White W. "The contribution of Bibliometric methods to a theory of scientific communication" ASIST 2001: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 64TH ASIST ANNUAL MEETING, VOL 38, 2001 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASIS

[Quentin L. Burrell]

I am not in a position to comment on the quality of William White's article,
but I do wonder whether words like "ideation" and "instantiation" add
anything to the language, whether English or American.

(Please do not take offence, that was not my intentionality!)

Quentin

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Title      The contribution of Bibliometric methods to a theory of
           scientific communication
Author     White W
Journal    ASIST 2001: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 64TH ASIST ANNUAL MEETING,
           VOL 38, 2001 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASIST ANNUAL MEETING
           38: 498-505 2001

 Document type: Article  Language: English
 Cited References: 32    Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
Some theoretical models of scientific communication suggest that science may
be fruitfully understood as a heterogeneous network of social actors and
ideational elements. The argument offered in this paper is that bibliometric
methods-in brief, the analysis of textual properties of the artifacts of
scholarly communication-provide the means for the empirical application of
this perspective to investigations of the formal communication system in
science. This paper emphasizes the conceptual-operational links between key
words as a measure of ideation and citations as a measure of disciplinary
affiliation. It argues that such links may be used to operationalize the
discursive positions occupied by scholarly articles, which may be considered
to be instantiations of the heterogeneous network of scientists and their
ideas. An important implication of this linkage is the potential for a more
satisfying theory of citations.

KeyWords Plus:
CITATION

Addresses:
White W, Rutgers State Univ, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
Rutgers State Univ, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA

Publisher:
INFORMATION TODAY INC, MEDFORD

IDS Number:
BU37V


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