Research fronts in library and information science in Spain

De-Moya-Anegón, Félix and Moneda-Corrochano, Mercedes and Jiménez-Contreras, Evaristo Research fronts in library and information science in Spain. Scientometrics, 1998, vol. 42, n. 2, pp. 229-246. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Publications and author cocitations in library and information science in Spain during the period from 1985 to 1994 were analyzed as a measure of the structure, specificity and composition of research fronts in this country. A cocitation matrix developed from an ad hoc database was subjected to cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling and principal components analysis, The resulting cocitation maps identified specific areas of r~search and their knowledge bases. We inferred the degree of consolidation of the discipline of library and information science, and of the subdisciplines informetrics, librarianship and university affiliation, from the research activities revealed. In this respect, the conclusions from the study show the existence of several research fronts in Spanish literature the contents of which are in most cases difficult to compare with those in other countries. A lesser degree of maturity of research in this field is shown.

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Scientometrics, Spain, Library, Information Science.
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information > BD. Information society. G. Industry, profession and education. > GA. Information industry.
Depositing user:	Daniel Torres-Salinas
Date deposited:	19 Apr 2009
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:14
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/13002

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