Mark Hepworth: in memoriam
Thomas Jackson
(School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK)
Peter Willett
(Information School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK)
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to honour the contributions of Mark Hepworth to library and information science (LIS).
Design/methodology/approach
The personal views of the two authors, both of whom knew Hepworth for many years.
Findings
The significance of Hepworth’s research in LIS, in particular to studies of information behaviour and information literacy.
Originality/value
Demonstrates the community’s appreciation of Hepworth’s contributions to the discipline.
Keywords
Citation
Jackson, T. and Willett, P. (2017), "Mark Hepworth: in memoriam", Aslib Journal of Information Management, Vol. 69 No. 3, pp. 258-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-04-2017-0095
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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