Document (#38789)

Author

Broughton, V.

Title

Brian Vickery, September 11, 1918-October 17, 2009

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 49(2011) no.1, S.42-46

Year

2011

Abstract

The article reviews the life and work of Brian Campbell Vickery, one of the major figures of British classification and information retrieval, and a scholar of international reputation. His career as librarian, researcher, and academic is described, as is the part he played in the development of information science theory in the twentieth century. Some of his most significant publications are listed, with reference to the scale and breadth of his published work overall.

Theme

Biographische Darstellungen

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