On reading “Information storage and retrieval in the professional curriculum” by Rodney Brunt

Abstract

Purpose

Reflects on a paper extolling teaching cataloguing and indexing at library school written for Library Review in 1980.

Design/methodology/approach

Reflective debate on the content of the original paper.

Findings

The sentiments of the original paper were supported, with the added proviso that nowadays the ability to organise information is a basic skill everyone needs.

Practical implications

May be of interest to practitioners and library educators interested in this long standing debate.

Originality/value

Paper carries a response by the original author to the reflections on his paper.

Citation

Poulter, A. and Brunt, R. (2007), "On reading “Information storage and retrieval in the professional curriculum” by Rodney Brunt", Library Review, Vol. 56 No. 7, pp. 557-562. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530710775953