Bibliometric techniques applied to issues management: A case study

F. W. Lancaster and Ja‐Lih Lee

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1985, vol. 36, issue 6, 389-397

Abstract: Online data bases can be used to track the growth of the literature on some topic and to follow the diffusion of the topic through data bases of various types. This type of tracking may be valuable in identifying topics likely to become significant socOnline data bases can be used to track the growth of the literature on some topic and to follow the diffusion of the topic through data bases of various types. This type of tracking may be valuable in identifying topics likely to become significant social or technological “issues”; it might therefore become a useful tool in issues management. A case study on the subject of acid rain is describe it might therefore become a useful tool in issues management. A case study on the subject of acid rain is described.

Date: 1985
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