Innovations in Measuring and Evaluating Scientific Information

Download or read book Innovations in Measuring and Evaluating Scientific Information written by Jeyasekar, J. John and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across a variety of disciplines, data and statistics form the backbone of knowledge. To ensure the reliability and validity of data appropriate measures must be taken in conducting studies and reporting findings. Innovations in Measuring and Evaluating Scientific Information provides emerging research on the theoretical base of scientific research and information literacy. While highlighting topics, such as bibliographical databases, forensic research, and trend analysis, this book explores visualization tools, software, and techniques for science mapping and scientific literature. This book is an important resource for scientific researchers, policy makers, research funding agencies, and students.