Hjorland B. "Domain analysis in information science - Eleven approaches - traditional as well as innovative" Journal of Documentation 58(4):422-462, 2002

[Eugene Garfield]

B. Hjorland : Birger.Hjorland at hb.se

TITLE   Domain analysis in information science - Eleven approaches -
        traditional as well as innovative
AUTHOR  Hjorland B
JOURNAL JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION  58 (4): 422-462 2002

 Document type: Review    Language: English
 Cited References: 195    Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
What kind of knowledge is needed by information specialists working in a
specific subject field like medicine, sociology or music? What approaches
have been used in information science to produce kinds of domain-specific
knowledge? This article presents 11 approaches to domain analysis. Together
these approaches make a unique competence for information specialists. The
approaches are: producing literature guides and subject gateways; producing
special classifications and thesauri; research on indexing and retrieving
specialities; empirical user studies; bibliometrical studies; historical
studies; document and genre studies; epistemological and critical studies;
terminological studies, LSP (languages for special purposes), discourse
studies; studies of structures and institutions in scientific communication;
and domain analysis in professional cognition and artificial intelligence.
Specific examples and selective reviews of literature are provided, and the
strengths and drawbacks of each of these approaches are discussed.

Author Keywords:
information technology, knowledge workers, documentation

KeyWords Plus:
JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS, CITATION ANALYSIS, DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, APA STYLE,
RETRIEVAL,
PSYCHOLOGY, IDENTIFICATION, DISCIPLINES, RELEVANCE, CLASSIFICATION

Addresses:
Hjorland B, Royal Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Copenhagen, Denmark
Royal Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Copenhagen, Denmark

Publisher:
EMERALD, BRADFORD

IDS Number:
578FN

ISSN:
0022-0418