ABS: Marion, Contrasting views of software engineering journals: Author cocitation choices and indexer vocabulary assignments

[Gretchen Whitney]

Linda Marion : linda.marion at drexel.edu
Kate McCain : Kate.McCain at cis.drexel.edu

TITLE           Contrasting views of software engineering journals: Author
cocitation choices and indexer vocabulary assignments
aUTHOR   Marion LS, McCain KW
JOURNAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
                                52 (4): 297-308 FEB 15 2001

 Document type: Article       Language: English     Cited References: 37
Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
We explore the intellectual subject structure and research themes in
software engineering through the identification and analysis of a core
journal
literature. We examine this literature via two expert perspectives: that of
the author, who identified significant work by citing it (journal cocitation
analysis), and that of the professional indexer, who tags published work
with subject terms to facilitate retrieval from a bibliographic database
(subject profile analysis). The data sources are SCISEARCH (the on-line
version of Science Citation Index), and INSPEC (a database covering
software engineering, computer science, and information systems), We use
data visualization tools (cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and
PFNets) to show the "intellectual maps" of software engineering. Cocitation
and subject profile analyses demonstrate that software engineering is
a distinct interdisciplinary field, valuing practical and applied aspects,
and spanning a subject continuum from "programming-in-the-small" to
"programming-in-the-large." This continuum mirrors the software development
life cycle by taking the operating system or major application from
initial programming through project management, implementation, and
maintenance, Object orientation is an integral but distinct subject area in
software engineering. Key differences are the importance of management and
programming: (1) cocitation analysis emphasizes project
management and systems development; (2) programming techniques/languages are
more influential in subject profiles; (3) cocitation profiles place
object-oriented journals separately and centrally while the subject profile
analysis locates these journals with the programming/languages group.

KeyWords Plus:
RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE, DISCIPLINE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, CARTOGRAPHY,
TECHNOLOGY, CORE

Addresses:
Marion LS, Drexel Univ, Coll Informat Sci & Technol, 3141 Chestnut St,
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Drexel Univ, Coll Informat Sci & Technol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

Publisher:
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, NEW YORK

IDS Number:
406HL

ISSN:
1532-2882
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