Discovery, Duplication, and Documentation: A Case Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1968/v5i3/49198Abstract
Data on the rate of discovery of antibiotics and the frequency of rediscovery of known antibiotics, from different organisms, in different countries, during the period 1907-1967, are presented. The problems in deeming a rediscovery of a known antibiotic as unnecessary wastage of research potential and the role of documentation in this complex situation are mentioned. The duplication of discoveries reported in a country is the highest in the reports published in that country itself (Self-Duplication). It is also found that the number of cases of self-duplication is the highest in the same year as the publication of the original report. The curve for self-duplication has alternate peaks and troughs for the first ten years of the discovery and then falls off. The emergence of the two specialities - Biochemical Engineering and Biochemical Technology - mainly from the work on antibiotics, is pointed out. The structure of these two subjects as represented in the Colon Classification is discussed.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Metrics
Metrics Loading ...
Downloads
Published
1968-09-05
How to Cite
Neelameghan, A. (1968). Discovery, Duplication, and Documentation: A Case Study. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 5(3), 264–288. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1968/v5i3/49198
Issue
Section
Articles
License
All the articles published in Journal of Information and Knowledge are held by the Publisher. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), as a publisher requires its authors to transfer the copyright prior to publication. This will permit SRELS to reproduce, publish, distribute and archive the article in print and electronic form and also to defend against any improper use of the article.
Received 2014-05-22
Accepted 2014-05-22
Published 1968-09-05
Accepted 2014-05-22
Published 1968-09-05