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oapen-20.500.12657-460382023-02-01T09:32:53Z Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication Sugimoto, Cassidy Language Arts & Disciplines Library & Information Science Technology & Engineering bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GL Library & information sciences::GLM Library & information services Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call. This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact. 2021-01-12T04:32:30Z 2021-01-12T04:32:30Z 2016 book 9783110308464 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46038 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf De Gruyter De Gruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110308464 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110308464 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110308464 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) De Gruyter Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact.
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