SCIENTISTS, INFORMATION TRANSFER AND LITERATURE CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract

Information transfer among scientists can be regarded as analoguous to a complex rate process highly dependent on the characteristics of the information forms. A general model is presented and an attempt made to quantify certain pathways. Time values are presented for the major stages and certain transmission losses, arising from the condensation of information as it passes from primary to secondary sources, have been calculated. In particular the roles of theses, alerting services and reviews are discussed. A significant fraction of chemical information appears in a thesis before it is republished in a journal paper.

Citation

BOTTLE, R.T. (1973), "SCIENTISTS, INFORMATION TRANSFER AND LITERATURE CHARACTERISTICS", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026559