Evaluates on the articles published in the `Journal of the American Society for Information Science'. Attributes of best articles; References used by the best articles; Focus of the articles on information retrieval and online searching.
*INFORMATION theory in research, *OBSOLESCENCE of books, periodicals, etc., *INFORMATION science
Abstract
Describes criteria to regulate the selection of journals that provide the researcher with the information being used in research. Declining research interest in a paper that is losing topicality, or becoming obsolescent; Definition of obsolescence; Replacement of the aging factor by some alternative use of the information.
Focuses on the development of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS). Comparison of JASIS with other American Society for Information Science publications; Types of papers published in JASIS; Plans for electronic publishing.
Focuses on the aspects of authorship and scholarship in the Journal of American Society of Information Science (JASIS). Comparison of national and international authorship of JASIS; Titles and references in JASIS papers.
Presents a bibliometric overview of library and information science in Spain. Analysis of the total production of two major Spanish periodical publications in the field; Differences in the nature of the papers selected to conform a sample; Distribution of methods over articles; Authorship pattern.