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| Garvey, William D. | 5 |
| Griffith, Belver C. | 1 |
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Garvey, William D.; And Others – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1972
This article examines the continuity of scientific work and information exchange by productive scientists'' two years after the publication of their articles. About half of the authors had changed to a different subject-matter area, but such shifts did not decrease the authors' productivity nor greatly increase their information needs. (7…
Descriptors: Authors, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Garvey, William D.; And Others – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1972
The two studies discussed focus upon the prepublication information-exchange activities of journal article authors and how scientists assimilate and use information contained in these articles when this information is also disseminated via informal media prior to its appearance in journal articles. (5 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Authors, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Garvey, William D.; Griffith, Belver C. – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1972
Data on information flow in psychology reveal a lengthy series of disseminations to various audiences. The reported data furnish an empirical base for Ziman's consensual model of science and illuminate difficulties which have arisen in the design and implementation of information systems. (17 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Systems
Garvey, William D.; And Others – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1974
Information needs and research systems of scientists in various disciplines. (LS)
Descriptors: Evaluation, Information Needs, Information Utilization, Library Research
Research Studies in Patterns of Scientific Communication: I. General Description of Research Program
Garvey, William D.; And Others – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1972
This article is the first in a series which describes the general procedures and some findings of over seventy studies which were conducted from 1966 to 1971 on the information-exchange activities of over 12,000 scientists in a sample of nine physical, social and engineering sciences. (14 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Science
