S. C. Bradford

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.