I do not wish to enter into a detailed discussion of the job applications problem. However, since the idea of cataloguing units has been raised it seems appropriate for me to point out that this is not a new idea in British archives. Indeed in the science archives field there has been such a unit since 1973. At the last count we had carried out cataloguing projects for 45 archive repositories in the UK. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Peter Harper, Director, National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists, University Library, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY +44 1225 826826 x5241 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''