Michael Afolabi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Library Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NG

Abstract

A citation analysis of the authors cited in the literature of bibliographical classification at two-year intervals from 1960 to 1980 was made to determine the existence of core authors in the field. When the Bradford distribution was applied to the data on the cited authors, it was observed that only one author was determined as the core author.

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Michael Afolabi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Library Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NG

Abstract

In this investigation, an attempt was made to apply Mullin's properties of theory groups to two bibliographical classification research groups: the Classification Research Group (England) and the Bangalore Documentation Research Group (India). It was found that both groups meet the properties and can be appropriately described as theory groups.

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