Boundary Crossing in Research Literatures as a Means of Interdisciplinary Information Transfer.

Pierce, Sydney J.

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ERIC Number: EJ595534

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Boundary Crossing in Research Literatures as a Means of Interdisciplinary Information Transfer.

Pierce, Sydney J.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v50 n3 p271-79 1999

Analyzes data on 199 boundary-crossing articles published in sociology and political science journals over a 20-year period. Results suggest that disciplinary boundaries are less restrictive than the literature suggests, and that boundary-crossing publications are involved in complex patterns of interdisciplinary information transfer. (AEF)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Information Transfer, Interdisciplinary Approach, Journal Articles, Political Science, Publications, Research Methodology, Scholarly Journals, Social Studies, Sociology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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