Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science
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Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science. / Hjørland, Birger.
Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication. red. / Cassidy Rose Sugimoto. De Gruyter, 2016. s. 20-46.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Informetrics needs a foundation in the theory of science
AU - Hjørland, Birger
PY - 2016/2/25
Y1 - 2016/2/25
N2 - Taking the Kuhnian revolution in the philosophy of science as its point of departure, this chapter discusses the lessening influence of logical positivism as well as how the recognition of the subjectivity of the researcher, the social and historical nature of bibliometric patterns, and the importance of subject knowledge and subject theories have the potential to transform all sciences and meta-sciences including informetrics in a positive direction.
AB - Taking the Kuhnian revolution in the philosophy of science as its point of departure, this chapter discusses the lessening influence of logical positivism as well as how the recognition of the subjectivity of the researcher, the social and historical nature of bibliometric patterns, and the importance of subject knowledge and subject theories have the potential to transform all sciences and meta-sciences including informetrics in a positive direction.
M3 - Book chapter
SP - 20
EP - 46
BT - Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
A2 - Sugimoto, Cassidy Rose
PB - De Gruyter
ER -
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