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Where is the Discovery in Literature-Based Discovery?

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Literature-based Discovery

Part of the book series: Information Science and Knowledge Management ((ISKM,volume 15))

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This chapter addresses the core of literature-based discovery (LBD), namely, what is discovery and how is the generation of discovery confirmed. The chapter starts with definitions of discovery and innovation, especially in the LBD context, and then proceeds to describe radical discovery and LBD. It then describes the vetting necessary to confirm the presence of discovery. Finally, the chapter concludes with a few examples where use of more comprehensive vetting techniques would have been prudent before discovery was reported. The LBD focus is on open discovery systems (start with a problem, discover a solution, or vice versa) exclusively.

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Kostoff, R.N. (2008). Where is the Discovery in Literature-Based Discovery?. In: Bruza, P., Weeber, M. (eds) Literature-based Discovery. Information Science and Knowledge Management, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68690-3_5

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