Citing methods literature: citations to field manuals as paradata on archaeological fieldwork

IF 0.7 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Information Research-An International Electronic Journal Pub Date : 2022-09-15 DOI:10.47989/irpaper941
Isto Huvila, L. Andersson, Olle Sköld
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Introduction. This article investigates how researchers cite methods literature, and to what extent and how these citations could function as a form of paradata i.e., descriptive data on research processes. Method. Citations to two prominent field manuals were retrieved using Scopus; full-texts were obtained for analysis. Analysis. Descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis were used. Results. Field manuals are cited both for compliance and contrast to clarify procedures and actions, understanding of what is considered conventional and extra-ordinary, to elucidate work processes in broader terms, and to explain concepts and what is common disciplinary knowledge. Even if literature use seems indicative of work procedures, a citation to a method cannot necessarily be considered as direct evidence of what was done in reality. Conclusions. Citations to field manuals can function as a complementary form of paradata to other information on how archaeological work has been conducted. However, rather than forming a standalone corpus of evidence, they can be expected to function best if combined with other indicators. A citation to a specific methods text can be indicative of certain patterns of work or presence of a shared scope of relevance with other works citing the same text.
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引用方法文献:引用野外手册作为考古野外工作的参考文献
介绍。本文调查了研究人员如何引用方法文献,以及这些引用在多大程度上以及如何作为一种para - ata形式,即研究过程的描述性数据。方法。使用Scopus检索了两份著名领域手册的引文;获得全文进行分析。分析。采用描述性统计和定性内容分析。结果。现场手册的引用是为了遵守和对比,以澄清程序和行动,理解什么是传统的和特别的,以更广泛的术语阐明工作过程,并解释概念和什么是共同的学科知识。即使文献的使用似乎表明了工作程序,对一种方法的引用也不一定被认为是实际工作的直接证据。结论。对实地手册的引用可以作为关于考古工作如何进行的其他信息的补充形式。但是,如果与其他指标结合起来,这些指标将发挥最佳作用,而不是形成一个独立的证据语料库。对特定方法文本的引用可以表明工作的某些模式或与引用同一文本的其他作品存在共享的相关范围。
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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal
Information Research-An International Electronic Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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期刊介绍: Information Research, is an open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is published by the University of Borås, Sweden, with the financial support of an NOP-HS Scientific Journal Grant. It is edited by Professor T.D. Wilson, and is hosted, and given technical support, by Lund University Libraries, Sweden.
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