Literature-based discovery: a classical approach of information science

Abstract

The implicit links between documents are often of great significance to scientific discovery. This paper briefly reviews the background, basic ideas, and the related research tool Arrowsmith system of the literature-based discovery method founded by Professor Don. R. Swanson of the University of Chicago. It represents a classical research approach in information science. It is believed that this method has opened up a broader research field for information retrieval and knowledge discovery, provided new research ideas for medical informatics, and injected new vitality into information science.