In a short report, the personal view of the author on descrip tive bibliometrics and the methods used are given. The paper illustrates with seven graphs the different results and gives some interpretations of the development of systematic zool ogy as a descriptive science and a basic knowledge base for biodiversity research. Methods of descriptive bibliometry can be used in both fields of research. Professor R.T. Bottle has presented masterpieces in bibliometrics [1, 2, 3] which have stimulated, and will continue to stimulate, research for many years.
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R.T. Bottle and E.N. Efthimiadis , Library and information science literature: authorship and growth patterns, Journal of Information Science9 (1984) 107-116.
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