scholarly journals A study of emerging trends in digital preservation literature: An analysis of journal articles presented in course syllabi

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062096771
Author(s):  
Angela P. Murillo ◽  
Ayoung Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Course Syllabi ◽  
Emerging Topics

The field of digital preservation education is evolving due to the rapid developments in the digital preservation field, and as educators and researchers respond to these developments. One way to understand trends in education is through the examination of course syllabi and through the assigned course readings, as instructors often utilize and integrate core and seminal literature in these courses. This study aims to understand the emerging topics and trends in digital preservation education through the examination of these course readings. This study examines these topics and trends through an analysis of the literature assigned digital preservation courses at North American ALA (American Library Association)-accredited Master’s in Library and Information Science programs through bibliometric analysis, topic modeling, and visual analysis of the citation data.

scholarly journals The Internationalization of the Academic Library: A Systematic Review of 25 Years of Literature on International Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda B. Click ◽  
Claire Walker Wiley ◽  
Meggan Houlihan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
International Students ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Conference Papers

This study is a systematic review of the library and information science (LIS) literature related to international students and academic libraries. A systematic review involves the methodical collection and analysis of a body of literature and is growing in popularity in the LIS field. Three well-known LIS databases were systematically searched for articles related to the topic, and manual bibliography searches were conducted to find additional publications. Journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers were included or excluded based on established criteria. Findings show that articles published about international students and academic libraries have increased steadily between 1990 and 2014. The majority of authors are affiliated with universities and institutions in the United States, although an increase in represented countries is apparent. Fewer than half of the articles can be considered original research, and surveys are the most popular method for data collection. The LIS field—and international students—would benefit from further exploration of this topic, particularly from original research with practical implications.

scholarly journals Use of the Journal Citation Reports for Serials Management in Research Libraries: An Investigation of the Effect of Self-Citation on Journal Rankings in Library and Information Science and Genetics

2000 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Nisonger
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Journal Rankings ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Citation

This article explores the use of the Institute for Scientific Information’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for journal management in academic libraries. The advantages and disadvantages to using JCR citation data for journal management are outlined, and a literature review summarizes reported uses of these data by libraries and scholars. This study researches the impact of journal self-citation on JCR rankings of library and information science (LIS) and genetics journals. The 1994 rankings by impact factor and total citations received were recalculated with journal self-citations removed; then the recalculated rankings were compared to the original rankings to analyze the effect of self-citations. It is concluded that librarians can use JCR data without correcting for journal self-citation, although self-citations do exert a major effect on the rankings for a small number of journals.

Analyzing library and information science full‐text articles using a topic modeling approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 847-848
Author(s):  
Keiko Kurata ◽  
Yosuke Miyata ◽  
Emi Ishita ◽  
Michimasa Yamamoto ◽  
Fang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Modeling Approach

Publication trends in library and information science

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.P. Singh ◽  
Harish Chander
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Publication Trends ◽  
Citation Pattern ◽  
Authorship Pattern ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Management

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to explore the publication trends of the scholarly journal Library Management, and highlight its various important aspects. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents results of bibliometric analysis of 336 articles which were published during the period 2006-2012, in the Library Management journal of Emerald. Findings – The results indicate that the majority of the contributions by single authors and most cited documents are journal articles. The study highlights the chronological distribution of articles, authorship pattern, geographical distribution of authors, institutions wise distribution, citation pattern and length of articles. Originality/value – As yet there have been no such studies conducted that investigate the various aspects of Library Management journal. It evaluates the publication trends of the journal and has important implications for scholars and researchers.

scholarly journals ARPIT Online Course on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Library and Information Services (ETTLIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (03) ◽  
pp. 160-168
Author(s):  
Nabi Hasan ◽  
Debashis Naskar
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Career Progression ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Spare Time

Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) is a major and unique initiative for professional development in Library and Information Science (LIS), using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) platform called SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) of Government of India. Learners who find it difficult to spare time for regular physical learning may use this platform for professional development and career progression. With the advantage of this platform, a new course, i.e., Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information Services (ETTLIS), has been launched with National Resource Centre in Library and Information Science (NRC) at Central Library, IIT Delhi. People might be thinking that the role and prospects of library professionals are diminishing. However, we can say that they are becoming more important provided they are keeping pace with emerging trends & technologies in LIS and willing to go out of the box. ETTLIS course has been designed to make learners aware of new trends, technologies, and developments in the field of library systems and services. The paper is aimed to highlight this course and its useful contents to every library professional through SWAYAM and its YouTube Channel to help in professional development and career progression.

scholarly journals Acting hot or not? Testing the citing to show-off hypothesis

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeppe Nicolaisen ◽  
Tove Faber Frandsen
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Reference Lists ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Engineering Economics ◽  
Reference Selection ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Selection Of

PurposeCitation analysis as a method for studying scientific communication is frequently criticized for being based on biased citation practices. Questionable motives for the reference selection have been suggested including the claim that authors tend to cite hot papers in order to show-off. In this study, the authors investigate the claim that authors tend to cite the recent literature in order to show-off.Design/methodology/approachFollowing Moed and Garfield (2004), the authors investigate the claim by analyzing the proportion of recent references as a function of the length of the reference lists of citing papers. The authors analyze reference lists of citing papers in the fields of biomedical engineering, economics, medicine, psychology and library and information science between 2010 and 2019. From each of these fields, a number of journals are included in the analysis to represent the field. In total, 42 journals are included in the analyses comprising a selection of almost 65,000 journal articles. The proportion of recent references is calculated using two citation windows. The proportion of recent references as a function of the length of the reference lists is calculated through simple linear regressions to predict the share of recent references based on the number of references.FindingsThe results of the linear regressions indicate that in most cases, there are a statistically significant relationship between the share of recent references and the number of references. This study’s results show that when authors display selective referencing behavior, references to the recent literature tend to be only marginally increased, and some results even display the opposite tendency (marginally overciting the older literature).Originality/valueThis study of the claim that authors tend to cite the recent literature in order to show-off does not confirm the hypothesis.

scholarly journals Exploring Reader-Generated Language to Describe Multicultural Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denice Adkins ◽  
Jenny S. Bossaller ◽  
Heather Moulaison Sandy
Keyword(s):  
Text Mining ◽  
Topic Modeling ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Multicultural Literature ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Cultural Affirmation ◽  
Modeling Toolkit ◽  
Different Cultures

How do readers describe multicultural fiction works? While in library and information science (LIS) we have the language of appeal factorsand genre trendsto describe works of fiction, these linguistic choices may not be used by readers to describe their own responses and reactions to works that provide cultural affirmation of one’s own culture or exposure to learning different cultures. In this research, text mining processes are employed to harvest reader-generated book reviews and subsequently analyze the words readers use to describe award-winning multicultural fiction on the retailer site Amazon.com. Our goal with this study is to provide LIS professionals an insight into readers’ perspectives related to multicultural fiction. We describe our methodology of engaging in topic modeling as described by Jockers and Mimno (2013) as applied to multicultural fiction reviews. First, we explore the construction and processing of a corpus of reader reviews of multicultural fiction titles, then we model topics using a topic modeling toolkit to generate topics from these reviews. Through this analysis, we determine consistent terms used to describe multicultural fiction that can be used to indicate common reader experience and identify topics. Closing discussion reflects on whether librarians can use text mining of reader reviews to enhance their reader advisory services for readers seeking books that represent multiple and/or diverse cultures.

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