Examines relationships between the disciplines of communication and library and information science as reflected in cross-journal citations from 1977 through 1987 in "Journal Citation Reports" for the "Social Sciences Citation Index." Developing convergence in the areas of telecommunication policy and social research on…

Reviews six research literatures that consider access from different vantage points to identify common aspects of the concept "access to information." Highlights include conceptualizations of information itself; conceptualizations of the notion of access, including access to knowledge, technology, communication, and control;…

Overview of issues concerning computer-monitored data for research in communication and information science includes a description of systems and kinds of data possible; uses of data; advantages of and problems with computer-monitored data and collection; prior research using computer-monitored data; prospects for future research. A 111-item…

Summarizes and extends the review of fundamental conceptualizations of access to information in six research literatures developed in Part I. Highlights include implications of conceptualizations of access to information; implications of influences and constraints on access, including physical, cognitive, affective, economic, social, and…

Examines problems and issues in browsing behavior; summarizes various notions of browsing from six disciplines, including library and information science; suggests a multidimensional concept of browsing, including context, behavioral, motivation, cognitive, and resource; and proposes a conceptual framework for browsing, including context,…

Reviews bibliometric research on information science and communication and reports results of a bibliometric study that examined trends over time in the structures of these disciplines and links between them. It is concluded that there are some citation relationships, with slight increases from 1977 to 1987, between the two disciplines. (59…