F. W. Lancaster, as the most cited author during the 1970s to early
1990s, has broad intellectual influence in many fields of research in
library and information science. This bibliometric study collected
citation data for Lancaster’s publications from 1972 to 2006 and
analyzed the data in terms of the time and space and disciplinary
breadth of his intellectual influence. The result shows that Lancaster
has established an extraordinary record of both productivity and citedness.
Six of his works, according to the criteria for citation classic,
have been cited so extensively over a longtime span that they qualify
as citation classics in library and information science. Although much
of the citation data, especially those in non-English publications,
are not covered in citation databases, the bibliometric depiction
nonetheless provides a good picture of Lancaster’s contribution to
and influence in library and information science.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/9501
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2008 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Library Trends 56 (4) Spring 2008: The Evaluation and Transformation of Information Systems: Essays Honoring the Legacy of F. W. Lancaster. Edited by Lorraine J. Haricombe and Keith Russell
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