National and regional models of collaboration between teaching and research institutions within the field of library and information science – with the Fachhochschule für Bibliothekswesen Stuttgart (FHB) as an example

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Vodosek
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Regional Models ◽  
Teaching And Research

scholarly journals Visual Exploration Research in the Field of Library and Information Based on Co-occurrence Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Visual Exploration ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Information Industry ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time

Towards current modern society, our country’s library and information science is not only rapid development, but it also has won the favor of many researchers in more than a decade of development. Due to new technology elements and methods are widely used in the discipline of library and information science, cause society our country’s library and information science has entered a new stage with the development of information industry. This paper is based on the research theory of co-occurrence analysis, clustering co-occurrence analysis of references, social network co-occurrence analysis from researchers and research institutions of the field of library and information science, to have more precise and in depth research on the research focus of the library and information science, the authors themselves and the research institutions circumstances over the past few years. At the same time, the theory is used to analyze the effects and analysis of accurate data, to ensure that researchers can analyze the theory of library and information science for a long time.

scholarly journals Comparison of US and UK rankings of LIS journals

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynsey Taylor ◽  
Peter Willett
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Comparable Data ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Excellence Framework ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate UK academics’ views of the importance and prestige of journals relevant to library and information science (LIS) teaching and research. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire, based on one used previously in the USA, was sent to UK academics involved in LIS teaching and research. The questionnaire asked respondents to rate the importance of 87 LIS journals, to suggest others that were of importance to them but that were not amongst the 87, and to identify the five most prestigious journals for promotion purposes. In addition, those journals were identified that had figured in institutional submissions to the LIS Unit of Assessment in Research Excellence Framework (REF). Findings While there was a fair measure of overall agreement between US and UK rankings of the 87 journals, with both highlighting the standing of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology and of the Journal of Documentation, some substantial differences were also noted. Evidence is presented for a strong locational component to academics’ assessments of journal prestige, and analysis of the REF2014 submissions demonstrates the highly inter-disciplinary nature of LIS research in the UK. Research limitations/implications The sample size is small, comprising 30 completed responses. Originality/value This is the first study to report UK academics’ rankings of LIS journals, and to compare those with comparable data for US academics.

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.

The Use of Principles of Good Assessment in Recognition of Prior Learning Practice in Library and Information Science in South Africa

Mousaion ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ike Khazamula Hlongwane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Prior Learning ◽  
Good Assessment ◽  
Recognition Of Prior Learning ◽  
Appeals Process ◽  
South African Higher Education

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) practice offers sound benefits to library and information science (LIS) schools. Despite these envisaged benefits, very little is known about RPL practice in LIS schools in South Africa. This study sought to establish whether principles of good assessment were being followed in the LIS schools to ensure the integrity of the RPL outcomes. A combination of a questionnaire and document analysis were used to collect data from the ten LIS schools in the South African higher education and training landscape. The questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data through a survey method. In addition, the researcher employed content analysis to collect qualitative data from institutional RPL policy documents. The findings indicate that RPL assessment processes across LIS schools in South Africa were largely subjected to principles of good practice. The study found that in accordance with the SAQA RPL policy the purpose of assessment was clarified to the candidate upfront, the quality of support to be provided to the candidate in preparing for the assessment was established, an appeals process was made known to the candidate, and the choice of assessment methods was fit for purpose to ensure credible assessment outcomes. It is therefore recommended that other disciplines or departments use LIS schools’ experiences as a benchmark to improve their own RPL endeavours.

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