Why Do We Need Algorithmic Historiography?.

Garfield, Eugene; Pudovkin, A. I.; Istomin, V. S.

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ERIC Number: EJ671867

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Publication Date: 2003

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Why Do We Need Algorithmic Historiography?

Garfield, Eugene; Pudovkin, A. I.; Istomin, V. S.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v54 n5 p400-412 Mar 2003

Provides an applications-oriented view of algorithmic historiography and how it relates to understanding scientific paradigms. Discusses HistCite[TM], a program that allows scholars to identify significant works on a given topic; paradigm shifts; a genealogic approach; citation analyses; correcting variations in citations; and bibliographic coupling. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Citation Analysis, Computer Software, Genealogy, Historiography, Models, Online Systems, Scientific and Technical Information

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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