Where is the Discovery in Literature-Based Discovery?

This chapter addresses the core of literature-based discovery (LBD), namely, what is discovery and how is the generation of discovery confirmed and the vetting necessary to confirm the presence of discovery.

Abstract

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.