On the Growth of Bibliographies with Time: An Exercise in Bibliometric Prediction.

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Title: On the Growth of Bibliographies with Time: An Exercise in Bibliometric Prediction.
Language: English
Authors: Burrell, Quentin L.
Source: Journal of Documentation. Dec 1989 45(4):302-317.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 1989
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bibliometrics, Comparative Analysis, Futures (of Society), Graphs, Models, Predictive Measurement, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Scholarly Journals
Abstract: Discussion of bibliometrics focuses on methods of predicting the number of new journals carrying relevant articles in the future, using both established parametric approaches and newer empirical methods. Parametric models and empirical Bayes models are used to compare examples using previous bibliographies compiled by Bradford and Kendall. (13 references) (LRW)
Entry Date: 1990
Accession Number: EJ409008
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Discussion of bibliometrics focuses on methods of predicting the number of new journals carrying relevant articles in the future, using both established parametric approaches and newer empirical methods. Parametric models and empirical Bayes models are used to compare examples using previous bibliographies compiled by Bradford and Kendall. (13 references) (LRW)