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Peer reviewedHawkins, Donald T. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Reviews the history of "Information Science Abstracts" (ISA)--the oldest abstracting and indexing publication covering the field of information science-as well as the history of attempts to define "information science." Derives a new working definition of the term for ISA and a subject mapping of the field from both this review…
Descriptors: Abstracts, History, Information Science, Information Sources
Peer reviewedHider, Philip M. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1996
Describes three bibliometric analyses of articles in the United Kingdom anthropology journal, "Man," focusing on forms of materials cited; relative age of cited publications; and presentation history of articles. Discusses the applicability of bibliometric studies to anthropology librarianship, outlining problems and benefits. (AEF)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Bibliometrics, Citation Analysis, Foreign Countries
