Following bibliometric footprints: the ACM digital library and the evolution of computer science

  • Authors:
  • Shion Guha;Stephanie Steinhardt;Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed;Carl Lagoze

  • Affiliations:
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 13th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Using bibliometric methods, this exploratory work shows evidence of transitions in the field of computer science since the emergence of HCI as a distinct sub-discipline. We mined the ACM Digital Library in order to expose relationships between sub-disciplines in computer science, focusing in particular on the transformational nature of the SIG Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) in relation to other SIGs. Our results suggest shifts in the field due to broader social, economic and political changes in computing research and are intended as a prolegomena to further investigations.