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    A Bibliometric Exploration of LIS Scholarship
    (2019-06-17) Trost, Amy
    Librarians who practice bibliometrics are often asked to compare the research output of an academic department or research group to a larger body of scholarship. Here I explore techniques to address these requests with a case study examining the field of Library and Information Science (LIS). Scholarship around academic libraries is evaluated in two ways: broadly, and as produced by librarians within the University System of Maryland (USM). This analysis relies on bibliographic data from EBSCO's Library and Information Science Source (LISS) database for the time period of 2008-2019. 16,248 records related to the exploded “academic libraries” subject heading were retrieved via bulk export. The analysis below explores the controlled vocabulary associated with these articles and endeavors to answer three questions: 1. Can the co-occurrence of thesaurus terms be used to map the research landscape around academic librarianship? 2. Are there trends in keyword usage over time? 3. How is the research focus of 140 published librarians in the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) consortium different from the focus of the broader collection?
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    Eugene Garfield – The Giant of Scientific Information (1925 – 2017)
    (Az-buki National Publishing House [Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“], 2017) Baykoucheva, Svetla; Байкушева, Светла
    The article analyzes the impact of Eugene Garfield's legacy on science and scientific information. The Institute for Scientific Information in Philadelphia (USA), which was founded by Garfield, developed many new revolutionary information products such as the Science Citation Index (SCI), the journal "Current Contents," and many scientific databases. The Science Citation Index has been one of the most important events in science, as it has changed how researchers find information, communicate their results, and even how they are evaluated and promoted. Garfield's idea to use works cited in scientific articles to find scientific information has led to the creation of new disciplines such scientometrics, infometrics, and bibliometrics. [Статията анализира приносите на Юджийн Гарфийлд към науката за информацията. Основаният от него "Институт за научна информация" във Филаделфия стана люлка за създаването на много иновационни продукти, като Научния индекс на цитиране, списанието "Current Contents" и ценни научни бази данни. Идеята на Гарфийлд да се използуват цитираните статии за намиране на научна информация доведе до създаването на нови дисциплини като наукометрия, инфометрия и библиометрия.]
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    From the Science Citation Index to the Journal Impact Factor and Web of Science: Interview with Eugene Garfield
    (Chandos Publishing/Elsevier, 2015-07) Baykoucheva, Svetla
    When creating the Science Citation Index (SCI), Eugene Garfield could not have foreseen its enormous impact his innovative ideas would have on science in decades to come. The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) he founded became a hotbed for developing new innovative information products that led to what we now know as Web of Science, Essential Science ­Indicators, and Journal Citation Reports. In his interview, Eugene Garfield talks about how he came to the idea of using citations to manage the scientific literature. He also shares his views on the (mis)use of the Journal Impact Factor in evaluating individual researchers’ work, the importance of ethical standards in scientific publishing, and the future of peer review and scholarly publishing.