THOUGHTS ON COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The following remarks were first addressed to a gathering of Information Officers at a conference organized by Aslib on 18 February, 1956. I took the opportunity to let my mind wander rather haphazardly over the problems of spreading knowledge. There are so many unsolved problems that a tidy and systematic account of the present state of the science of communication (if it can yet be called a science) is hard to formulate. On re‐reading my remarks I am appalled by the number of loose threads I have left dangling, but if they provoke someone else to tie them up they will have served some purpose. I hope in any case that my main thought is not obscure, viz. that knowledge is the nutrient fluid, the life‐blood of our civilization, and its free and vigorous circulation should be the concern of all men of good will.

Citation

PATRICK MEREDITH, G. (1956), "THOUGHTS ON COMMUNICATION", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026231