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Overcoming the Frigidity of Special Librarians
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Penland, Patrick R. – Special Libraries, 1971
A general theory and taxonomy of human communication is discussed within which the information handling propensities of the special librarian can be evaluated for relevance to the axioms of library and information science. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics, Information Dissemination, Information Science
Communication Theory.
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Penland, Patrick R. – 1971
Three papers are presented which delineate the foundation of theory and principles which underlie the research and instructional approach to communications at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh. Cybernetic principles provide the integration, and validation is based in part on a situation-producing…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Programs, Counseling, Cybernetics