A study on automated citation analysis in the field of Library and Information science literature.

Abstract

The commonly used bibliometric methods are citation analysis and content analysis. Content analysis or textual analysis is methodology used in the library science  for studying the content of communication. Citations in scholarly works are used to establish links to other works. It is one of the most widely used methods  of biblio and studies reference to and from documents Citation analysis reveals interesting information about knowledge producers in terms their information seeking behavior and usage of various information sources. It can highlight the familiarity, awareness and usage of knowledge producers regarding the online and print formation sources. Citation analysis examines the frequency, patterns and graphs of citations in articles and books (Garfield, 1983). This chapter satisfies the objective set for the study i.e. “To study the significance of citations as well as citation study and bibliometricsâ€. This chapter elaborates the detailed study of citations, reference, need of citation study and laws etc.

Outlines of keywords : 1. Introduction 2. Types of citation analysis 3. Uses of citation analysis study 4. Objective of citation analysis 5. Online Tools for Citation Analysis 6. Challenges of citation analysis study 7. Conclusion