From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Tue May 1 18:14:51 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 18:14:51 -0400 Subject: CITE: Opthof, Impact factor of the European Heart Journal Message-ID: Tobias Opthof : e-mail: t.opthof at med.uu.nl TITLE Impact factor of the European Heart Journal AUTHOR Opthof T, Fox K JOURNAL EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 21 (15): 1202-1203 AUG 2000 Document type: Editorial Material Language: English Cited References: 1 Times Cited: 0 Publisher: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD, LONDON IDS Number: 340HZ ISSN: 0195-668X ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Tue May 1 18:24:05 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 18:24:05 -0400 Subject: ABS: He, Mapping the dynamics in artificial intelligence through co -word analysis Message-ID: Last address listed: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Last e-mail : q-he1 at uiuc.edu However, the author couldn't be contacted at the above e-mail address TITLE: Mapping the dynamics in artificial intelligence through co-word analysis (Article, English) AUTHOR: He, Q SOURCE: ASIS 2000: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 63RD ASIS ANNUAL MEETING, VOL 37, 2000 37. 2000. p.219-226 INFORMATION TODAY INC, MEDFORD ABSTRACT: Along with the dramatic growth in scientific literature, it is becoming increasingly difficult for scientists and policy makers to identify hot topics and trace the development of a specific research field. Some quantitative methods have been developed to ameliorate these problems, of which co-word analysis is one. In this paper, we map the dynamics in the field of artificial intelligence during the last five years, using the co-word analysis technique. The experimental results show that, using the co-word analysis technique, it is possible to identify the hot topics in a particular research field at one time and, in turn, to map the dynamics in the topics during a series of periods. Subscribers to the ASIS&T Virtual Library can access the conference at http://www.asis.org/digiscript.html ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- From issi2001 at UNSW.EDU.AU Sat May 5 02:17:16 2001 From: issi2001 at UNSW.EDU.AU (Mari Davis) Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 16:17:16 +1000 Subject: ISSI-2001 - Preliminary Program and Papers Message-ID: 8th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics ISSI-2001, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 16-20 JULY, 2001 Dear Colleagues, The ISSI-2001 Conference is just 10 weeks away. The Australian Organising Committee's planning is on target to deliver a stimulating conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia this coming July. The peer review of all submitted papers is completed and the list of papers accepted for both oral and poster presentation is now online via the Conference web page at: http://sistm.web.unsw.edu.au/conference/issi2001/ Also viewable online is the Preliminary Program which includes 18 separate sessions for the accepted papers, poster sessions and two Special Plenary Sessions. The first of these on "The Role and Use of Journal Impact Measures" is scheduled for Tuesday 17th July. The organisers of this Special Session, both winners of the Derek de Solla Price Medal (awarded in 1997), are Henk Moed of CWTS, Leiden University, and Wolfgang Glanzel from Germany & Hungarian Academy of Science. The second, on "Cybermetrics", focuses on how to measure information use and impact on the Web. This second Special Session, chaired and organised by Isidro Aguillo of CINDOC Spain and Editor of the e-journal, 'Cybermetrics', and Ronald Rousseau of Belgium (KHBO, Industrial Sciences and Technology), is on Friday morning (20th July). Some exciting social and celebratory activities are also scheduled, mainly during the evenings. Registration is now open online at the Web site; the early-bird discount is available up to May 31st. Payment options are by MasterCard or Visa, bank cheque or money order. On submitting your registration, you will receive a printable letter to mail with your payment to the Australian Organising Committee . We welcome all -- paper and poster presenters, participants who are active in the field, interested academics, policy makers, and the public. This conference is a "must" for those wanting to hear the latest research and about new methods in the field, and for those interested in learning what this field can offer to science studies, higher education and research policy development, and to general understandings about the growth, structure and processes of scientific knowledge generation. Dr Mari Davis Chair, Australian Organising Committee 8th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics School of Information Systems, Technology and Management The University of New South Wales Sydney Australia 2052 Tel: +61 2 9385 7127 Fax: +61 2 9662 4061 Email: issi2001 at unsw.edu.au URL: http://sistm.web.unsw.edu.au/conference/issi2001/ From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Mon May 7 19:30:57 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 19:30:57 -0400 Subject: ABS: Geisler, The Metrics of Science and Technology Message-ID: THE METRICS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY By: Elie Geisler, Ph.D. Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology author e-mail: geisler at stuart.iit.edu SUMMARY: Dr. Geisler?s far-reaching and unique book provides an encyclopedic compilation of the key metrics used to measure and evaluate the impact of science and technology in academia, industry and government. Focusing on such items as economic measures, patents, peer review, co-word analysis, technology mapping, bibliometrics, and process measures, and supported by an extensive review of the literature, Dr. Geisler gives a thorough analysis of the strengths and weaknesses inherent in metric design, and in the specific use of individual metrics. This book has already received much attention, and will certainly prove especially valuable for academics in technology management, engineering, biological sciences, and science policy. It will also be of much value to industrial R&D executives and policymakers, government science and technology executives, and scientists and managers in research and technology organizations. This book is unique in that for the first time the key metrics of assessing science and technology are brought together and analyzed as to their utilization, their benefits, and their strengths and weaknesses. The book also discusses the use of metrics in public-sector science and technology, and provides a comparison between private and public evaluations. CONTENTS: Preface; Historical Overview; A Short History; The emergence of institutions; Metrics: approaches, methods, techniques; Measurement concepts and issues; selecting a metric; inputs to science and technology; outputs from science and technology; Categories and metrics; Economic and Financial metrics; Bibliometric measures: Publications and citations; Co-Word analysis and mapping of science and technology; The metric of patents; the metric of peer Review; The metric of Process Outcomes; Performance of science and technology; Applications: The value?in practice?of science and technology; Metrics and evaluation of Academic Science and Technology; Metrics and evaluation of Industrial science and technology; Science, Technology and strategy; Metrics and evaluation of Public-Sector science and technology; Methods and evaluation of National Innovation systems; Values, Ethics, and Implications; Selected Bibliography; Index. ISBN 1-56720-213-6, 400 pages, published by Quorum Books, Greenwood Press, Westport, CT., 2000, and can be obtained at Greenwood, Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com (c) The author From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Mon May 14 18:23:57 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 18:23:57 -0400 Subject: ABS: Bjorneborn, Perspectives of Webometrics Message-ID: Peter Ingwersen : E-mail: pi at db.dk TITLE Perspectives of webometrics AUTHORS Bjorneborn L, Ingwersen P JOURNAL SCIENTOMETRICS 50 (1): 65-82 JAN 2001 Document type: Article Language: English cited References: 58 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: Since the mid-1990s has emerged a new research field, webometrics, investigating the nature and properties of the Web drawing on modern informetric methodologies. The article attempts to point to selected areas of webometric research that demonstrate interesting progress and space for development as well as to some currently less promising areas. Recent investigations of search engine coverage and performance are reviewed as a frame for selected quality and content analyses. Problems with measuring Web Impact Factors (Web-IF) are discussed. Concluding the article. new directions of webometrics are outlined for performing knowledge discovery and issue tracking on the Web, partly based on bibliometric methodologies used in bibliographic and citation databases. In this framework graph theoretic approaches, including path analysis, transversal links, "weak ties" and "small-world" phenomena are integrated. KeyWords Plus: WORLD-WIDE-WEB, KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY, SEARCH ENGINES, IMPACT FACTORS, INFORMATION-RETRIEVAL, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, HOME PAGES, SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, INFORMETRICS Addresses: Ingwersen P, Royal Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Dept Informat Studies, CIS, Birketinget 6, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark Royal Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Dept Informat Studies, CIS, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark Publisher: KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL, DORDRECHT IDS Number: 405QM ISSN: 0138-9130 ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com ------------------------------------------------------------- From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Mon May 14 18:28:19 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 18:28:19 -0400 Subject: CITES: Journals of the Century, various disciplines Message-ID: Journals of the Century in " The Serials Librarian" vol. 39(3): p.41-145 (2001) The editor comments about the series below the citations. Almost all rely on SSCI or SCI Journal Citation Reports in one way or another. So I have simply listed the authors and the fields they cover and suggest readers contact them at the email addresses provided. (EG) P.41-56 Dan E. Burgard (Psychology):dburgard at hsc.unt.edu p. 57-67 Lynne Rudasill (Sociology): rudasil at uiuc.edu p. 69-77 James W. Williams (Social Work): jamesww&uiuc.edu p.79-94 Thomas E. Nisonger (Political Science & Intl Relations) p.95-102 Nancy P. O'Brien (Education) : n-obrien at uivc.edu p.103-132 Alan Karass (Music) Holy Cross College : akarass at holycross.edu p.133-145 Lucretia W. McClure (Medicine and Surgery): lmcl at db1.cc.rochester.edu Editor: Antony Stankus (tstankus at holycross.edu) The editor comments: First, thank you for taking note of the "Journals of the Century" series of papers within the Serials Librarian. The fourth issue should be out within the next month, after which the papers will be reissued with some indexes and tabular material in print and a comprehensive index on the web, at a permanent site to be maintained by the publisher. (Manuscript indexes in 12 point type total over 480 pages!). While I had no extensive published comment on the use of SCI or SSCI or A&HCI and any related JCR volumes by other authors within this series, I wish to confirm Gene Garfield's observation that JCR related information was a tremendous aid in my own paper on Basic Science journals, and very likely greatly informed the work of those doing the Engineering and Computer Science, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy and Allied Health Science, and Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine installments. It was not an absolute and sole determinant (a practice that I suspect Dr. Garfield himself would feel rather unsophisticated and inappropriate) but was never far from my decision-making or rank-ordering process. Most of the reason for avoiding a straight line impact factor or gross cite ranking approach concerned historical nuance. For example, in my own work, I sometimes moved up a title within a subject niche, even if it was no longer one of the top three in impact factor in its field currently, because that journal had a pioneering role and influence that endured. A case in point: Biochimicia et Biophysica Acta is not necessarily the first, second, or third highest impact journal of Biochemistry, but its pioneering role in opening up manuscript submissions to scientists from many different countries, including both those without a resident national journal of biochemistry, and those with such a national journal, but without a ready alternative outlet, deserved special mention. Likewise the Zeitschrift fuer Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik may not rack up the cites today that the SIAM family of journals or the Communications on Mathematical Physics do, but ZAMM definitely provided a model where applied mathematicians, physicists, and engineers found common ground decades before any of those other fine journals existed. Moreover, I have always used the "Cited by" and "Cited in" data to confirm underlying emphases or flavors within disciplines. I suspect that the Social Sciences papers used the SSCI to an intermediate degree, and it should be noted particularly that Tom Nisonger is a very thoughtful writer on citation-based decision making. I have no firm data, but suspect that most of the humanities journals were not written up with close reference to published citation analyses in most cases. From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Wed May 16 18:25:35 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:25:35 -0400 Subject: ABS: Noyons, Bibliometric mapping of science in a science policy context Message-ID: Ed Noyons: noyons at cwts.leidenuniv.nl TITLE Bibliometric mapping of science in a science policy context AUTHOR Noyons E JOURNAL SCIENTOMETRICS 50 (1): 83-98 JAN 2001 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 29 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: Despite the promising introduction of bibliometric maps of science in a science policy context in the nineteen seventies, they have not been very successful yet. It seems, however, that only now they are becoming acknowledged as a useful tool. This is mainly due to the developments and integration of hypertext and graphical interfaces. Because of this, the strength of such navigation tools becomes obvious. The communication through the Internet enables the field expert (as a kind of peer review) as well as the user (from a science policy context) to contribute to the quality of the map and the interface. Moreover, the interface can provide suggestions to answer policy-related question, which is the initial purpose of such maps. KeyWords Plus: CO-WORD ANALYSIS, SCIENTIFIC LITERATURES, CITATION ANALYSIS, MAP Addresses: Noyons E, Leiden Univ, Ctr Sci & Technol Studies, CWTS, POB 9555, NL-2300 RB Leiden, Netherlands Leiden Univ, Ctr Sci & Technol Studies, CWTS, NL-2300 RB Leiden, Netherlands Publisher: KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL, DORDRECHT IDS Number: 405QM ISSN: 0138-9130 Cited Author Cited Work Volume Page Year BAUIN S SCIENTOMETRICS 22 113 1991 BRAAM RR THESIS LEIDEN 1991 CALLON M MAPPING DYNAMICS SCI 1986 CALLON M SOC SCI INFORM 22 191 1983 CHEN HC J AM SOC INFORM SCI 49 206 1998 EDGE D HIST SCI 17 102 1979 FRANKLIN JJ HDB QUANTITATIVE STU 325 1988 GARFIELD E METRIC SCI ADVENT SC 179 1978 GRIFFITH BC SCI STUD 4 339 1974 GRIVEL L KNOWL ORGAN 22 70 1995 HEALEY P RES POLICY 15 233 1986 HICKS D SOC STUD SCI 17 295 1987 KOHONEN T P IEEE 78 1464 1990 LAW J SCIENTOMETRICS 14 251 1988 LIN X J AM SOC INFORM SCI 48 40 1997 MERTON RK J LEGAL POLITICAL SO 1 115 1942 MOMBERS C SCIENTOMETRICS 7 341 1985 NOYONS ECM J AM SOC INFORM SCI 50 115 1999 NOYONS ECM J AM SOC INFORM SCI 49 68 1998 NOYONS ECM THESIS LEIDEN 1999 OBERSKI JEJ HDB QUANTITATIVE STU 253 1988 PERSSON O J AM SOC INFORM SCI 45 31 1994 PETERS HPF RES POLICY 22 23 1993 PETERS HPF SCIENTOMETRICS 20 235 1991 RIP A SCIENTOMETRICS 38 7 1997 SMALL H J AM SOC INFORM SCI 24 265 1973 SMALL HG SCI STUD 4 17 1974 TUSSEN RJW THESIS LEIDEN 1992 ZIMAN JM INTRO SCI STUDIES PH 1984 ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, reprinted with permission PLease visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Wed May 16 18:29:35 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:29:35 -0400 Subject: ABS: Badenfuller, Making and measuring reputations - The research ranking of European business schools Message-ID: Excerpts from the article follow the abstract. E-mail Address : Charles Baden-Fuller : c.baden-fuller at city.ac.uk TITLE Making and measuring reputations - The research ranking of European business schools AUTHORS Badenfuller C, Ravazzolo F, Schweizer T. JOURNAL Long Range Planning 33(5): 621-650, October 2000 ABSTRACT Rankings of organizations mirror and create reputations. This article is about reputations and their exploitation, in the context of business school rankings. We set out to spotlight the European scene and present an exclusive ranking of the research activities of all business schools in Europe. Our ranking is based on work published in top quality international journals. The mission of business schools is not only to train amangers and educate students, but it is also to develop the ideas, theories and evidence that will reshape management practice in the future. Europe needs strong business schools as one part of its overall strategy. Our top research schools are : London Business School, INSEAD, Tel Aviv, Warwick, Manchester, Cambridge, Erasmus University (NL), City (UK), Cranfield, the London School of Economics, and the Stockholm School of Economics. We compare our rankings with those of other reputation makers, such as The Financial Times and national ranking schemes, and we find that our list is more robust and comprehensive. (2000 Elsevier School Science Ltd. All rights reserved) This article provides extensive listings from the SSCI. Some excerpts from the article: "Our measure of research rankings is based not on surveys, but on what has been achieved by publications in top journals. This is a form of output, but not one wholly in the hands of the business schools because a critical audience is involved. Our measure is similar in concept to that used in ranking finance houses and merchant banks by the number of deals." "Our measure is similar in concept to that used in ranking finance houses and merchant banks" "The reputation for research can be measured in a similar manner, not by what the academic writer thinks about his or her research, but by how the user community (academics elsewhere) rank and value the outputs." Table 4. Our Journal Selection1 Journal Impact 10 Management Journals: Academy of Management Journal 2.45 Academy of Management Review 3.73 Administrative Science Quarterly 3.54 Journal of Intl Business Studies 1.10 Journal of Management 1.03 Journal of Management Studies 0.73 Management Science 1.06 Organization Studies 1.12 Organization Science 1.04 Strategic Management Journal 1.53 4 General Management-Practitioner Journals: California Management Review 1.58 Harvard Business Review 2.46* Long Range Planning 0.27 Sloan Management Review 1.64 11 Financial Journals: Financial Management 0.88 Journal of Business 1.18 Journal of Banking and Finance 0.50 Journal of Finance 2.14 Journal of Financial Economics 2.50* Journal of Futures Markets 0.38 Journal of Fin & Quant Analysis 0.73 Journal of Intl. Money & Finance 0.83 Journal of Money, Credit & Banking 1.12 Journal of Portfolio Management 0.30* Review of Financial Studies 1.01 2 Human Resource Journals: Human Relations 0.83 Human Resource Management 1.70* 5 Marketing Journals: Journal of Consumer Research 1.38* Journal of Marketing 2.93 Journal of Marketing Research 1.60 Journal of Product Innovation Mgmt. 1.04* Marketing Science 1.56 ______________________________________ 1. Journal Impact Scores for SSCI Journal Citation Reports 1998, except those marked * where the data are from 1997. Table 5 provides the ranking of schools in the U.K., France, Israel, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, REprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Wed May 23 18:07:12 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:07:12 -0400 Subject: ART: Amin, Impact factors: Use and abuse Message-ID: Mayur Amin : E-mail : m.amin at elsevier.co.uk Michael Mabe:E-mail : m.mabe at elsevier.co.uk TITLE Impact factors: Use and abuse Full text available at : http://www.ece.rochester.edu:8080/users/elstat/perspectives1.pdf AUTHOR Amin M. and Mabe M. JOURNAL Perspectives in Publishing No:1 (newsletter for journal editors)p1-6 October 2000 Abstract: The ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR) impact factor has moved in recent years from an obscure bibliometric indicator to become the chief quantitative measure of the quality of a journal, its research papers, the researchers who wrote those papers, and even the institution they work in. This pamphlet looks at the limitations of the impact factor, how it can and how it should not be used. Addresses: Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, U.K. Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, U.K. Publisher: Elsevier Science ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From gwhitney at UTK.EDU Wed May 23 18:10:11 2001 From: gwhitney at UTK.EDU (Gretchen Whitney) Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:10:11 -0400 Subject: ART: Gil, Statistical research in Europe: 1985-1997 Message-ID: E-MAIL: Julio Rodriguez - puerta at est-econ.uc3m.es ____________________________________________ TITLE : Statistical research in Europe: 1985-1997 full text available on the web at : http://www.cica.es/aliens/seio/test/t91pen.pdf AUTHOR : Gil JA, Pena D, Rodriguez J JOURNAL: TEST 9 (1): 255-281 JUN 2000 Document type: Article Language: English Cited References: 8 Times Cited: 0 Abstract: This work presents a descriptive analysis of statistical research in Europe in the period 1985-1997. Research productivity is measured by using the volume of articles published in a set of journals with high impact index. We present a comparison of the research productivity of the different countries in this period, and study their dynamic evolution by comparing the research productivity in the first and the last five years in the sample. This type of analysis is also applied to compare the statistical research institutions in Europe. Author Keywords: bibliometrics, productivity rankings, quality indices, trends of countries, trends of institutions Addresses: Rodriguez J, Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Estadist & Econometria, C Madrid 126, Madrid 28903, Spain Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Estadist & Econometria, Madrid 28903, Spain Publisher: SOCIEDAD ESTADISTICA INVESTIGACION OPERATIVA, MADRID IDS Number: 341CX ISSN: 1133-0686 ------------------------------------------------------------- (c) ISI, Reprinted with permission Please visit their website at www.isinet.com From issi2001 at UNSW.EDU.AU Thu May 24 20:20:48 2001 From: issi2001 at UNSW.EDU.AU (Mari Davis) Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 10:20:48 +1000 Subject: ISSI-2001 - only seven weeks to go Message-ID: Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are now getting close to the ISSI-2001 Conference in Australia in mid-July this year. The opening Address on Monday (Day One) will be delivered by Dr Henry Small, Director of Contract Research, ISI, Philadelphia. On Thursday, the Program Chair, Dr Grant Lewsion of City University, London and the Wellcome Trust (UK), will deliver a special keynote address. Over 30 countries have indicated participation at the Conference, many papers and posters are scheduled plus two special Plenary Sessions. The papers and the preliminary program are now up on the Web site. The first of the plenary sessions on Tuesday will discuss the role and use of journal impact measures; the second, on Friday morning, the new sub-field Cybermetrics will discuss measurement of flow and impact of Web-based information and sites. All those wishing to participate are cordially invited to register online or to email for more information. The early registration discount offer closes on June 1st - so please register online before then to get this cheaper fee. The ISSI-2001 web page contains all the registration details. http://sistm.web.unsw.edu.au/conference/issi2001/ The Web site also offers information about accommodation options (self-booking please) and visa application. There is a link to the Sydney meteorological bureau to check on temperatures (real-time) here in Sydney. Please bring a pullover and perhaps a small brolly or light raincoat in case ... it is winter down under. To reassure you, however, the sun still shines fairly frequently even though it is winter. Another link on the Location page gives current money exchange rates. All registered conference attendees will receive a copy of the papers in the formal ISSI-2001 Proceedings - extra copies will be availabe for sale at a cost of AUD$95. Participants are also able to attend any sessions (multiple and plenary) planned during the five days and other events including Sunday (registration & welcome), the Derek De Solla Price Award ceremony on Monday evening, the formal Conference Dinner on Tuesday evening, and the Special tour of Sydney Harbour on Wednesday evening. For accompanying partners and friends, there is a special rate for the social events of $150. Dr Mari Davis Chair, Australian Organising Committee 8th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics School of Information Systems, Technology and Management The University of New South Wales Sydney Australia 2052 Tel: +61 2 9385 7127 Fax: +61 2 9662 4061 Email: issi2001 at unsw.edu.au URL: http://sistm.web.unsw.edu.au/conference/issi2001/ From loet at LEYDESDORFF.NET Fri May 25 03:34:30 2001 From: loet at LEYDESDORFF.NET (Loet Leydesdorff) Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 09:34:30 +0200 Subject: "The Challenge of Scientometrics" 2nd edition available at the Internet Message-ID: Dear colleagues, I made a second edition of "The Challenge of Scientometrics: The development, measurement, and self-organization of scientific communications" (Leiden: DSWO Press/Leiden University, 1995) available at http://www.upublish.com/books/leydesdorff-sci.htm . The second edition is enlarged with a section about technological trajectories, but not essentially different from the first. Among other things, a comprehensive set of probabilistic entropy measures is provided for studying complex developments in networks of, for example, words and citations. Some applications (e.g., the use of indicators for the prediction; a test for path-dependency in information systems) are further elaborated. This study can also be considered as the methodological complement to "A Sociological Theory of Communications: The Self-Organization of the Knowledge-Based Society" (Universal Publishers, 2001) which is now available at http://www.upublish.com/books/leydesdorff.htm. The two books provide theory and methods for the investigation of the knowledge base in socio-cognitive processes of communication and codification. With kind regards, Loet --------------------------------------------------------- Loet Leydesdorff Science & Technology Dynamics, University of Amsterdam Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR), Oude Hoogstraat 24, 1012 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel.: +31-20- 525 6598; fax: +31-20- 525 3681 mailto:loet at leydesdorff.net ; http://www.leydesdorff.net/ ********************************************************* "A Sociological Theory of Communication" at http://www.upublish.com/books/leydesdorff.htm "The Challenge of Scientometrics" at http://www.upublish.com/books/leydesdorff-sci.htm *********************************************************