Overview
This study explores the flow of information within and among academic disciplines in the social sciences and humanities through analyses of the patterns of scholarly book reviewing. An elite sample of scholarly monographs published by university presses between 1971 and 1990 was used. Beginning with Derek de Solla Price, the measurement of communication within the disciplines of science has been ongoing. In the present book that field of inquiry is summarized and provides a basis for examining the flow of information in the social sciences and humanities.
Full Product Details
Author: Ylva Lindholm-Romantschuk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume: No. 91.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.414kg
ISBN: 9780313295140
ISBN 10: 031329514
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 26 January 1998
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
?A pioneering work in that bibliometrics has generally developed around the natural sciences, with their emphasis on understanding scientific communication patterns through journal articles rather than monographs; something which is quite different from humanities and social science researchers who tend to place more value on monographs.?-Public Library Quarterly ?This study is an engaging exploration of its subject and may be recommended to academic collection development librarians, scholars, and interested professionals.?-Library Journal ""This study is an engaging exploration of its subject and may be recommended to academic collection development librarians, scholars, and interested professionals.""-Library Journal ""A pioneering work in that bibliometrics has generally developed around the natural sciences, with their emphasis on understanding scientific communication patterns through journal articles rather than monographs; something which is quite different from humanities and social science researchers who tend to place more value on monographs.""-Public Library Quarterly
?A pioneering work in that bibliometrics has generally developed around the natural sciences, with their emphasis on understanding scientific communication patterns through journal articles rather than monographs; something which is quite different from humanities and social science researchers who tend to place more value on monographs.?-Public Library Quarterly
Author Information
YLVA LINDHOLM-ROMANTSCHUK was Secretary General of the Nordic Council for Scientific Information in Helsinki, Finland. /e
