The social approach in information retrieval: front and trends research

Authors

  • Marcio Souza Martins Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
  • Vânia Mara Alves Lima Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2013.104

Keywords:

Information retrieval, Social approach, Research front, Scientometrics

Abstract

This descriptive research seeks to identify the presence of social approach in studies on information retrieval, using methods and techniques bibliometrics and scientometrics multidimensional, through citation analysis , co-authorship, co-citations and co-words applied in scientific papers and their constituent elements, located in the databases LISA and LIST in the period between 1983 and 2011. The results allowed us not only to map research trends in this field, its concepts and terms and identify the main authors and documents, as well as understand their cognitive and social institutionalization.

Author Biographies

Marcio Souza Martins, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Mestre em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bibliotecário chefe da Biblioteca das Faculdades de Campinas (Facamp).

Vânia Mara Alves Lima, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Professora do Departamento de Biblioteconomia da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) e coordenadora do curso de Biblioteconomia.

Published

2013-10-29

How to Cite

Martins, M. S., & Lima, V. M. A. (2013). The social approach in information retrieval: front and trends research. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (52), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2013.104

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