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'''S. C. Bradford''' ( 1878–1948) was an influential British librarian.
'''S. C. Bradford''' ( 1878–1948) was an influential British librarian.
'''Samuel Clement Bradford''' was born on January 10, 1878 in London.948) was an influential British librarian.
Keeper of the Science Museum Library, 1925–1937.
== Contributions ==
*Bradford greatly increased the size and importance of the Science Museum library.
*Founded the British Society for International bibliography.
== Publications ==
*"Sources of information on specific subjects."
Reprinted ''Journal of Information science'' 10, no. 4 (April 1, 1985): 176–180.
== Further reading ==
*Pledge, H. T. "Dr. S. C. Bradford." ''Nature'' 162, no. 4128 (Dec 11, 1948): 917–918.
*"Recollections of a colleague whose memory may be at fault", ''Journal of Documentation'', 33, no. 3 (1977): 173-179.
*Brookes, B. C. "'Sources of information on specific subjects' by S. C. Bradford." ''Journal of Information science'' 10, no. 4 (April 1, 1985): 173–175.
*Brookes, B. C. "Bradford's Law and the Bibliography of Science." ''Nature'' 224, no. 5223 (1969): 953–956.

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S. C. Bradford ( 1878–1948) was an influential British librarian.


Samuel Clement Bradford was born on January 10, 1878 in London.948) was an influential British librarian. Keeper of the Science Museum Library, 1925–1937.

Contributions

  • Bradford greatly increased the size and importance of the Science Museum library.
  • Founded the British Society for International bibliography.

Publications

  • "Sources of information on specific subjects."

Reprinted Journal of Information science 10, no. 4 (April 1, 1985): 176–180.

Further reading

  • Pledge, H. T. "Dr. S. C. Bradford." Nature 162, no. 4128 (Dec 11, 1948): 917–918.
  • "Recollections of a colleague whose memory may be at fault", Journal of Documentation, 33, no. 3 (1977): 173-179.
  • Brookes, B. C. "'Sources of information on specific subjects' by S. C. Bradford." Journal of Information science 10, no. 4 (April 1, 1985): 173–175.
  • Brookes, B. C. "Bradford's Law and the Bibliography of Science." Nature 224, no. 5223 (1969): 953–956.