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Blaise Cronin (2010) Cited in: "Remembering a Colleague: Brian Vickery" at ils.indiana.edu, April 07, 2010.
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Brian Vickery was a true pioneer of Anglo-American information science, the embodiment of a style, both scholarly and personal, that is today little in evidence. He made lasting contributions to the field and will be missed greatly by many.

— Blaise Cronin

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Brian Vickery was a true pioneer of Anglo-American information science, the embodiment of a style, both scholarly and personal, that is today little in evidence. He made lasting contributions to the field and will be missed greatly by many." in the context of "Blaise Cronin (2010) Cited in: "Remembering a Colleague: Brian Vickery" at ils.indiana.edu, April 07, 2010." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Brian Campbell Vickery

Brian Campbell Vickery (September 11, 1918 – October 17, 2009) was a British information scientist and classification researcher, and Professor and director at the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies at University College London from 1973 to 1983.