Document (#33948)

Author

Vickery, B.

Title

Issues in information retrieval

Source

http://www.lucis.me.uk/retrieval%20issues.pdf

Abstract

Brian Vickery took a look back at the development of information retrieval, and some of the problems it has faced. A chemist at the start of his career, Brian Vickery has had enormous influence on knowledge organization since 1952, as one of the founder members of the Classification Research Group. He served also at the (then) National Lending Library in Boston Spa, the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, and from 1966 to 1973 as Research Director of Aslib. This post was followed by ten years as Director of the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies at University College London. Despite his formal retirement in 1983, Brian has continued working actively in the information field ever since.

Content

Presentation at ISKO meeting on June 26, 2008 at University College, London.

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