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 with Alan Pollard.
Publications
- "A short account of the Science Library and the Science Museum, South Kensington." Aslib proceedings 1 (1924): 27-29. [1]
- "Sources of information on specific subjects." Reprinted Journal of Information science 10, no. 4 (April 1, 1985): 176–180.
- Documentation. London, C. Lockwood, 1948. 2nd ed., with an introduction by Jesse H. Shera and Margaret E. Egan. London, C. Lockwood, 1953.
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.
TEMPORARY NOTES
- Martin, L. C. "Prof. Alan F. C. Pollard." Nature 162, no. 4122 (Oct. 30, 1948): 686–687. [2]
Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard.
- Pollard, A. F. C. "The World List of Scientific Periodicals." Aslib proceedings 1 (1924) 78--79 [3]