DocumentCode :
1322103
Title :
Of models and scientific markets
Author :
Hamelman, Paul W. ; Mazze, Edward M.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State university, Blacksburg, Va. 24061
Issue :
3
fYear :
1973
Firstpage :
120
Lastpage :
125
Abstract :
The primary goal of science is the discovery of knowledge and scientific innovation. Such newly acquired information must be disseminated to many different groups of researchers who have many different interests and specific needs. Identifying existing markets for present information poses formidable problems for information scientists; anticipating future scientific breakthroughs and the potential impact thereof is an even greater challenge. On the one side of the scientific market exchange system, practitioners, researchers, and scholars seek information quickly and accurately and at a reasonable price. On the other side, a science of information systems has developed using new media, retrieval, and dissemination techniques with different cost/utility structures. This paper discusses a relatively inexpensive technique, citation indexing, which has the advantage of being adaptable to any scientific discipline wherein the scientific journal is a primary means of communication. Although citation indexes are incomplete at any given point in time, they are “complete on the important issues” and can be adapted to many different research and institutional management purposes.
Keywords :
Biological system modeling; Business; Economics; Editorials; Indexes; Libraries; System-on-chip;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0361-1434
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.1973.6592686
Filename :
6592686
Link To Document :
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