europe and the Mediterranean. In: Alarcon G., S.;  Contardo V., M.E.;  Elissetche F., J.;  Smith K., A., editors. Actas del primer encuentro nacional de centros de informacion en ciencias acuaticas, 1 al 3 de diciembre 1993, Montemar, Chile, p.33-36. Valparaiso: Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile;  Instituto de Fomento Pesquero;  Servicio Nacional de Pesca;  Instituto de Oceanologia Universidad de Valparaiso, 1995.

VARLEY, A. National and regional aquatic information networks. In: Alarcon G., S.;  Contardo V., M.E.;  Elissetche F., J.;  Smith K., A., editors. Actas del primer encuentro nacional de centros de informacion en ciencias acuaticas, 1 al 3 de diciembre 1993, Montemar, Chile, p.79-83. Valparaiso: Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada de Chile;  Instituto de Fomento Pesquero;  Servicio Nacional de Pesca;  Instituto de Oceanologia Universidad de Valparaiso, 1995.

VARLEY, A. Institutional archives as an information resource. In: Moulder, D.S.; Varley, A., editors. Proceedings of the fifth meeting of the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (EURASLIC), held at the Sea Fisheries Institute, Gdynia, Poland, 28-29th April 1994, p.99-106. Plymouth: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Marine Biological Association Library, 1995.

VARLEY, A., compiler. Catalogue of the archives of the Marine Biological Association. Occasional Publication of the Marine Biological Association, (5), 64p. 1997.

VARLEY, A. Archives of the Marine Biological Association [poster paper]. In: Charou, E.; Baron, J.; Kazepis, D., editors. People and technology: sharing knowledge and shaping the future of aquatic information in Europe. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Meeting of the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres, 6-8 May 1998, National Centre for Marine Research, Athina, Greece, p. 231-232. Athina: National Centre for Marine Research, 1998.

VARLEY, A. The European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (EURASLIC): an outline history, 1988-2004. Prepared for Euraslic web pages, 2005.

VARLEY, A. Robin Hood's Bay Marine Laboratory. Wikipedia article, 2014.

VARLEY, A.; FREEMAN, R.R. A bibliography on information services, systems and centres for marine and freshwater resources and  environment. FAO Fisheries Circular, (830), 68p., 1990.

VARLEY, A.; FREEMAN, R.R. The literature on information services, systems and centres for marine and freshwater resources and environment:  a bibliography and analysis of its growth and characteristics. In: McDowell, E.M.;  Wiist, S., editors. Breaking the barriers to the free flow of information: proceedings of the 16th annual conference of the International Association of Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, Seattle, Washington, 2-5 October 1990, p.91-100. IAMSLIC, 1991.

VARLEY, A.; PETTMAN, I.;  SIMPSON, P.;  TOLAND, G., editors. Directory of marine and freshwater institutions, scientists and research engineers in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. vi, 171p. Windermere: Freshwater Biological Association, for Britain and Ireland Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres, 1992.

VARLEY, A.; TEMPROSA, R.M. Regional Seminar on the Handling and Dissemination of Oceanographic Information and Data. (Held at the National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India, 17-21 March 1986). Naga, ICLARM Quarterly, 9(2), p.17, 1986.

VARLEY, A.; VARLEY, J. Sir Thomas Ramsey: an Edenbridge boy who became Lord Mayor of the City of London. Museum News, Eden Valley Museum, No. 27, p.9-11, 2013.

BACHEVA, S.; BARON VARLEY, J.; SCHMIDT, B.; VARLEY, A., editors. Smooth sailing: crossing the boundaries in aquatic sciences information management. Proceedings of the 10th biennial meeting of EURASLIC, 7-9 May 2003, Institut fuer Meereskunde, Kiel, Germany. vi,176p. Varna, Bulgaria, Institute of Oceanology, 2003.

BARON, J.; VARLEY, A. EURASLIC: the first ten years. The origins and history of the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres, 1988-1997. In: Charou, E.; Baron, J.; Kazepis, D., editors. People and technology: sharing knowledge and shaping the future of aquatic information in Europe. Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Meeting of the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres, 6-8 May 1998, National Centre for Marine Research, Athina, Greece, p. 5-12. Athina: National Centre for Marine Research, 1998.

FREEMAN, R.R.; HEYWORTH, J.;  VARLEY, A. Development of a policy for access to an international database, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts. Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 16, 117-123, 1979.

MOMZIKOFF, N.; VARLEY, A., editors. EURASLIC 2: European Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres. Proceedings of the meeting, Paris, Institut Océanographique, 25-27 April 1990. Océanis, 16 (Fascicule hors-série), 131p., 1990.

MORCOS, S.A.; VARLEY, A., editors. Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Suez Canal. A bibliography on oceanographic and marine environmental research. xxxiii, 248p. Paris and Jeddah: Unesco and PERSGA, 1990.

MOULDER, D.S.; VARLEY, A., compilers. A bibliography on marine and estuarine oil pollution. With Supplements 1, 2 and 3. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Marine Pollution Information Centre, 1971-1979.

MOULDER, D.S.; VARLEY, A., editors. European Marine and Freshwater Sciences Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists. Report of the first meeting, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 20-21 April 1988. 25p. Plymouth: Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Marine Biological Association, Library and Information Services, 1988.

MOULDER, D.S.; VARLEY, A. Improving the European input to Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) - Workshop II. In: Leeuwen, R. van, editor. Proceedings of the third Euraslic meeting, Lelystad, 25-26 April 1991, p.25-33. Lelystad: Rijkswaterstaat, 1993.

MOULDER, D.S.; VARLEY, A., editors. Proceedings of the fifth meeting of the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centres (EURASLIC), held at the Sea Fisheries Institute, Gdynia, Poland, 28-29th April 1994. viii, 116p. Plymouth: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Marine Biological Association Library, 1995.

NOBLE, L.; PETTMAN, I.;  VARLEY, A. Environmental effects on oceans, rivers and inland waters. In: Eagle, S.;  Deschamps, J., editors. Information sources in environmental protection, p.65-96. Bowker-Saur, 1997.

ROBERTS, E.K.; THOMAS, S.J.;  VARLEY, A., compilers. Regional bibliography on oceanography and marine pollution, prepared for the International Workshop on Marine Pollution in the Gulf of Guinea and Adjacent Areas, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), 28 February, 1978. iii, 98p. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 1978.

ROBERTS, E.K.; VARLEY, A., compilers. Estuaries of the British Isles: a bibliography of recent scientific papers. Nos 1 and 2. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Library and Information Services, 1977-1978.

SIMPSON, P.; VARLEY, A. Marine Information Management:  the IOC connection. In: Fuseler, E.; Wiist, S., editors. The aquatic environment: description, management, conservation: proceedings of the 17th annual conference of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, Galveston, Texas, 7-11 October 1991, p.49-53. IAMSLIC, 1992.

SIMPSON, P.; VARLEY, A. Integration of European proposals within the international aquatic science libraries framework:  Euraslic and Iamslic. In: Leeuwen, R. van, editor. Proceedings of the third Euraslic meeting, Lelystad, 25-26 April 1991, p.25-33. Lelystad: Rijkswaterstaat, 1993.

THOMAS, S.J.; MOULDER, D.S.;  VARLEY, A., compilers. Bibliography on aquatic pollution in Africa. Sixth FAO/SIDA Workshop on Aquatic Pollution in Relation to Protection of Living Resources. Scientific and administrative basis for management measures, Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya, 22 June - 22 July 1978. 55p. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 1978.

REPORTS

VARLEY, A. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS). Annual reports to the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Advisory Board and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, regarding work undertaken by the MBA/PML ASFA Input Centre and the UK input network. 1973-1991.

VARLEY, A. Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network (ECDIN). Contract reports to the Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, relating to work undertaken by the MBA Library and Information Services, 1977-1984.

VARLEY, A. International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC). Contract reports to the United Nations Environment Programme IRPTC, Geneva, relating to work undertaken by the MBA Library and Information Services, 1978-1986.

VARLEY, A. Report to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco on the Marine Information Management training workshop, Williamsburg and Washington, DC, USA, 14 October to 1 November 1985, with recommendations on training needs and the conduct of future workshops. 5p. 1985.

VARLEY, A. Report to the Unesco General Information Programme on the Regional Seminar on the Handling and Dissemination of Oceanographic Information and Data, held at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India, 17-21 March 1986; with comments on the development of library and information services at the Institute, and the establishment of an ASFA centre and network for India. 6p. 1986.

VARLEY, A. Report to the Junta Nacional de Investiga‡ao Cientifica e Tecnologica, Lisbon, Portugal, on the development of marine information management and exchange in Portugal. 6p. 1987.

VARLEY, A. A global marine information analysis network. Feasibility study prepared for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of Unesco. 25p. 1992.

VARLEY, A. Aquatic information activities in Chile. Report to the British Council, Santiago, Chile. 4p. 1994.

VARLEY, A. The archives of the Marine Biological Association: progress report for the twelve months ending 31 March 1995, prepared for the British Library. 2p. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association, 1995.

VARLEY, A. The library of the National Centre for Marine Research, Greece: a report. 6p. 1997.

VARLEY, A. The Marine Biological Association Library: a report. 14p. 1998.

VARLEY, A. A review of the distribution and dissemination of FAO Fisheries Department publications with specific regard to the FI Mailing List database: discussion document. 32p. 1999.

VARLEY, A. Fisheries ontology contract report [to SIFAR/FAO]. Contract period: 29 January to 30 November 2003. 6p. 2003.

VARLEY, A.; BRANDRETH, M.;  LANKFORD, R.R.;  SANDOVAL, A.M. Report and recommendations of the IOC/FAO Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) mission to the Caribbean, June 1978, submitted to the IOC and FAO ASFIS Secretariats. 46p. 1978.

VARLEY, A.; NOBLE, L. Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network (ECDIN):  provision of data and development of the aquatic files. Contract reports to the CEC Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, regarding work carried out by the MBA/PML Library and Information Services, 1979-1991.

Note: Internal reports, prepared for the Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are not listed.