Bradford distribution of data elements

22 March 1979

journal article
Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Society for Information Science

Vol. 30 (2) , 107-108
https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.4630300209

Abstract

An examination of the occurrence of data elements within the various indexes and bibliographies produced by the 15 intergovernmental organizations of the United Nations system revealed a classic Bradford distribution. Interestingly, in this case the data is the number of types, not tokens. Implications for bibliographic unification are discussed.

Keywords

DATA ELEMENTS
INTERESTINGLY
UNIFICATION
BIBLIOGRAPHIC
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
TOKENS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
BRADFORD
DISTRIBUTION OF DATA
ELEMENTS AN EXAMINATION

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Bradford's Law and the Bibliography of Science
Nature, 1969