Statistical methods used in Arabic journals of library and information science

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (5) ◽  
pp. 4383-4416
Author(s):  
Bahaa Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science

Investigation on the statistical methods in research studies of library and information science

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1070-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Yuehua Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Anomaly Analysis ◽  
Research Studies

Purpose The statistical method plays an extremely important role in quantitative research studies in library and information science (LIS). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of statistical methods used in the field, their application areas and the temporal change patterns during a recent 15-year period. Design/methodology/approach The research papers in six major scholarly journals from 1999 to 2013 in LIS were examined. Factors including statistical methods, application areas and time period were analyzed using quantitative research methods including content analysis and temporal analysis methods. Findings The research studies using statistical methods in LIS have increased steadily. Statistical methods were more frequently used to solve problems in the information retrieval area than in other areas, and inferential statistical methods were used more often than predictive statistical methods and other statistical methods. Anomaly analysis on statistical method uses was conducted and four types of anomaly were specified. Originality/value The findings of this study can help educators, graduates and researchers in the field of LIS better understand the patterns and trends of the applications of statistical methods in this field, depict an overall picture of quantitative research studies in LIS from the perspective of statistical methods and discover the change patterns of statistical method applications in LIS between 1999 and 2013.

scholarly journals Author-level metrics: Its impact on scholarly output evaluation among various publication metrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Jay N Shah
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Publication ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Measurement And Analysis

Publication metrics indicate the visibility and reach of a research publication. The metrics can be at article-level, author-level, and journal-level to measure the scholarly output and its impact. Bibliometrics is the use of statistical methods to analyze various publications mostly used in the field of library and information science; whereas, scientometrics is the sub-field concerned with the science of metrics for the measurement and analysis of scholarly publications. Readers are not always well informed about the various publication metrics, and use them without knowing how to interpret them, their strength and limitations.

scholarly journals Applications of inferential statistical methods in library and information science

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Yanyan Wang ◽  
Yuehua Zhao ◽  
Xin Cai
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Organization ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Information Selection ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
And Control

AbstractResearch methods play an extremely important role in studies. Statistical methods are fundamental and vital for quantitative research. The authors of this paper investigated the research papers that used statistical methods including parametric inferential statistical methods, nonparametric inferential statistical methods, predictive statistical correlation methods, and predictive statistical regression methods in library and information science and examined the connections and interactions between statistical methods and their application areas including information creation, information selection and control, information organization, information retrieval, information dissemination, and information use. Both an inferential statistical method and graphic clustering visualization method were employed to explore the relationships between statistical methods and application areas and reveal the hidden interaction patterns. As a result, 1821 research papers employing statistical methods were identified among the papers published in six major library and information science journals from 1999 to 2017. The findings showed that application areas affected the types of statistical methods utilized. Studies in information organization and information retrieval tended to employ parametric and nonparametric inferential methods, while correlation and regression methods were applied more in studies in information use, information dissemination, information creation, and information selection and control field. These findings help researchers better understand the statistical method orientation of library and information science studies and assist educators in the field to develop applicable quantitative research methodology courses.

A study on statistical methods used in six journals of library and information science

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Yuehua Zhao ◽  
Yanyan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Statistical Methodology ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Quantitative methods, especially statistical methods, play an increasingly important role in research of library and information science (LIS). For different journals, the uses of statistical methods vary substantially due to different journal scopes and aims. The purpose of this paper is to explore the characteristics of statistical methodology uses in six major scholarly journals in LIS. Design/methodology/approach – Research papers that used statistical methods from the six major journals were selected and investigated. Content analysis method, descriptive statistical analysis method, and temporal analysis method were used to compare and analyze statistical method uses in research papers of the investigated journals. Findings – The findings of this study show that there was a clear growth trend of statistical method uses in five of the investigated journals; statistical methods were used most in The Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology and Information Processing & Management; and the top three most frequently used statistical methods were t-test, ANOVA test, and χ2-test. Originality/value – The findings can be used to better understand the application areas, patterns, and trends of statistical methods among the investigated journals and their statistical methodology orientations in research studies of LIS.

EDITORIAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 01
Author(s):  
Martha Suzana Cabral Nunes ◽  
Telma de Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
International Forum

É com grande satisfação que apresentamos aos nossos leitores mais um número da CONCI – Convergências em Ciência da Informação. Neste novo fascículo trazemos os trabalhos apresentados no 2º Encontro Regional Norte-Nordeste de Educação em Ciência da Informação – 2º ERECIN N-NE, evento da Associação Brasileira de Educação em Ciência da Informação (ABECIN) que teve como tema “O desafio da inclusão na práxis pedagógica: saberes e fazeres em Ciência da Informação”. O 2º ERECIN N-NE ocorreu de 11 a 15 de junho de 2018 na Universidade Federal de Sergipe e congregou ainda o I International Forum on Library and Information Science e o XI SNAC – Seminário Nacional de Avaliação Curricular.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION AMONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA (1991–2012): AN INFORMETRICS STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan R. Maluleka ◽  
Omwoyo B. Onyancha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
The Past ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This study sought to assess the extent of research collaboration in Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in South Africa between 1991 and 2012. Informetric research techniques were used to obtain relevant data for the study. The data was extracted from two EBSCO-hosted databases, namely, Library and Information Science Source (LISS) and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA). The search was limited to scholarly peer reviewed articles published between 1991 and 2012. The data was analysed using Microsoft Excel ©2010 and UCINET for Windows ©2002 software packages. The findings revealed that research collaboration in LIS schools in South Africa has increased over the past two decades and mainly occurred between colleagues from the same department and institution; there were also collaborative activities at other levels, such as inter-institutional and inter-country, although to a limited extent; differences were noticeable when ranking authors according to different computations of their collaborative contributions; and educator-practitioner collaboration was rare. Several conclusions and recommendations based on the findings are offered in the article.

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