scholarly journals Research Group Introduction: Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (8) ◽  
pp. NL8_9-NL8_9
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Applied Electromagnetics

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.

A secondary analysis of the library profession’s self-reported competence and comfort in working with patrons with disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
JJ Pionke
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current State ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
The Continuum

PurposeThis article presents a secondary analysis of previously published data in order to drive discussion of the library profession’s current state of preparedness in working with patrons with disabilities.Design/methodology/approachThis article used a secondary analysis of survey data that have been previously published to determine what the continuum of data said about the current state of preparedness in the profession when working with people with disabilities.FindingsA comparison of the data from both surveys reveals that there are not only gaps in library graduate school education related to disability and accessibility but also that those gaps are not being addressed through professional development and staff training after students enter the workforce.Research limitations/implicationsThis was a secondary analysis of data, so no new data could be added. There was also no representation from library graduate school administration.Practical implicationsAn awareness is built that there needs to be more instruction for library graduate students and library employees on topics related to disability, accessibility and assistive technologies.Originality/valueThe topic has never been studied before in this kind of continuum of data, and the use of the secondary analysis of data with the library and information science profession is exceedingly rare.

scholarly journals El futuro de nuestro entorno informacional

COMeIN ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Ortoll ◽  
Josep Cobarsí-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Computer Library ◽  
Carlos Iii

El pasado 27 de octubre tuvo lugar en Barcelona, hospedado por la UOC, el workshop “Future of Information Environments, Thinking and Building with ASIS&T”, organizado por ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology), OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), el Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y el grupo de investigación KIMO (Knowledge and Information Management in Organizations) de la UOC. En el workshop, primer acto organizado por ASIS&T en España, se discutieron algunas tendencias sobre el futuro de los entornos de información y sobre como las personas interactúan con las tecnologías.

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