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Vasundhara - A welcome companion of geoscientists

Wed, 01 Dec 1982 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Vasundhara - A welcome companion of geoscientists Authors: Niyogi, Bratati; Dutta, Arati Page(s): 193-194

Organization of Indian agro-biological information based upon users information needs

Wed, 01 Dec 1982 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Organization of Indian agro-biological information based upon users information needs Authors: Subbaiah, R Abstract: Characteristics of Indian agro-biological information is outlined specifying the variety of sources, variety of users and different types of information, Stresses the necessity of designing the organizational patterns of information based upon users information needs, Users information needs in Agro-biological areas are enlisted, Methodology of designing. an organizational pattern is outlined, An experiment conducted at the Marathwada Agricultural University Library, Parbhani (Maharashtra) is described, Five levels of information needs of users are identified and shown schematically, It is concluded that users information needs are the deciding factors for the effectiveness of an information storage and retrieval system. Page(s): 187-192

Plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading: A citation analysis study for identifying periodical literature

Wed, 01 Dec 1982 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading: A citation analysis study for identifying periodical literature Authors: Gupta, Davendra K Abstract: A paper by LePichon on sea-floor spreading published in 1968 in the Journal of Geophysical Research was cited 642 times during the years 1968 to 1979. 79 journals originating from 19 countries throughout the world cited this work. The work was not only cited by the journals of geophysics and geology but by several in general science, chemistry, physics, botany, zoology etc. Wide scattering and seepage of information was observed as the citations were made in a large number of journals of various subject areas and specialties, published from so many countries, This supports the hypothesis of epidemic nature of this work of X LePichon. A list of the citing journals is presented and a group of core journals is suggested for the documentalists that are to serve the scientists in the research areas of Earth Tectonic or Geotectonic. Page(s): 178-186

A trend in citation pattern in anthropology

Wed, 01 Dec 1982 00:00:00 GMT

Title: A trend in citation pattern in anthropology Authors: Rana, R P Abstract: A citation study has been made from a sample of 272 articles published in the Man in India, during 1970 to 1979 to find out the trend in citation pattern in Anthropology. The study reveals that the authors consult mostly the literature in the English language, mostly books are cited and most of them are from their own subject. Most of the citations are more than one decade old. Page(s): 170-177