ABS: Bjorneborn, Perspectives of Webometrics

[Gretchen Whitney]

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


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