[LIS-Forum] Fwd: [SIGMETRICS] Furner J. "Little book, big book: before and after Little science, big science: a review article, Part I and II" JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 35 (2): 115-125 JUN 2003 and 35 (3): 189-201 SEP 2003

[Subbiah Arunachalam]

 MUST READING FOR FANS OF DEREK JOHN DESOLLA PRICE.
 IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE ARE POSTING DEREK'S COMPLETE
 CV AND
 BIBLIOGRAPHY.
 
 Eugene Garfield
 garfield at codex.cis.upenn.edu

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 J. Furner : jfurner at ucla.edu
 
 Author's Website :   
 http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/jfurner.html
 List of Publications by J. Furner :
 http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/jfurner.html
 
 Here is a two-part article that appeared in J. Lib.
 Info Sci.
 These are available as pdf files at :
 http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt1-   
 compact.pdf
     - Part I

http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt2-compact.pdf
     - Part II
 
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 full text pdf file :

http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt1-compact.pdf
 
 TITLE        Little book, big book: before and after
 Little science, big science: a review article, Part
 I
 AUTHOR       Furner J
 SOURCE       JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND
 INFORMATION SCIENCE   35 (2): 115-125 JUN 2003
 
 
  Document type: Review    Language: English    
 Cited References: 62    Times Cited: 0
 
 
 Abstract:
 Since its publication in 1963, Derek Price's Little
 science, big science (LSBS) has achieved 'citation
 classic' status. Examination of the genesis
 of LSBS and the state of the discipline of the
 history of science in the UK and the USA in the late
 1950s demonstrates that Price's ideas were
 formulated during a pivotal period in the
 development of socio-historical studies of science.
 Price's talent for innovation and synthesis at an
 unsettled but highly charged time, and his
 appreciation of the pioneering work in science
 studies of the crystallographer J.D. Bernal, are
 reflected  in the uniquely profound and wide-ranging 
 respects in which LSBS has contributed to the
 development of scientometric and sociological theory.
 
 KeyWords Plus:
 HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY
 
 Addresses:
 Furner J, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat
 Studies, 300 Young Dr N,Mailbox 951520, Los Angeles,
 CA 90095 USA
 Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat Studies, Los
 Angeles, CA 90095 USA
 

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http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/jfurner/03jolis-pt2-compact.pdf
 
 TITLE     Little book, big book: before and after
 little science, big science: a review article, Part
 II
 AUTHOR    Furner J
 SOURCE    JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION
 SCIENCE  35 (3): 189-201 SEP 2003
 
 
  Document type: Review     Language: English   
 Cited References: 74    Times Cited: 0
 
 
 Abstract:
 A bibliometric analysis, updating Garfield's
 previous study of 1985, shows that Derek Price's
 Little science, big science (LSBS) has been cited on
 more than 1,500 occasions since its publication in
 1963. Content analysis of these citations shows that
 Price's work has inspired the formation
 and subsequent development of several distinct
 communities of scholarly practice, including the
 history, sociology, politics and 'science' of
 science. In library and information science, LSBS is
 best remembered for its model of the exponential
 growth of scientific literature. Recent
 scientometric work has demonstrated that other
 mathematical models may prove a better fit to data
 on the actual growth of the literature in
 various fields; of these alternatives, the power
 model is most commonly invoked as an all-purpose
 descriptor of growth processes in electronic
 communication systems such as the Web. Price's work
 thus retains its relevance, 40 years on, for the
 webometricians of today.
 
 KeyWords Plus:
 SQUARE-ROOT LAW, GROWTH, OBSOLESCENCE, SIZE,
 COLLABORATION, PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKS, LIBRARY,
 IMPACT, NUMBER
 
 Addresses:
 Furner J, Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat
 Studies, 300 Young Dr N,Mailbox 951520, Los Angeles,
 CA 90095 USA
 Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Informat Studies, Los
 Angeles, CA 90095 USA



	
	
		
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