Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

book: Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Saur 2016

Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication

Edited by: Cassidy R. Sugimoto

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110308464

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Eugene Garfield Open Access Download PDF	V
Prologue Cassidy R. Sugimoto Open Access Download PDF	VI
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Cassidy R. Sugimoto Open Access Download PDF	1
Part I: Critical informetrics
The Incessant Chattering of Texts Blaise Cronin Open Access Download PDF	13
Informetrics Needs a Foundation in the Theory of Science Birger Hjørland Open Access Download PDF	20
Part II: Citation theories
Referencing as Cooperation or Competition Henry Small Open Access Download PDF	49
Semiotics and Citations Paul Wouters Open Access Download PDF	72
Data Citation as a Bibliometric Oxymoron Christine L. Borgman Open Access Download PDF	93
Part III: Statistical theories
Type–Token Theory and Bibliometrics Jonathan Furner Open Access Download PDF	119
From a Success Index to a Success Multiplier Ronald Rousseau and Sandra Rousseau Open Access Download PDF	148
From Matthew to Hirsch: A Success-Breeds-Success Story Wolfgang Glänzel and András Schubert Open Access Download PDF	165
Information’s Magic Numbers: The Numerology of Information Science David Bawden and Lyn Robinson Open Access Download PDF	180
Part IV: Authorship theories
Authors as Persons and Authors as Bundles of Words Howard D. White Open Access Download PDF	199
The Angle Sum Theory: Exploring the Literature on Acknowledgments in Scholarly Communication Nadine Desrochers, Adèle Paul-Hus and Vincent Larivière Open Access Download PDF	225
The Flesh of Science: Somatics and Semiotics Hamid R. Ekbia Open Access Download PDF	248
Part V: Knowledge organization theories
Informetric Analyses of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOSs) Wolfgang G. Stock Open Access Download PDF	261
Information, Meaning, and Intellectual Organization in Networks of Inter-Human Communication Loet Leydesdorff Open Access Download PDF	280
Modeling the Structure and Dynamics of Science Using Books Michael Ginda, Andrea Scharnhorst and Katy Börner Open Access Download PDF	304
Part VI: Altmetric theories
Webometrics and Altmetrics: Home Birth vs. Hospital Birth Michael Thelwall Open Access Download PDF	337
Scientific Revolution in Scientometrics: The Broadening of Impact from Citation to Societal Lutz Bornmann Open Access Download PDF	347
Altmetrics as Traces of the Computerization of the Research Process Henk F. Moed Open Access Download PDF	360
Interpreting ‘Altmetrics’: Viewing Acts on Social Media through the Lens of Citation and Social Theories Stefanie Haustein, Timothy D. Bowman and Rodrigo Costas Open Access Download PDF	372
Biographical information for the editor and contributors Open Access Download PDF	407
Index Open Access Download PDF	414

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
Audience: informetric researchers, science policy makers, science historians
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 426
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 23
- Coloured Illustrations: 11
Keywords: citations; scholarly communication; impact factor; web science

eBook

Published: February 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110308464

Hardcover

Published: March 21, 2016
ISBN: 9783110298031

Paperback

Published: November 7, 2017
ISBN: 9783110578607