Obsolescence of computing literature

Cunningham, Sally Jo; Bocock, David

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Cunningham, S. J. & Bocock, D. (1995). Obsolescence of computing literature. (Working paper 95/8). Hamilton, New Zealand: University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science.

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Abstract

A multisynchronous obsolescence study has been performed on two computing journals that publish on technical aspects of computer system management (networks and operating systems). This area of computer science is found to have a relatively high obsolescence rate (a median citation rate of four years). This rate is similar to that of fields in engineering and the technology-dependent "hard" sciences.

Date

1995-03

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Working Paper

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Computer Science Working Papers

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95/8

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University of Waikato, Department of Computer Science

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1995 Working Papers [32]