Essays of an Information Scientist
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Essays of an Information Scientist is a multi-volume collection of influential articles by Eugene Garfield that helped shape the fields of bibliometrics, citation analysis, and the evaluation of scientific literature.
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Target entity: Essays of an Information Scientist Context triple: [Eugene Garfield, notableWork, Essays of an Information Scientist]
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Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries
The ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries is a leading research conference focused on the theory, implementation, and evaluation of digital library technologies, systems, and services.
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Power in the Global Information Age
"Power in the Global Information Age" is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how information technologies are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
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Book Citation Index
Book Citation Index is a scholarly database within the Web of Science platform that indexes and tracks citation data for academic books and book chapters across disciplines.
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Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Essays of an Information Scientist Target entity description: Essays of an Information Scientist is a multi-volume collection of influential articles by Eugene Garfield that helped shape the fields of bibliometrics, citation analysis, and the evaluation of scientific literature.
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A.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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B.
ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries
The ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries is a leading research conference focused on the theory, implementation, and evaluation of digital library technologies, systems, and services.
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C.
Power in the Global Information Age
"Power in the Global Information Age" is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how information technologies are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
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D.
Book Citation Index
Book Citation Index is a scholarly database within the Web of Science platform that indexes and tracks citation data for academic books and book chapters across disciplines.
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E.
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) is a conceptual model developed by the International Federation of Library Associations to define user-focused tasks and relationships for bibliographic records in library catalogs.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book series
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essay collection ⓘ |
| about |
Science Citation Index
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history of citation indexing ⓘ impact factor ⓘ information retrieval ⓘ journal evaluation ⓘ scientific communication ⓘ |
| author | Eugene Garfield ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Eugene Garfield ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
information science
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science policy ⓘ |
| genre | scientific essays ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialIntent |
to advocate quantitative evaluation of science
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to explain citation indexing ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
library and information science curricula
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research assessment practices ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Essays of an Information Scientist
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surface form:
Essays of an Information Scientist, Volume 1
Essays of an Information Scientist self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Essays of an Information Scientist, Volume 2
Essays of an Information Scientist self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Essays of an Information Scientist, Volume 3
Essays of an Information Scientist self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Essays of an Information Scientist, Volume 4
Essays of an Information Scientist self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Essays of an Information Scientist, Volume 5
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| influenced |
development of bibliometrics
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development of citation indexing ⓘ methods of research evaluation ⓘ science of science studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bibliometrics
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citation analysis ⓘ scientific literature evaluation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussing journal impact factors
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popularizing citation analysis ⓘ shaping bibliometric practices ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| publisher |
Clarivate Analytics
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surface form:
Institute for Scientific Information
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| relatedWork |
Journal Citation Reports
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Science Citation Index ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
information scientists
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librarians ⓘ research evaluators ⓘ science administrators ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th-century science ⓘ |
| workExampleOf |
Eugene Garfield
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surface form:
Eugene Garfield's writings
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