Question

The following is related to Bradford's Law

• A. Productivity of authors
• B. Patterns of growth of literature
• C. Frequency of occurrence of word
• D. Scattering and seepage of article

Hint:

Associate the laws with their subjects: Bradford = Journals (scattering), Lotka = Authors (productivity), Zipf = Words (frequency).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Define Bradford's Law. Bradford's Law is a bibliometric law formulated by Samuel C. Bradford. It describes the distribution of articles on a given subject across different journals.

Step 2: Explain the core concept. The law states that a small number of "core" journals will contain a large proportion of the articles on a subject. More articles will be found in a larger number of journals that are less focused on the topic, and the remaining articles will be scattered across a vast number of journals. This phenomenon is known as the scattering of articles.

Step 3: Relate to other laws. \[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{Lotka's Law relates to the productivity of authors.} \\ \bullet & \text{Zipf's Law relates to the frequency of occurrence of words in a text.} \\ \end{array}\] Bradford's Law specifically addresses how articles on a topic are scattered across a range of journals.