Library and information science research in Pakistan: A bibliometric analysis, 1957–2018

2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062092193
Author(s):  
Nadeem Siddique ◽  
Shafiq Ur Rehman ◽  
Muhammad Ajmal Khan ◽  
Asif Altaf
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The University

This article reviews 62 years (1957–2018) of research in library and information science in Pakistan. A comprehensive bibliometric study was conducted using the four leading databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Library and Information Science Abstracts, and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts). The researchers found a positive upward trend. Library research is on the rise in Pakistan. The Department of Information Management at the University of the Punjab is the major contributor to the library and information science literature. Forty percent of the total publications were published in two Pakistani journals. Older and well-established institutions like the University of the Punjab and the University of Karachi have taken the lead in publishing research. The Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces require more focus and funding.

scholarly journals “Library and Information Science” Literature in Web of Science: What a Decade Tells Us About Scholarly Collaboration in the Field (2007-2016)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim M. Thompson ◽  
Kasey Garrison ◽  
Carolina Santelices-Werchez ◽  
Paulina Arellano-Rojas ◽  
Danilo Reyes-Lillo
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Scholarly Collaboration

Ensuring access to published research is increasingly important for demonstrating research impact, supporting wide readership, creating interest in collaboration, and making way for funding opportunities. This article provides a bibliometric analysis of publications from 2007-2016 in the Web of Science (WOS) database to update understanding of recent international library science research as a means of discussing research impact and scientific collaboration. The methodology is a descriptive analysis of publications retrieved from the WOS database using keywords “library science” and WOS-generated subject descriptor “Information Science & Library Science.”  Analysis focused on descriptive data related to our research questions including representation of countries, languages, and journals. The findings reveal that most publications are published by researchers with institutional affiliations in the United States and in English. Library and information science research continues to be strong in collaboration, but international and interdisciplinary collaborations are still low in this sample. The dataset reflects that co- and multi-authored publications have the highest WOS citation counts, reinforcing the value of scholarly collaboration. This research provides a baseline to chart future growth in Library Science research publications and collaborations.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research Winter 2007 and Spring 2008: A Bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

The following Master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science in Library Science degree or the Master of Science in Information Science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.The Master’s papers are available online at: http://sils.unc.edu/itrc/mpi/.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research 2003-2004: A bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

Master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master of science in library science degree or the master of science in information science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The subject headings used to index them have been given. The master’s papers are available online at : http://ils.unc.edu/mpi/ The database is searchable by author and title.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research 2002: A Bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

The following master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master of science in information and library science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The subject headings used to index them have been given. The numbers added to the citations will facilitate identification of master’s papers requested on interlibrary loan.

The Coverage of Library and Information Science Literature in Web of Science

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
J. Alamelu ◽  
V. Geetha
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Publication Output ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Annual Average ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Publication Share

The main objective of this study is to explore scholarly communication trends in the field of Library and Information Science Literature. A total of 28056 records from Web of Science database, Library and Information Science collected from 1989 to 2017, were analyzed. It examines based on its publication output in Library and Information Science during 1989-2017, based on several parameters, including the country annual average growth rate, global publication share, national publication output, etc. The study uses 29 years (1989- 2017) publications data in Library and Information Science drawn from Web of Science Database.

Who is who in library and information science research? The integrative application of scholarly influence indicators

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1186-1196
Author(s):  
Reza Mokhtarpour ◽  
Ali Akbar Khasseh
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Intellectual Structure ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Scientometric Indicators ◽  
Scholarly Influence

This research concerns determining authors’ scientific influence in library and information science research and their impact on the intellectual structure of the discipline by means of integrative indicators of the Scholarly Capital Model and co-authorship patterns. Research records comprised articles published from 1945 to 2016 in library and information science core journals and indexed in Web of Science. CiteSpace (software for visualization of scientific patterns and trends) was employed to map the intellectual structure of library and information science research based on co-authorship patterns. The results showed that the top 10 authors of library and information science research with the highest scores in terms of influence indicators (except for one person) were mostly concerned with the field of scientometrics which can be considered as the special impact of scientometric authors on the intellectual structure of library and information science research especially in recent years. Based on the results of the research, integrative use of scientometric indicators for measuring authors’ level of scholarly influence may grant a more precise perspective for decision makers in the field of library and information science.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research 2002: A Bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

The following master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master of science in information and library science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The subject headings used to index them have been given. They are available for interlibrary loan.

scholarly journals Współautorstwo publikacji w wybranych polskich i zagranicznych czasopismach z zakresu bibliologii i informatologii

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (1(103)) ◽  
pp. 67-79
Author(s):  
Jacek Tomaszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Management Journal ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
American Society

Cel/teza: Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie wyników badań współautorstwa publikacji z zakresu bibliologii i informatologii, przeprowadzonych na podstawie wybranych czasopismach polskich i zagranicznych, opublikowanych w latach 2000–2009. Autor dodatkowo prezentuje wyniki analizy wykorzystania anglojęzycznych czasopism przez polskich bibliologów i informatologów, uznając cytowania obcojęzycznych publikacji za jeden ze wskaźników kompetencji językowych, niezbędnych do podejmowania międzynarodowej współpracy naukowej. Koncepcja/metody badań: Badania przeprowadzono na podstawie danych zgromadzonych w bazie CYTBIN oraz pięciu czasopism zagranicznych: International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Academic Librarianship, Journal of Documentation, Journal of the American Society for In­formation Science and Technology oraz Library and Information Science Research. Wyniki i wnioski: Przeprowadzone badania ukazały tendencję wzrostu liczby publikacji wieloau­torskich w piśmiennictwie zagranicznym w latach 2000-2009, w których artykuły wieloautorskie stanowią 39% ogółu publikacji. Natomiast w literaturze polskiej zaobserwowano w tym okresie stały, 9% udział publikacji wieloautorskich. W badanych czasopismach zagranicznych regularnie pojawiają się artykuły trzech i większej liczby autorów, stanowiąc 16% ogółu publikacji, podczas gdy w czasopismach polskich publikowane są artykuły autorstwa, co najwyżej trzech osób, stanowiąc zaledwie 1% wszystkich publikacji. Oryginalność/wartość poznawcza: Przeprowadzone badanie przedstawia w kategoriach ilościowych współautorstwo publikacji w polskich czasopismach z zakresu bibliologii i informatologii i porównuje je z publikacjami w czasopismach zagranicznych.

Intellectual freedom and alternative priorities in library and information science research: A longitudinal study

IFLA Journal ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 034003522110611
Author(s):  
Gabriel J Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Intellectual Freedom ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Relative Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Equity And Inclusion

This article presents a bibliometric analysis of the library and information science literature to trace the emphasis that intellectual freedom and neutrality have received relative to an index of alternative and possibly competing topics. Emphasis is captured longitudinally by recording the number of results for various search terms associated with intellectual freedom, neutrality, diversity, equity, and inclusion in Web of Science from 1993 through 2020 and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts from 1970 through 2020. The results show that the number of works mentioning intellectual freedom and neutrality has increased only slightly over the study period, in sharp contrast to many entries on the diversity, equity, and inclusion index. With research interests being partially indicative of personal beliefs and professional activity, the impact of this relative change in emphasis on professional practice is discussed. Public controversies regarding library neutrality, intellectual freedom, and freedom of expression in libraries are summarized.

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