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Drastic developments in scientific collaboration and multiple authorship vanishes the traditional concept of authorship pattern. For the study 9585 citations and 2247 articles were taken from the international database TOXLINE. In toxicology research field multiple authorship has increased and single author contribution shows steep decrease in rate. Subramanyam’s author collaboration formula is applied on the data. The famous Lokta’s law does not found fit for the study.

Keywords

Author Collaboration, Authorship Pattern, Collaborative Trend, Informetrics, Lotka's Law.

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A New Derivation for Bradford's Law of Scatter

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Authors

B. Mini Devi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Commerce, University of Kerala, University (P.O.) - 695 034, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN

Source

Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 44, No 2 (2007), Pagination: 125-138

Abstract

The article highlights the significance of Bradford's law in today's information age. The classical law is applied to the toxicology literature collected from the international database, Toxicology Information Online, (TOXLINE), and its validity on that data was tested. The data was found unfit for the law. Hence a new formula is derived and applied which was found fit for the study.

Keywords

Bradford's Law, Law of Scatter, Toxicology, Informetrics.

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Science Communication Through Social Networking Sites

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Authors

B. Mini Devi ¹, A. Yameena ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Library & Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram-695034, IN

Source

Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 52, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 337-344

Abstract

The study explores the use of social networking sites among the scientists of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE). A total of 153 scientists are working in the various institutions coming under KSCSTE. Questionnaire method was used for collecting the data. More than half of the scientists are aware of scientific article sharing, presentation sharing, blogging, image and video sharing. Maximum numbers of respondents are aware of Academia and Research Gate. Other science social media that are aware to scientists are Lab Meeting, Nature Network, Science 2.0 and Social M D. The ability to communicate internationally is the major benefit of social networking. Lack of time, problem of authority and trust, technology factor, unsure about moral right or copyright and slow internet speed are barriers faced in accessing social media. All the respondents depend on social media to identify research opportunities. Scientists use social media in the following phases of research such as secure support, review the literature, collect the research data, analyze the research data and manage the research process.

Keywords

Blogging, Science Communication, Social Media, Social Networks, Social Networking Sites.

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