UIKS019 Bibliometrics and Informetrics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Beáta Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Beáta Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
UIKS021 Project Management || UIKS031 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
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
  • Bibliometrics and Informetrics
    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)
    Web of Knowledge
    Module 3 Application of Bibliometrics
    Citation analysis
    Co-Citation analysis
    Maps of Science
    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 80-7261-030-95. 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.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Příprava na zkoušku20
Semestrální práce10
Účast na výuce26
Summary56
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