Georgas H, Cullars J "A citation study of the characteristics of the linguistics literature" COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES 66 (6): 496-515 NOV 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

Cullars J  : jcullars at uic.edu


Title: A citation study of the characteristics of the linguistics literature

Author(s): Georgas H, Cullars J

Source: COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES 66 (6): 496-515 NOV 2005

Document Type: Article    Language: English
Cited References: 48      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
By analyzing the citation patterns of the linguistics literature, the
authors provide a bibliometric description of the discipline that will help
librarians who have reference, instruction, or collection development
responsibilities in this area understand it better. One important aspect of
such an understanding is determining where linguistics classifies within
the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. Based on several of
the citation patterns discovered, namely the importance of recent
publications to the field, and the prominence of journals as a primary
vehicle of scholarly communication, this analysis concludes that
linguistics more closely resembles the disciplines of the social sciences.

Addresses: Cullars J (reprint author), Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607 USA
Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607 USA

E-mail Addresses: jcullars at uic.edu

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