Objective: A review of background and the mode of formations, models, developmental stages and scientific application of information epidemiology theory.
Methodology: Literature review
Findings: The present study indicated that the theory can trace the rise and decline of a school of thought through time. By combining Goffman and Newill’s mathematical model with ISI based analyses, it is possible to predict the outbreak of a research topic, duration of its outbreak, number of individuals affected and when to establish the communication facilities for scientific exchange
Rahimi, S. (2010). An Overview of Goffman and Newill’s Information Epidemiology Theory. Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44(1), 145-166.
MLA
Saleh Rahimi. "An Overview of Goffman and Newill’s Information Epidemiology Theory". Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44, 1, 2010, 145-166.
HARVARD
Rahimi, S. (2010). 'An Overview of Goffman and Newill’s Information Epidemiology Theory', Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44(1), pp. 145-166.
VANCOUVER
Rahimi, S. An Overview of Goffman and Newill’s Information Epidemiology Theory. Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 2010; 44(1): 145-166.
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