Using Online Databases to Study Current Research Trends: An Online Bibliometric Study
ARTICLE
Paul E. McGhee
Library and Information Science Research Volume 9, Number 4,
Abstract
In order to demonstrate how online databases can be used to provide a picture of the state of research in a discipline, an online search was performed in PSYCHINFO to determine the frequency of publication of articles focusing on some aspect of cognitive development during 1976, 1978, and 1980 in six representative journals. (7 references) (Author/MES)
Citation
McGhee, P.E. (1987). Using Online Databases to Study Current Research Trends: An Online Bibliometric Study. Library and Information Science Research, 9(4), 285. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/139879/.
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