Progress and perspectives of infometrics and multidimensional indicators in analysis of information flows and knowledge structures

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  • Dirce Maria Santin UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1518-2924.2011v16n32p107

Keywords:

Metric studies of information, Infometrics, Multidimensional indicators

Abstract

This study examines the progress and perspectives of infometrics and multidimensional indicators in the context of metric information studies. It is a literature which presents the theoretical contributions consolidated and emerging, relationships between methods and their contributions to understanding the structures of knowledge and of information flows today. Discusses the relevance of information visualization techniques to adequately represent the phenomena studied and indicates the trends of using infometrics and multidimensional indicators on the global scenario. Finish confirming the importance of infometrics to information analysis as social phenomena and shows the challenge of using multidimensional indicators for improvement of the metric information studies.

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Author Biography

Dirce Maria Santin, UFRGS

Especialista em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade da Região da Campanha. Bibliotecária da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Published

2011-10-03

How to Cite

SANTIN, Dirce Maria. Progress and perspectives of infometrics and multidimensional indicators in analysis of information flows and knowledge structures. Encontros Bibli: revista eletrônica de biblioteconomia e ciência da informação, [S. l.], v. 16, n. 32, p. 107–122, 2011. DOI: 10.5007/1518-2924.2011v16n32p107. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/1518-2924.2011v16n32p107. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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