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Three Bibliometric Analyses of Anthropology Literature
Titel:
Three Bibliometric Analyses of Anthropology Literature
Auteur:
Hider, Philip M.
Verschenen in:
Behavioral & social sciences librarian
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (1997) nr. 1 pagina's 1-17
Jaar:
1997-02-07
Inhoud:
Three bibliometric analyses of articles in the UK anthropology journal, Man, are described. The first analysis looks at the forms of material cited in the articles and confirms the observation that anthropologists rely heavily on books, while also revealing a rise in the popularity of anthologies of papers in book form at the expense of serials. The second study examines the relative age of cited publications. The lack of contraction in the citing half-life confirms the commonly-held view that anthropology is a relatively slow-moving discipline, but the decrease in the mean age of references contradicts statements made by citation analysts and librarians that anthropology lacks the capacity to build on its older literature without having to refer back to it explicitly. The third analysis investigates the presentational history of articles, following a study by Sydney Pierce, but produces conflicting results which demonstrate that, in this case at least, the variables examined are unsatisfactory indicators of disciplinary consensus. The concluding discussion looks at the applicability of bibliometrics to anthropology librarianship, outlining both problems and benefits, and suggesting areas of future bibliometric research most likely to be of interest to anthropology librarians.
Uitgever:
Routledge
Bronbestand:
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
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