浪潮与沙滩:略谈图书情报研究热点和研究前沿

Tide and Beach:A View on the Hotspots and Frontiers of Library and Information Science

将研究热点比作浪潮,而把研究前沿比作沙滩。某些热点可能成为前沿,如同浪潮过后可能留下沙滩;有些热点因时过境迁而消失,如同波浪过后一无所有。当沙滩累积成陆地,就成为领域。以学科知识本体、智能信息处理、计量分析及可视化为代表的前沿,如同沙滩上的风景,可能在海浪的冲刷下会不断改变其面貌,但研究者总可望在其中找到一些"美丽的贝壳"。以Web/Lib2.0、云计算、大数据为代表的热点,如同海边冲浪,也许会有新体验,但也可能有浪潮过后的失望和无奈。海滩拾贝式或随波逐浪式研究皆有意义但价值不同。参考文献18。

The research hotspot is compared to the tide, while the research frontier is compared to the beach. Some hotspots can become frontiers, as the beach emerges after the tide sets ; other hotspots disappear with time passes, as there is nothing left behind the tide. When the beach accumulates into the land, there comes the ar- ea. The research frontier, represented by subject knowledge ontology, intelligent information processing, quan- titative analysis and visualization, is like the scenery on the beach, which will gradually change its face when washed by the tide. Nevertheless, researchers expect to find some ＂beautiful shells＂ in it. While the research hotspot, represented by Web/Lib2.0, cloud computing and big data, is like beach surfing, which may give re- searchers new experience, as well as disappointment and helplessness, the same feeling surfers have as the tide sets. Research in the style of beach net colleting and chasing after waves are both meaningful but different in values.