Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-11-057860-7
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 649 g

Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact.

Zielgruppe

informetric researchers, science policy makers, science historian / Informetric researchers, science policy makers, science historian

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sugimoto, Cassidy R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Über Autor(innen)

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.