Information Science Abstracts: Tracking the Literature of Information Science. Part 2: A New Taxonomy for Information Science.

Hawkins, Donald T.; Larson, Signe E.; Caton, Bari Q.

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ERIC Number: EJ673417

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Publication Date: 2003

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Information Science Abstracts: Tracking the Literature of Information Science. Part 2: A New Taxonomy for Information Science.

Hawkins, Donald T.; Larson, Signe E.; Caton, Bari Q.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v54 n8 p771-81 Jun 2003

Continues earlier research on the development of a new definition of information science and the creation of a map of the field showing subjects central to it and their relationship to those on the periphery. A case study describes the creation of a new classification structure for the "Information Science Abstracts" database. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Classification, Concept Mapping, Information Science, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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