Use of a virtual information system for bibliometric analysis

摘要

This article defines and discusses bibliometrics, particularly as carried out in automated systems. The specific requirements to which the data should conform in order to support bibliometric analysis are detailed and explained. Examples of earlier bibliometric work are presented, followed by a discussion of efforts supported by the Intelligent Gateway of the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Difficulties in doing manual analysis are discussed and the article concludes with a recommendation for greater use of this type of analysis via the increasingly available automated tools.