Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

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, t...

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description 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.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-302262025-07-30T16:45:31Z Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication Sugimoto, Cassidy Language Arts & Disciplines Library & Information Science Technology & Engineering thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library and information sciences / Museology::GLM Library and information services 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. 2021-02-10T13:39:26Z 2021-02-10T13:39:26Z 2021-01-12T04:32:30Z 2016 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46038 9783110308464 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/30226 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46038/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46038/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46038/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/46038/1/external_content.pdf De Gruyter De Gruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110308464 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110308464 af2fbfcc-ee87-43d8-a035-afb9d7eef6a5 Knowledge Unlatched 9783110308464 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2019: HSS Backlist Books De Gruyter open access
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Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
title Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
title_full Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
title_fullStr Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
title_full_unstemmed Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
title_short Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
title_sort theories of informetrics and scholarly communication
topic Language Arts & Disciplines
Library & Information Science
Technology & Engineering
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library and information sciences / Museology::GLM Library and information services
topic_facet Language Arts & Disciplines
Library & Information Science
Technology & Engineering
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library and information sciences / Museology::GLM Library and information services
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