%0 Journal Article %1 YvesF._Le_Coadic01011987 %A Coadic, Yves F. Le %D 1987 %J Journal of Information Science %K information lv_wisskomm science_communication theory %N 3 %P 143-148 %R 10.1177/016555158701300304 %T Modelling the communication, distribution, transmission or transfer of scientific information %U http://jis.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/3/143 %V 13 %X The processes involved in distributing scientific informa tion, i.e. information produced by and for the sciences, assume various names: communication, diffusion, transmission, trans fer, flow, spread, circulation, dissemination, etc. Depending on the conceptual point of view, the distribu tion processes are patterned in different ways. As physics is currently the leading scientific field, physical science models are often used. Two of them are studied here and their limita tions are shown. But biology and biological models have also attracted cer tain information scientists, and again we show the limitations to these. All of these processes are, however, of a social kind, which indicates that only sociological models, and particularly those of mathematical sociology are appropriate in studying this phenomena. Various models are discussed here and a new conceptual approach is proposed.

@article{YvesF._Le_Coadic01011987, abstract = {The processes involved in distributing scientific informa tion, i.e. information produced by and for the sciences, assume various names: communication, diffusion, transmission, trans fer, flow, spread, circulation, dissemination, etc. Depending on the conceptual point of view, the distribu tion processes are patterned in different ways. As physics is currently the leading scientific field, physical science models are often used. Two of them are studied here and their limita tions are shown. But biology and biological models have also attracted cer tain information scientists, and again we show the limitations to these. All of these processes are, however, of a social kind, which indicates that only sociological models, and particularly those of mathematical sociology are appropriate in studying this phenomena. Various models are discussed here and a new conceptual approach is proposed. }, added-at = {2008-03-12T15:03:29.000+0100}, author = {Coadic, Yves F. Le}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a4dda87c1e0af5f586e11e3d98d7edf9/verp}, description = {Modelling the communication, distribution, transmission or transfer of scientific information -- Le Coadic 13 (3): 143 -- Journal of Information Science}, doi = {10.1177/016555158701300304}, eprint = {http://jis.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/13/3/143.pdf}, interhash = {af538a56bdba58bae3d860ef2fcc7daf}, intrahash = {a4dda87c1e0af5f586e11e3d98d7edf9}, journal = {Journal of Information Science}, keywords = {information lv_wisskomm science_communication theory}, number = 3, pages = {143-148}, timestamp = {2008-03-13T17:03:54.000+0100}, title = {{Modelling the communication, distribution, transmission or transfer of scientific information}}, url = {http://jis.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/3/143}, volume = 13, year = 1987 }