Ethnographic studies in Information Science: bibliometric analysis in the Web of Science database
Leilah Santiago Bufrem,
Juliana Lazzarotto Freitas,
Paula Carina de Araújo
Abstract:Ethnography has been recognized as a valuable methodological resource in Information Science research. In this study, we describe Information Science scientific articles on ethnography — and others that use ethnographic methodologies — indexed in the Web of Science database. Bibliometric research found 803 articles indexed in the database’s Core Collection, covering the period from 1979 to 2020. The analysis of these articles shows that 2016 concentrates the highest number of publications (65), and points to M… Show more
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