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Main Author: Houser, Lloyd
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ349582
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  • The Classification of Science Literatures by Their "Hardness." Houser, Lloyd Bibliometrics Classification Indexing Information Retrieval Information Science Intellectual Disciplines Library Science Models Scientific and Technical Information Statistical Analysis Examines the literature on the myth of "hard science-soft science" as a means of defining scientific specialties and classifying science literature, and discusses some shortcomings of scholarship in library and information science. Use of Toulmin's categorization of sciences to organize the literature and provide access for scientists is advocated. (EM)