p. xxiii.
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[The particular concern of the information scientist] is with the process as a whole – the interaction between the three elements [information behaviour, records, channels] that leads to people becoming informed.

— Brian Campbell Vickery

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[The particular concern of the information scientist] is with the process as a whole – the interaction between the three elements [information behaviour, records, channels] that leads to people becoming informed." in the context of "p. xxiii." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Brian Campbell Vickery" (Quotes, Meeting the challenge (2009): B.C. Vickery (2009) "Meeting the challenge," in A. Gilchrist (ed.), Information Science in Transition, London: Facet Publishing, pp xxi-xxix.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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.