Book Details

• Publisher: Ess Ess Publication
• ISBN: 9788170006572
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Binding: HardBound

About the Book

This book contains the text of three lectures delivered during the 28th Sarada Ranganathan Endowment Lectures held in Bangalore in December 2010. The lectures were presented by Dr. Peter Ingwersen, Professor at the Danish School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, and focus on important concepts related to scientometrics, webometrics, and information retrieval research.

The first lecture discusses scientometric indicators and presents two major models of scientific communication — the traditional model based on library catalogues and bibliographic databases, and the modern digitized model that emphasizes open access and diverse document access systems. The lecture explains the concept of scientometrics with relevant context, characteristics, and practical examples.

The second lecture focuses on the scope and development of webometrics, tracing its historical background and relationship with other research evaluation methods. It includes examples from traditional webometric studies as well as modern analyses involving scientific dataset usage, download patterns, reading behaviour, and newspaper link analysis.

The third lecture introduces the principle of poly-representation and provides an integrated cognitive framework for understanding information retrieval processes. The lecture explains different forms of representation involved in information retrieval, while also discussing the strengths, limitations, opportunities, and future research possibilities associated with the concept of poly-representation.

This publication serves as a valuable academic resource for students, researchers, information scientists, librarians, and professionals interested in scientometrics, webometrics, information retrieval, and research evaluation methodologies.