[Sigcr-l] Professor Brian Vickery 1918-2009

[Aida Slavic]

We are very sorry to announce the death of Professor Brian Vickery on October 17th, shortly after his 91st birthday.  Brian was an enormously influential figure in the field of classification and information 
retrieval, a powerful force in the development of faceted classification and retrieval theory, and a prolific writer and researcher throughout his life. A founder member of the Classification Research Group, he 
served as a practising librarian, research director at Aslib, and Director of the School of Library and Archive Studies at UCL (1973-1983). 

Brian was made an honorary member of ISKO UK in 2008 to acknowledge his tremendous contribution to our field. ISKO UK members will feel privileged to have heard the masterly address he gave at the June 2008 
meeting. A fuller appreciation will appear at the ISKO UK website shortly.

Aida Slavic, Hon. Secretary
British Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization 
(ISKO UK)
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