14 Sep 2004
CS 5244 – Bibliometrics
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Obsolescence
Literature gets outdated fast!
l½ references < 8
yrs. Chemistry
l½ references < 5
yrs. Physics
¡Textbooks out dated
when published
¡Practical implications
in the digital library
¡What about computer
science?
To think about: Is it really outdated-ness that
is measured or something else?