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Belver C. Griffith (1931-1999) was an American information scientist.

Life

Belver Callis Griffith was born on March 28, 1931, in Hampton, Virginia, and died October 23, 1999 in Philadelphia. He studied psychology at the University of Connecticut and then worked in the field of cognitive psychology. In the early 1960s, he examined scientific information exchange in the field of psychology as part of a research project with the American Psychological Association.[1] Since then he has mainly worked on the quantitative analysis of scientific communication, bibliometrics, scientometrics and scientific communication. In 1969, Griffith became a professor at the School of Library and Information Science at Drexel University in Philadelphia. In the 1970s he collaborated Henry Small at the Institute for Scientific Information on co-citations as a means of analyzing formal structures and as a complement to the informal social structure in science. Together they published a number of important papers on co-citation analysis. He also co-authored with his Howard D. White and others.

Contributions

* Griffith taught at Drexel University, 1969-1991.
* Directed the American Psychological Association project on scientific information exchange.
* Published more than 200 scientific papers and edited 2 books.
* Collaborated with Henry Small in the early 1970s on the creation of a database that maps scientific research.
* Received grants for his research from the National Science Foundation, Public Health Service, National Library of Medicine, and the Department of Education.

Selected Publications

AWARDS

* Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1996 Derek de Solla Price Award for scientometrics.
* 1980 Research Achievement Award, Drexel University, 1980.
* American Society for Information Science Outstanding Information Teacher Award, 1982.

Personal Papers

Drexel University Libraries (Philadelphia, PA). Belver Griffith papers, 1962-1989, 0.67 cubic feet. Mostly correspondence with collaborators and other scholars studying scientific communication and information science. Includes manuscripts including a memoir (1972). Finding aid at [1].

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-Belver C. Griffith (1931-1999)
+Belver C. Griffith (1931-1999) was an American information scientist.
 == Life ==
+Belver Callis Griffith was born on March 28, 1931, in Hampton, Virginia, and died October 23, 1999 in Philadelphia. He studied psychology at the University of Connecticut and then worked in the field of cognitive psychology. In the early 1960s, he examined scientific information exchange in the field of psychology as part of a research project with the American Psychological Association.[1] Since then he has mainly worked on the quantitative analysis of scientific communication, bibliometrics, scientometrics and scientific communication. In 1969, Griffith became a professor at the School of Library and Information Science at Drexel University in Philadelphia. In the 1970s he collaborated [[Henry Small]] at the Institute for Scientific Information on co-citations as a means of analyzing formal structures and as a complement to the informal social structure in science. Together they published a number of important papers on co-citation analysis. He also co-authored with his Howard D. White and others.
 == Contributions ==
-Griffith worked at Drexel University and the American Psychological Association.
+ * Griffith taught at Drexel University, 1969-1991.
+ * Directed the American Psychological Association project on scientific information exchange.
-'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''
+ * Published more than 200 scientific papers and edited 2 books.
+ * Collaborated with Henry Small in the early 1970s on the creation of a database that maps scientific research.
-Taught at Drexel University 1969-91, director of APA's project on scientific-information exchange, published more than 200 scientific papers and edited 2 books.  He collaborated with Dr. Henry Small in the early 1970s on the creation of a database that maps scientific research.  Griffith lectured at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and the Institute for Technical Knowledge in Utrecht in 1983, and he helped with the design of studies of Dutch science policies.  He received grants for his research from the National Science Foundation, Public Health Service, National Library of Medicine, and Department of Education.  [For a summary of his life and career, see White, H. D., & McCain, K. W. (2000). In memory of Belver C. Griffith. ''JASIS'', ''51''(10), 959-962.]
+ * Received grants for his research from the National Science Foundation, Public Health Service, National Library of Medicine, and the Department of Education.
-'''AWARDS:'''
-Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1996 Derek de Solla Price Award for scientometrics, 1980 Research Achievement Award (Drexel University), 1982 Outstanding Information Teacher Award (ASIS), 1987 NJ/ASIS Distinguished Lectureship Award
 == Selected Publications ==
-== Papers ==
+== Further reading ==
-'''LOCATION #1:''' Drexel University Libraries (Philadelphia, PA)
+ * White, H. D., & McCain, K. W. (2000). In memory of Belver C. Griffith. ''Journal of ASIS'', ''51''(10), 959-962.
-'''DATES:''' 1962-1989
-'''SIZE:''' .67 cubic feet
-'''INCLUDES:''' Belver Griffith papers: The majority of the collection consists of Dr. Griffith's correspondence with collaborators and scholars studying scientific communication and information science, and date primarily from the 1970s and 1980s. Included with these correspondences are drafts and edited manuscripts that Griffith co-authored. Also included in the collection are several lectures, information on the awards Griffith received, a memoir dating from 1972, and reports to the dean of the College of Information Studies offering summaries of Griffith's activities. For more information, see the finding aid link below.
+== AWARDS ==
+ * Chemical Heritage Foundation, 1996 Derek de Solla Price Award for scientometrics.
+ * 1980 Research Achievement Award, Drexel University, 1980.
+ * American Society for Information Science Outstanding Information Teacher Award, 1982.
-'''SOURCE:''' https://archivalcollections.drexel.edu/repositories/4/resources/1369
+== Personal Papers ==
+Drexel University Libraries (Philadelphia, PA). Belver Griffith papers, 1962-1989, 0.67 cubic feet. Mostly correspondence with collaborators and other scholars studying scientific communication and information science. Includes manuscripts including a memoir (1972). Finding aid at [https://archivalcollections.drexel.edu/repositories/4/resources/1369].