Thanks, Jim

Although this is rather late in the day, I would like to pay my respects to Jim Hennessy who died in April this year.  Seeing his obituary in CILIP Update, reminded me what a lovely man he was.  I only knew him as a lecturer and my personal tutor when I studied at the then Brighton Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992 but I have warm memories of his classes and our tutorials in his smoky office.  His lectures on information policy introduced me to a range of fascinating ideas and ways of thinking about the world which have stayed with me over the last 20 years.  Without Jim I would not have been introduced to the work on ICT policy research that was going on at SPRU up the road in Falmer.  That introduction and his reference supporting my application secured me a place on their MSc in Science and Technology Policy and a subsequent DPhil from SPRU.  I regret losing regular contact with Jim when he retired to Devon but remembering his kindness, mischievous humour and refusal to be part of the "system" still brings a smile to my face.  Thanks, Jim.