B.C. Vickery (1970) Techniques of information retrieval. p. 5.
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The crux of the retrieval problem is that selecting documents to read grows ever more difficult, and new techniques are continually needed.
— Brian Campbell Vickery
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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.
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.
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