Scholarly book reviewing in the social sciences and humanities : the flow of ideas within and among disciplines / Ylva Lindholm-Romantschuk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindholm-Romantschuk, Ylva.

Series:

Contributions in librarianship and information science ; no. 91.

Contributions in librarianship and information science, 0084-9243 ; no. 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in the social sciences.

Communication in the humanities.

Social sciences--Authorship.

Social sciences.

Humanities--Authorship.

Humanities.

Scholarly publishing.

Book reviewing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study explores the flow of information within and among academic disciplines in the social sciences and humanities through analyses of the patterns of scholarly book reviewing. An elite sample of scholarly monographs published by university presses between 1971 and 1990 was used. Beginning with Derek de Solla Price, the measurement of communication within the disciplines of science has been ongoing. In the present book that field of inquiry is summarized and provides a basis for examining the flow of information in the social sciences and humanities.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1 The Social Study of Science

2 Disciplinarity: The Nature and Structure of Scholarly Disciplines

3 Book Reviews: Evaluative Systems in Scholarship

4 Book Reviews: Data and Analysis

5 Scholarly Book-Reviewing Journals

6 Information Flow: Direction, Volume, and Speed

7 Two Case Studies: Marchand's Advertising and Weber's Peasants

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-144) and index.

ISBN:

9781567508383

1567508383

OCLC:

70769092