Bilimsel İletişim ve Literatür Kullanım Kültürü: Literatür Eskimesi Üzerinden Bir Değerlendirme

Abstract

In this study, inferences were made on the literature usage patterns of the academicians involved in Communication Sciences with the method of citation analysis. Depending on the changing conditions of today, it is possible to say that the boundaries between the disciplines are disappearing. It is also seen that the developments in Information and Communication Technologies directly affect the disciplines and even cause new definitions for Social Sciences. “Digital Humanities”, “Computational Social Sciences”, “Computational Linguistics” and so on definitions such as these are the result of this interaction. In line with these developments, citation analysis was used to measure the use of scientific resources in Communication Sciences. Between 1990 and 2018, the bibliographic data of books and book chapters indexed in the field of Communication in the Book Citation Index of Web of Science were examined. In terms of annual growth rate, Communication Sciences literature has been observed to be close to exponential growth curve. In the book / book chapters published in the field of Communication Sciences, it was found that the use of journals was lower than the use of non-journal materials. “Audiology & Speech-Language”, “Pathology”, “Psychology” and “Behavioral Sciences” are the sub-areas where journal usage is more intense than other types of sources. For all years and all subject areas in the field of Communication Sciences, half-life is calculated as 9 years. The highest area of half-life was History with 26 years, while the lowest was the Public Administration as 7 years.