Scholarly Communication and Bibliometrics

Borgman and an internationally distinguished team of contributors offer a comprehensive overview of current research, theory, and practice in scholarly communication and bibliometrics. Although not a new phenomenon, bibliometrics--the application of mathematics and statistics to books and other media of communication--has developed into a burgeoning area of research. Furthermore, overlapping interests for both areas require a common understanding of the intersection of scholarly communication and bibliometrics. Using a complementary grouping of theoretical essays, methodological discussion, and empirical studies, Scholarly Communication and Bibliometrics examines communication structures and processes. Beginning with a historical perspective and an explanation of concepts and a theoretical framework, this intriguing work then explores methodology and empirical results. Broad-based and comprehensive, this exceptional volume is appealing as a textbook and reference--a welcome addition for those in library and information science, communication, social studies of science, and reference work. "Borgman succeeds in eliminating redundancies, filling conceptual gaps such as scholarly communication in the humanities, and making the collection suitable as a textbook. . . . In addition to its thematic integration, the collection is powerful in its sensitivity to the communities that generate information, and in its expression of the limitations to bibliometrics."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803938799
• ISBN13: 9780803938793
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"