Ebook: In Praise of Interdisciplinary Research through Scientometrics

Retrieved from http://web.archive.org/web/20170109015719/http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1344/paper1.pdf on 2017 January 08. Abstract. The BIR workshop series foster the revitalisation of dormant links between two fields in information science: information retrieval and bibliometrics/scientometrics. Hopefully, tightening up these links will cross-fertilise both fields. I believe compelling research questions lie at the crossroads of scientometrics and other fields: not only information retrieval but also, for instance, psychology and sociology. This overview paper traces my endeavours to explore these field boundaries. I wish to communicate my enthusiasm about interdisciplinary research mediated by scientometrics and stress the opportunities offered to researchers in information science.

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Retrieved from http://web.archive.org/web/20170109015719/http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1344/paper1.pdf on 2017 January 08. Abstract. The BIR workshop series foster the revitalisation of dormant links between two elds in information science: information retrieval and bibliometrics/scientometrics. Hopefully, tightening up these links will cross-fertilise both elds. I believe compelling research questions lie at the crossroads of scientometrics and other elds: not only information retrieval but also, for instance, psychology and sociology. This overview paper traces my endeavours to explore these eld boundaries. I wish to communicate my enthusiasm about interdisciplinary research mediated by scientometrics and stress the opportunities o ered to researchers in information science.