Bibliographic Coupling Originator
The question asks to identify the individual who first advocated the concept of 'Bibliographic Coupling'.
M.M. Kessler is credited with first proposing and developing the concept of Bibliographic Coupling in the field of library and information science.
Bibliographic Coupling refers to a method of comparing documents based on their shared citation patterns. Documents citing the same previous works are considered related.
Therefore, the correct option is C.
Important Questions from Metric Studies in LIS
The Law of Scattering was propounded by
Webometric research includes longitudinal quantitative studies of
A. Web citation analysis
B. Blog analysis
C. Web pages
D. Search engine designing.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Impact Factor is used by _____.
A. Authors to select the right journal
B. Libraries to make collection development decisions
C. Academic institutions to access academic productivity
D. Publishers to decide the journal price
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II
List I
(Laws)
List II
(Explanation)
(A)
Bradford's law (I)
Author productivity (B)
Lotka'sLaw (II)
Sharing of one or more references by two documents (C)
Zip's Law (III)
Law of scattering (D)
Bibliographic coupling (IV)
Usage of words by individuals
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:Which sources would you consult to know the Impact Factor of journal publications ?
(A) Web of Science
(B) Science Direct,
(C) Scopus
(D) EBSCO
