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Material relating to the Council for Science and Society, 1972-1975

 Item
Identifier: Coll-41/6/6

Scope and Contents

Contains minutes of meetings, correspondence and various reports, including material relating to the Council's Working Party No. 4 on 'Information Overload', which met to discuss 'the problems posed to successful communication by the rapid growth in the volume of published technical information'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972-1975

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open, subject to the researcher completing a Data Protection undertaking form wherever noted. A small amount of the material has been redacted, pending a future review.

Biographical / Historical

Waddington was a member of the Council from its inception in 1973 until his death in 1975.

Extent

7 folders

Physical Location

CLX-A-1038

Related Materials

Coll-41/9/5/5 contains a copy of a typescript titled 'Council for Science and Society Draft Report Working Party No 4 'Information Overload'.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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