Bibliometric study of the descriptor “Ergonomics” in LISA database

Authors

  • Eliana Maria dos Santos Bahia
  • Raimundo Nonato dos Santos Macedo
  • Ursula Blattmann

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2011.8

Keywords:

Ergonomics, Bibliometrics, Applied bibliometric, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA)

Abstract

Objective: The study analyzes the scientific literature on Eergonomics using the database Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA). The LISA database, initiated in 1969, remains subject coverage in the area of Library and Information Science.

Method: The study used the method of applied bibliometrics to verify the indexed scientific production.

Results: The results of the search terms indexed in LISA database, found 503 items with the term "Ergonomics", 352 articles with the word "Design "; 111 items with the descriptor "Systems"; 110 items with the term "Work", and 98 articles with the term "Evaluation. ". Out the 34 titles of journals, 4 titles covered 79% of the articles dealing with Ergonomics in LISA database. The other 30 titles of journals magazines coveredring 21% of the articles indexed under that topic.

Conclusions: This study evaluated a possible overview of how Ergonomics is perceived in the area of Library and Information Science.

Author Biographies

Eliana Maria dos Santos Bahia

Professora na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Ciência da InformaçãoCurso de Graduação em ArquivologiaCurso de Graduação em Biblioteconomia

Raimundo Nonato dos Santos Macedo

Formado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade de Brasília (1974) , mestrado em Information Stratégique Et Critique Veille Technol pela Universite d'Aix-Marseille III (Droit, Econ. et Sciences) (1992) e doutorado em Information Stratégique Et Critique Veille Technol pela Universite d'Aix-Marseille III (Droit, Econ. et Sciences) (1995) . Atualmente é Avaliador do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira, Membro de corpo editorial da Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação, Professor Adjunto II da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Revisor de periódico da Encontros Bibli, Revisor de periódico da Transinformação, Revisor de periódico da Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação, Revisor de periódico da Em Questão (UFRGS. Impresso), Revisor de periódico da Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, Membro de corpo editorial da Em Questão (UFRGS. Impresso) e Membro de corpo editorial do PontodeAcesso (UFBA). Tem experiência na área de Ciência da Informação , com ênfase em Teoria da Informação. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Informação Tecnológica, Informação Estratégica e Crítica, Inteligência Competitiva, Acesso e Recuperação de Informação, Informação de Patente e Propriedade Intelectual.

Ursula Blattmann

Professora na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Ciência da InformaçãoCurso de Graduação em ArquivologiaCurso de Graduação em Biblioteconomia

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Published

2011-03-31

How to Cite

Bahia, E. M. dos S., Macedo, R. N. dos S., & Blattmann, U. (2011). Bibliometric study of the descriptor “Ergonomics” in LISA database. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (42), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2011.8

Issue

No. 42 (2011)

Section

Original

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