Search for dissertations about: "Bibliographic databases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Bibliographic databases.

2. 1. The information-seeking behaviors of professionals and information sources in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion

   Author : David W Lawrence; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Bibliographic databases; information-seeking behavior; injury prevention; safety promotion; schlarly journals;

   Abstract : Injuries are a serious public health problem worldwide. Despite the ubiquity of the World Wide Web and the resources of many different literature databases, the search for information concerning Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (IPSP) topics is still complicated by several major barriers. READ MORE

4. 2. A front-end system for medical information retrieval - bringing the End-User closer to knowledge & information sources

   Author : Gang Wu; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Facing the rapidly increasing volume of published information within the medical domain, the health care professional is confronted with the problem of where to find and how to select relevant information. Computers are increasingly applied to provide assistance to online information retrieval. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies in the Dynamics of Science : Exploring emergence, classification, and interdisciplinarity

   Author : Qi Wang; Ulf Sandström; Martin Meyer; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; science dynamics; bibliometrics; emerging research topics; interdisciplinary research; journal classification systems; cognitive distance; research policy;

   Abstract : The dynamic nature of science is embodied in the growth of knowledge in magnitude and the transformation of knowledge in structure. More specifically, the growth in magnitude is indicated by a sharp increase in the number of scientific publications in recent decades. READ MORE

6. 4. The Privilege to Select : Global Research System, European Academic Library Collections, and Decolonisation

   Author : Nora Schmidt; Kultur och Samhälle Informationspraktiker: Kommunikation; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Scholarly communication; Critlib; Collection management; Academic libraries; Decolonialism; Scientometrics;

   Abstract : A large part of the literature published in the ‘Global South’ is barely covered by bibliographic databases. Institutional policies increasingly require researchers globally to publish in ‘international’ journals, draining local infrastructures. The standard-setting power of ‘Global South’ scholars is minimised further. READ MORE

7. 5. The social and intellectual development of library and information science

   Author : Fredrik Åström; Olle Persson; Pertti Vakkari; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; library and information science; sociology of science; scholarly communication; ; Library and information science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The background of the project is partly found in a long tradition within library and information science (LIS) of meta-analyses on the field, partly in a science studies discussion on research fields and their contextual relation to wider academia, fields of professionalpractices and professionalization processes. The general purpose of the project is to analyze the social and intellectual development and organization of LIS; and to investigate the impact of the close relation to the practice field, as well as the relation to the academic world in general. READ MORE