Oral history interview with A. J. Meadows, 2000 June 29.

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Oral history interview with A. J. Meadows, 2000 June 29.

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A. J. Meadows begins the interview with a discussion of his early employment at the University of Illinois. He reveals why he studied both astronomy and the history of science, and how, through his knowledge of both those subjects, he was appointed to those departments simultaneously at the University of Leicester. Next, Meadows discusses his initial interest in information science, which led him to establish two centers for communication studies. Further, he details particular studies undertaken at those centers, and the results. Then, Meadows discusses his various relationships with the Institute for Information Scientists [IIS], the Library Association [LA], and Aslib. He details the merger between the IIS and the LA, and the significance of Aslib's research department. Subsequently, Meadows discusses online communication's impact on information science, and vice versa. As examples, he explains the creation and growth of BioMedNet and the e-print system. Also, Meadows describes his relationship with Donald J. Urquhart. In conclusion, Meadows talks about the various peaks of information science, and ponders the definition of the words "information", "documentation", and "library".

Sound files ; digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (27 leaves) ; 29 cm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire on 24 January 1934. Education: B.S., physics, Oxford University (1957), M.S., physics, Oxford University (1959), Ph.D., astronomy, Oxford University (1959), M.Sc., history and philosophy of science, University College London (1965). Employment: 1965-1986 University of Leicester; 1986-2001 Loughborough University. From the description of Oral history interview with A. J. Meadows, 2000 June 29. (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 709780201 ...

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