Power Laws in the Information Production Process Lotkaian Informetrics |
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| Editor:
| Egghe, Leo |
| Series title: | Library and Information Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84950-802-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Emerald Publishing Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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Explains numerous informetric regularities based on a decreasing power law as size-frequency function, i.e. Lotka's law. It revives the historical formulation of Alfred Lotka of 1926 and shows the power of this power law, both in classical aspects of informetrics (libraries, bibliographies) and in 'new' applications such as social networks.
Explains numerous informetric regularities based on a decreasing power law as size-frequency function, i.e. Lotka's law. It revives the historical formulation of Alfred Lotka of 1926 and shows the power of this power law, both in classical aspects of informetrics (libraries, bibliographies) and in 'new' applications such as social networks.