M. P. Tapaswi ¹

Affiliations
1 National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004, Goa, IN

Abstract

The two database designs, based on the telescopic and partitioned approaches for universal use in the libraries have been validated on Ranganathan's normative principles of classification. The design based on telescopic approach agrees well at the Idea Plane. Use of muemonic principles at Verbal and Notational Planes and also international standards like CCF for better compatibility are recommended.

Keywords

Database, Designs, Evaluation, Normative Principles, Classification.

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M. P. Tapaswi ¹, B. S. Maheswarappa ²

Affiliations
1 National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403 004, Goa, IN
2 Department of Library and Information Science, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, IN

Abstract

The bibliometric analysis of 2475 Indian oceanographic research contributions and 38886 references cited by them was undertaken. The data was compiled using CDS/ISIS software. The analysis was carried out by developing CDS/ISIS Pascal programmes for oceanography as a single multidisciplinary subject as well as for each discipline in oceanography. Subject-wise distribution, forms of contributions and references cited, authorship pattern, non-texual characteristics were the parameters used for analysis. A shift in the number of contributions among the disciplines of oceanography, the forms of documents as the communication channel and even the items cited is noticed over a period of three decades. The increase in the number of scientists did not proportionately yield the number of contributions. Single authored contributions tend to decrease as in other disciplines. The number of Tables and Figures in contributions are yet to stabilise. The results could be applied in the development of information systems.

Keywords

Bibliometrics, Contributions, Citations, Intellectual Forms, Authorship Pattern, Number of Pages, Figures, Tables, Oceanographic Research.

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