LaRowe, G et al, The scholarly database and its utility for scientometrics research PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTL. CONF. OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II 457-462, 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

Email address: glarowe at indiana.edu

Author(s): LaRowe, G (LaRowe, Gavin); Ambre, S (Ambre, Sumeet); Burgoon, J 
(Burgoon, John); Ke, W (Ke, Weimao); Borner, K (Boerner, Katy) 

Title: The scholarly database and its utility for scientometrics research 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
457-462, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article
 
Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 
Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: research database; geospatial coverage; data integration; 
mapping science
 
Abstract: The Scholarly Database (SDB) at Indiana University aims to serve 
researchers and practitioners interested in the analysis, modeling, and 
visualization of large-scale scholarly datasets. This database focuses on 
supporting large studies of changes in science over time and communicating 
findings via knowledge-domain visualizations. The database currently 
provides access to around 18 million publications, patents, and grants, 
ten percent of which contain full-text abstracts. Except for some datasets 
with restricted access conditions, the data can be retrieved in raw or pre-
processed format using either a web-based or relational database client. 
This paper motivates the need for the database from bibliometric and 
scientometric perspectives (Cronin & Atkins, 2000; White & McCain, 1989). 
It explains the database design, setup, and interfaces as well as the 
temporal, geographical, and topic coverage of datasets currently served. 
Planned work and the potential for this database to become a global test 
bed for information science research are discussed. 

Addresses: Indiana Univ, Sch Lib & Informat Sci, Bloomington, IN 47405 
USA. 


Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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