Bibliometrics

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The classic methodology of LIS.

From the OED, "The branch of library science concerned with the application of mathematical and statistical analysis to bibliography; the statistical analysis of books, articles, or other publications." A more extensive definition is available in the Dekker Encyclopedia of LIS, available on the LIS Library website.

[edit] Bradford's Law

Subject: Bradford's Law

Original:

"the original 1934 article from the British journal Engineering, by Bradford, on Bradford's influential distribution. Bradford's law, originally pertaining to scientific literature, expresses the scatter of papers relevant to a given subject among their sources, and suggests that periodical literature should be abstracted by source, and not by subject. A standard classification could bring together references to the same subject, irrespective of source or abstracting bureau, and without labour increase, a complete index to scientific literature could be achieved."

Original available in:

Bradford, S. C. (1934). Sources of information on specific subjects. Engineering, 23(3), 85-88.

I think the journal volume might be erroneous (be wary of trusting "23(3), 85-88."

Location: Main Stacks Call Number: Q. 620.5 EG

Reprint available in LIS library in:

Bradford, S C (1977 reprinted from 1934) Sources of information on specific subjects. Collection Management; 1 (3-4) Fall Winter 76-77, 95-103

I could not find a web version.