Library and information science literature and Lotka's law

Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-93

  Sen, B K ^a   Taib, Che Azlan Bin ^a   Hassan, Mohd Faris Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Author productivity; Bibliometrics; Library and information science literature; Lotka's law

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149123436     PISSN: 13946234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Lotka, A. J. 1926. Statistics - the frequency distribution of scientific productivity. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, 16: 317-25.1995. A bibliometric study.
2. Gupta, D. K. 1987. Lotka's law and productivity pattern of entomological research in Nigeria for the period 1900-1973. Scientometrics, 1291 no.2: 33-46.
3. Gupta, D. K. 1992. Scientometric study of exploration geophysics - author productivity trends. Annals of Library Science and Documentation, 39 no.4: 145-52.
4. Kalyane, V. L. and B.K. Sen. 1995. A bibliometric study of the Journal of Oil-seeds Research. Annals of Library Science and Documentation, 42 no.4: 121-41.
5. De Oliveira, S. M., et al. 1983. Aplicacao da lei de produktividade deautores de Lotka a literatura da jaca. Review Biblioteconom Brasil, 11 no.10: 125-30.
6. De Oliviera, S. M. 1984. A lei de Lotka sobre a productividade autres; applicalidade do quadrado inverso. Review Escola Biblioteconom UFMG, 13 no.2: 207-33.
7. Gupta, D. K. 1989. Lotka's law and its application to author productivity distribution in psychological literature of Africa for the period 1966-1975. Herald Library Science, 28 no. 1-2: 11-21.
8. Sen, B. K. 1996. Contribution of Asian LIS journals towards the development of LIS profession in Asia during the past decade as viewed through the bibliometric lens In: Congress of South-east Asian Librarians, 10th, 1996. Kuala Lumpur: CONSAL X, Vol.1: 195-220.