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Mapping Scientific Frontiers: The Quest for Knowledge Visualization (2014)

Contributor(s): Chen, Chaomei (Author)

ISBN: 9781447151272

Publisher: Springer

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Pub Date: August 29, 2013

Dewey: 005.7

LCCN: 2013944066

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 9.20" L x 6.10" W ( 1.94 lbs) 344 pages

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Description: In its revised edition, this book examines the history and current developments in knowledge visualization from an interdisciplinary perspective, from theories of invisible colleges and competing paradigms to practical applications of visualization techniques.

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From the reviews of the second edition:

"The nine-chapter book is accessible, with ample references as well as specific examples drawn from geology, physics, and biomedicine to illustrate the main points. ... useful for scientists and engineers looking to understand more about science mapping and the evolution of scientific disciplines. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and above." (R. A. Kolvoord, Choice, Vol. 51 (8), April, 2014)

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