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
Rahimi,S . "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.
CHICAGO
S Rahimi, "An Overview of Goffman and Newill’s Information Epidemiology Theory," Academic Librarianship and Information Research, 44 1 (2010): 145-166,
VANCOUVER
Rahimi S. An Overview of Goffman and Newill’s Information Epidemiology Theory. Acad. Librariansh. Info. Res.. 2010;44(1):145-166 (In Persian).
