An Introduction to Informetrics.

Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean

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Publication Date: 1992

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An Introduction to Informetrics.

Tague-Sutcliffe, Jean

Information Processing and Management, v28 n1 p1-3 1992

Defines the scope and significance of the field of informetrics and relates it to the earlier fields of bibliometrics and scientometrics. Practical and theoretical aspects of informetrics are discussed, including the development of mathematical models and the derivation of measures; and a brief overview of articles in this issue is included. (15 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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