Suzanne Briet: An Appreciation.

The article focuses on the life and works of librarian Suzanne Briet in Europe. Briet was an important figure in European documentation. In practical terms, she has resembled the special libraries movement in the U.S. and anticipated information science in intellectual terms. Briet was a professional librarian who created the reference room at the French National Library. Her understanding of documentation or information is based on sociological and cultural understandings of user needs. In addition, her notion of the user is institutional and other cultural needs for the performance of tasks and the answering of questions.