IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 2002

A methodology for streamlining historical research: the analysis of technical and scientific publications

J.T. Battalio

Abstract

The article provides a framework for organizing and structuring the research of historical researchers who analyze technical and scientific publications. Because historical research spans both decades and centuries, an effective research methodology is essential. The framework consists of a multifaceted 10-step method for studying the written discourse of scientific and technical communication, specifically for interpreting historical data obtained from articles published in technical and scientific journals. The method is a reliable means for making sense of the enormous body of data that awaits historical researchers in the volumes of scientific and technical discourse already published.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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2002-03-01
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10.1109/47.988360
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