FPF:UIKSK19 Bibliometrics and Informetrics - Course Information

UIKSK19 Bibliometrics and Informetrics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Beáta Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Prerequisites

UIKSK21 Project Management || UIKSK31 Project Management
Completed bachelor's degree program in Information and Library Studies, and other undergraduate courses related to this program.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Information and Library Studies (programme FPF, N7201 InSK)

Course objectives

To develop students´systematic understanding of the bibliometrcis laws and methods, the methodological and conceptual question of bibliometrics standards and the analysis of bibliometrics indicators.

Syllabus

• Module 1 Bibliometrics laws and methods
  Bradford´s law
  Zipf´s law
  Lotka´s law
  Price law
  Garfield law
  Sengupta´s law
  Module 2 Citation Index
  Science Citation Index (SCI)
  Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
  Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A and HCI)
  Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
  ISI Web of Knowledge
  Module 3 Application of Bibliometrics
  Co-Citation analysis
  Publication trends
  Maps of Science
  Socio-information research
  Informetrics, scientometrics, librametrics
  Module 4 Citation theory
  Research on information exchange of knowledge
  Citation behavior
  Ethics quoting
  Codification of the rules of citation
  Codification of the principles of cite
  

Literature

required literature
• Krištofovičová, E. Prostriedky hodnotenia knižničných a vedeckoinformačných procesov. Bratislava, 1997. ISBN 80-88780-14-4. info
• Königová, M. Úvod do bibliometrie. Praha, 1993. ISBN 80-7261-030-9 5. info

recommended literature
• Kol. aut. ANALÝZA stavu výzkumu a vývoje v České republice a jejich srovnání se zahraničím v roce 2004. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-86734-35-8. info
• Katuščák, D. a kol. Informačná výchova: terminologický a výkladový slovník. Bratislava, 1998. ISBN 40-315-0274-5. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis

Assessment methods

Test
Written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Participation in lectures and study of literature, semester thesis and passing the written or oral exams.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Příprava na zkoušku	20
Semestrální práce	10
Účast na výuce	26
Summary	56

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