Social Gerontology--Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage
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| author | Lasda Bergman, Elaine M. |
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| contents | Social Gerontology--Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage Lasda Bergman, Elaine M. Gerontology Databases Citation Analysis Research Methodology Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Approach Librarians Library Materials Library Services Intellectual Disciplines Journal Articles To determine the mix of resources used in social gerontology research, a citation analysis was conducted. A representative sample of citations was selected from three prominent gerontology journals and information was added to determine subject scatter and database coverage for the cited materials. Results indicate that a significant portion of gerontology research, even from a social science perspective, relies roughly equally on medical resources as it does social science resources. Furthermore, there is a small but defined core of literature constituting scholarly "territory" unique to gerontology. Analysis of database indexing indicated that broad, interdisciplinary databases provide more comprehensive coverage of the cited materials than do subject-specific databases. (Contains 7 tables.) |
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| spellingShingle | Social Gerontology--Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage Lasda Bergman, Elaine M. Gerontology Databases Citation Analysis Research Methodology Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Approach Librarians Library Materials Library Services Intellectual Disciplines Journal Articles Social Gerontology--Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage Lasda Bergman, Elaine M. Gerontology Databases Citation Analysis Research Methodology Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Approach Librarians Library Materials Library Services Intellectual Disciplines Journal Articles To determine the mix of resources used in social gerontology research, a citation analysis was conducted. A representative sample of citations was selected from three prominent gerontology journals and information was added to determine subject scatter and database coverage for the cited materials. Results indicate that a significant portion of gerontology research, even from a social science perspective, relies roughly equally on medical resources as it does social science resources. Furthermore, there is a small but defined core of literature constituting scholarly "territory" unique to gerontology. Analysis of database indexing indicated that broad, interdisciplinary databases provide more comprehensive coverage of the cited materials than do subject-specific databases. (Contains 7 tables.) |
| title | Social Gerontology--Integrative and Territorial Aspects: A Citation Analysis of Subject Scatter and Database Coverage |
| topic | Gerontology Databases Citation Analysis Research Methodology Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Approach Librarians Library Materials Library Services Intellectual Disciplines Journal Articles |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ946829 |