Informetrics : theory, methods and applications
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Informetrics : theory, methods and applications
Springer, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-438)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides an accessible introduction to the history, theory and techniques of informetrics. Divided into 14 chapters, it develops the content system of informetrics from the theory, methods and applications; systematically analyzes the six basic laws and the theory basis of informetrics and presents quantitative analysis methods such as citation analysis and computer-aided analysis. It also discusses applications in information resource management, information and library science, science of science, scientific evaluation and the forecast field. Lastly, it describes a new development in informetrics- webometrics. Providing a comprehensive overview of the complex issues in today's environment, this book is a valuable resource for all researchers, students and practitioners in library and information science.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction.- 2 Literature Information Growth Law.- 3 Literature Information Obsolescence Law.- 4 The Distribution Law of Concentration and Scattering-the Bradford Law.- 5 Word Frequency Distribution of Literature Information - Zipf's law.- 6 Author Distribution of Literature Information - Lotka's Law.- 7 Theory Foundations of Informatrics.- 8 Statistical Analysis Method of Literature Information.- 9 Mathematical Model Analysis Method of Literature Information.- 10 Citation Analysis.- 11 Methods of Computer Aided Informetrics Analysis.- 12 Application of Informetrics in Information Resource Management.- 13 Application of Informetrics in Science and Technology Management and Forecast.- 14 New Development of Informetrics - Webometrics.
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