Informetrics, Bradford’s Law and Citation Index

The author who started doing research on informetrics in 1991, aims to define Bradford's Law, which is the most intriguing of the informetric laws, in this article. The Law is described and mathematical formulations are also given. The relationship between the Law and citation indexing is expla...

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Main Author: Özlem Gökkurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği (Turkish Librarians' Association) 1994-03-01
Series:Türk Kütüphaneciliği
Online Access:http://tk.org.tr/index.php/TK/article/view/1153
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Summary:The author who started doing research on informetrics in 1991, aims to define Bradford's Law, which is the most intriguing of the informetric laws, in this article. The Law is described and mathematical formulations are also given. The relationship between the Law and citation indexing is explained and exemplified. The benefits of using the Law in the solution of problems concerning acquisition and circulation issues have been pointed out.
ISSN:1300-0039
2147-9682