ABS&Comment, Chen, "Visualising semantic spaces and author co-citation networks in digital libraries"

[Gretchen Whitney]

E-mail: Chaomei.Chen at brunel.ac.uk


This author refers to the well-known papers on mapping or scientography by
Henry Small, H.D. White and K.W. McCain amongst others.  The paper provides
extremely interesting data.

from page 415, I quote:
"The following major research areas are identified on the map based on the
reputations of authors at branching nodes:

1. Classics
2. Design Models
3. Hypertext Writing
4. Information Retrieval
5. Open Hypermedia"


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TITLE:          Visualising semantic spaces and author co-citation networks
in digital libraries
AUTHOR:         Chen CM
JOURNAL:        INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT
                                                   35: (3) 401-420 MAY 1999

 Document type: Article    Language: English    Cited References: 40
Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
This paper describes the development and application of visualisation
techniques for users to access and explore information in a digital library
effectively and intuitively. Salient semantic structures and citation
patterns are extracted from several collections of documents, including the
ACM SIGCHI Conference
Proceedings (1995-1997) and ACM Hypertext Conference Proceedings
(1987-1998), using Latent Semantic Indexing and Pathfinder Network Scaling.
The unique spatial metaphor leads to a natural combination of search and
navigation within the same semantic space in a 3-dimensional virtual world.
Author co-citation
patterns are visualised through a number of author co-citation maps in
attempts to reveal the structure of the hypertext, including an overall
co-citation map of 367 authors and three periodical maps. These maps
highlight predominant research areas in the field. This approach provides a
means for transcending the boundaries of
collections of documents and visualising more profound patterns in terms of
semantic structures and co-citation networks. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.
All rights
reserved.

KeyWords Plus:
INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES, INFORMATION, SCIENCE, RETRIEVAL, ENVISION

Addresses:
Chen CM, Brunel Univ, Dept Informat Syst & Comp, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx,
England.
Brunel Univ, Dept Informat Syst & Comp, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, Middx, England.

Publisher:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD

IDS Number:
211ZH

ISSN:
0306-4573

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