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The index nobody would publish
In the 1950s, Eugene Garfield proposed indexing science by the references scientists cite. When government funders stepped back, he had to decide whether to publish it himself. Research and a bestselling book show why knowing where to look can matter as much as knowing, and where the evidence is still weak.
Major #37: Information ScienceThe story: Eugene Garfield (1950s to 1960s). The book: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick.
In this lesson
- A library out of control
- A calculated risk
- What the research says
- The book: The Information
- What the evidence says about the book
- Where this comes from
- Try it today
- 4 questions to check yourself