Science/NSF report

[Loet Leydesdorff]

Dear Stephen, 

Thank you so much. Can you provide an URL for an online version of AACR2,
please? (The library of our university has the book, but it is out.) I could
not find an URL. 

The MARC Codes and the tracing are better left to the real librarians among
us, aren't they?

With best wishes, 


Loet

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Loet Leydesdorff 
Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR), 
Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam. 
Tel.: +31-20- 525 6598; fax: +31-20- 525 3681 
loet at leydesdorff.net ; http://www.leydesdorff.net/ 

 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:SIGMETRICS at LISTSERV.UTK.EDU] On Behalf Of Stephen J Bensman
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> I should like to point out that what you are counting are not really
> journals.  The JCRs do not define journals as bibliographic entities.
> What you are counting are disaggregated title segments, which 
> have to be
> combined into bibliographic entities in accordance with the logic of
> your research.  I would suggest that you study chapter 12 of the
> Anglo-American Cataloging Rules on "Continuing Resources", 
> which is also
> available online in French and German translations.  I would also
> suggest that you become acquainted with MARC Codes 770-785, 
> so that you
> can trace in OCLC the bibliographic history of the JCR title segments.
> Otherwise what you may working with a random mass of serial segments
> unrecognizable to your audience of interest.  
> 
> Stephen J. Bensman
> LSU Libraries
> Louisiana State University
> Baton Rouge, LA   70803
> USA
> notsjb at lsu.edu
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:SIGMETRICS at LISTSERV.UTK.EDU] On Behalf Of Loet Leydesdorff
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: [SIGMETRICS] Science/NSF report
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> Dear Vladimir,
> 
> Yes, this solves the issue. The SCI contained 3722 journals 
> in 2005, the
> SSCI 1747. The sum is 5469, but there is some overlap, and therefore:
> 5341
> journals. 
> 
> The file of the NSF gives for 5394 journals a match with the JCR
> (including
> the expanded set). Thus, this seems OK.
> 
> The IpIq Fieldname "Professional Fields" is attributed in 
> 2005 to 446 of
> these journals.
> 5469 - 446 = 4948 or alternatively: 5341 - 446 = 4895. The Indicators
> 2008
> (at p. 5-37) mention 4906 journals. Thus, this is OK.
> 
> Thank you so much!
> 
> Best wishes, 
> 
> 
> Loet
> ________________________________
> 
> Loet Leydesdorff 
> Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR), 
> Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam. 
> Tel.: +31-20- 525 6598; fax: +31-20- 525 3681 
> loet at leydesdorff.net ; http://www.leydesdorff.net/ 
> 
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