ABS: Bar-Ilan, Data collection methods on the Web for informetric purposes - A review and analysis
Gretchen Whitney
gwhitney at UTK.EDU
Thu Apr 12 18:03:45 EDT 2001
Author's email address: judit at cc.huji.ac.il
TITLE Data collection methods on the Web for informetric purposes
- A review and analysis
AUTHOR Bar-Ilan J
JOURNAL SCIENTOMETRICS 50 (1): 7-32 JAN 2001
Document type: Review Language: English Cited References: 73
Times Cited: 0
Abstract:
We present different methods of data collection fi om the Web for
informetric purposes. For each method, some studies utilizing it are
reviewed,
and advantages and shortcomings of each technique are discussed. The paper
emphasizes that data collection must be carried out with great
care. Since the Web changes constantly, the findings of any study are valid
only in the time frame in which it was carried out, and are dependent
on the quality of the data collection tools, which are usually not under the
control of the researcher. At the current time, the quality and the
reliability of most of the available search tools are not satisfactory, thus
informetric analyses of the Web mainly serve as demonstrations of the
applicability of informetric methods to this medium, and not as a means for
obtaining definite conclusions. A possible solution is for the scientific
world to develop its own search and data collection tools.
KeyWords Plus:
WORLD-WIDE-WEB, SEARCH ENGINES, IMPACT FACTORS, INFORMATION, INTERNET,
OVERLAP, TOOLS, LIFE, SIZE
Addresses:
Bar-Ilan J, Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Sch Lib Arch & Informat Studies, POB
1255, IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Sch Lib Arch & Informat Studies, IL-91904 Jerusalem,
Israel
Publisher:
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL, DORDRECHT
IDS Number:
405QM
ISSN:
0138-9130
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