Whither Information Science? Fireside Chat with Nick Belkin, A Pioneer of the Cognitive Paradigm
In this edition of InfoFire, a conversation with Dr. Nicholas Belkin, an American whose academic journey took him from studying Russian language and literature to a master’s in library science. He then pursued his Ph.D. under the guidance of the legendary British Information Scientist B.C. Brookes, alongside his fellow scholar Stephen Robertson at the University College London. Luminaries such as Brian Vickey and Karen Spark Jones profoundly influenced Belkin’s academic journey. Read/listen/watch this episode of InfoFire to gain insights into the past, present, and future of the fields of information retrieval and information science.
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