Toward an assessment of Božo Težak’s contribution to the development of information science (1)

Tvrtko-Matija Šercar
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Despite having published numerous works as information scientist in the English language between 1958 and 1980, and literature on him too, so that there is no languge barrier, today, Božo Težak is only locally known as the founder of the information science (informatology) in Croatia. The intention of this article is to present material for an assessment of Božo Težak's contribution to the development of information science abroad in the world.

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