"APA-studies"
American Psychological Association (APA)
made during the 1960s and 1970s a long series of user
studies and other studies
aimed at designing an American national information system for psychology. These investigations and planning activities may
be seen as a
massive effort to make a domain-specific analysis of information needs and
information systems.
The program was criticized and downgraded. In particular was
a suggestion to replace the scientific journal with an electronic system for
disseminating articles according to user profiles seriously criticized by
researchers in psychology.
Literature:
American Psychological Association (1953-1969). Reports of the American
Psychological Association's Project on Scientific Information Exchange in
Psychology. Vol. 1-3. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
American Psychological Association. (1969-1971). National Information System for Psychology (NISP).
Reports # 1-16.
Garvey, W. D. & Griffith, B. C. (1967). Scientific Communication as a Social
System. Science, 157, 1011-1016.
Garvey, W. D. & Griffith, B. C. (1971). Scientific Communication: Its Role in the Conduct of Research and the Creation of Knowledge. American Psychologist, 26, 349-362.
Garvey, W. D. & Griffith, B. C. (1972). Communication and information
processing within scientific disciplines: Empirical findings for psychology.
Information Storage and Retrieval, 8, 123-136.
Hjørland, B. (1973). Videnskabelig informationsformidling. En redegørelse med udgangspunkt i psykologisk forskning. (Specialeopgave i psykologi). København.
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 23-06-2006