Findings and implications for the applied sector, of a recent qualitative study of information and communication problems in the social sciences, are described. Set in the perspective of prior research over the past twenty years, the situation seems to have deteriorated rather than improved. Nevertheless, some interesting solutions to perceived deficiencies of existing systems and services were suggested by respondents. The major, inter-related problems of lack of funds, staff and time, however, seriously hinder both supply, uptake and exchange of information. Unfortunately, such problems are outside the control of the information community. Improvement in the working life of social scientists seems necessary, before they can benefit fully from increased information supply.
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