2011/05/15 by Loet Leydesdorff, Leydesdorff, Loet
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research #Research Data Management Practices #cs.OH
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1105.3469
arxiv created 2011/05/15 · arxiv updated 2011/05/18
Katy Börner has written a wonderful book about visualization that makes our field of scientometrics accessible to much larger audiences. The book is to be read in relation to the ongoing series of exhibitions entitled "Places & Spaces: Mapping Science" currently touring the world. The book also provides the scholarly background to the exhibitions. It celebrates scientometrics as the discipline in the background that enables us to visualize the evolution of knowledge as the acumen of human civilization.