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Houser, Lloyd – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
An analysis of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (1970-84) examined (1) the nature of information science; (2) the relationship between information and library science; (3) whether information science is a new branch of science; (4) the relationship between information science and scientific information; and (5) whether a…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Content Analysis, Information Science, Library Science
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Smiraglia, Richard P.; Leazer, Gregory H. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1994
Reports on an empirical study of "Library Resources and Technical Services" (LRTS) that was conducted to define LRTS's content and to determine whether it displays the characteristics of formal scholarly communication. Results of bibliometric comparisons with other scholarly journals in the field are described. (Contains 30 references.)…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Hypothesis Testing
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Dick, Joan; Blazek, Ron – Reference Librarian, 1995
A 10-year period of professional literature in the "Communication Yearbook" was subjected to bibliometric analysis. Content of the articles was analyzed and compared for frequency of mention of research programs, theories, and methodologies. Similarities in the field of librarianship, notably reference/information work, were identified.…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Communications, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
Nour, Martyvonne Morton – 1983
A total of 343 research articles published in 41 core library journals in 1980 and a further 708 articles cited in a stratified random sample of 100 of the original (source) articles were examined in terms of subject, research methodology, and number of references. Findings were also compared with those of similar studies. It was found that: (1)…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Content Analysis, Library Research, Library Science