An Assessment of Subject coverage of Scientometrics from 2001 to 2010

The study has categorised 1241 articles into research and non-research articles, for analysing subject coverage, publication trend and prolific author of the journal Scientrometrics from the period 2001 to 2010. All articles were classified under 22 subjects using non-parametric method. The study found a sharp positive growth in research articles over the period while a negative growth has been observed in non-research articles only. Most of the research articles were devoted to Bibliometric Study, Citation Studies, Research Output, Collaboration Analysis, while the major topic for non-research articles were Bibliometric study, patent analysis, statistics and research assessment over the period. The most prolific author of the period (2001-2010) was Glanzel, W. (Wolfgang Glänzel, Katholieke University Leuven, Belgium)

Themes in Health Sciences Librarianship Literature, 2016-2020: A Keyword and Subject Analysis

Previous investigations into trends in Library and Information Science (LIS) literature have revealed changes in the topics librarians publish on over time, with older studies highlighting classification and indexing, and information retrieval and more recent studies highlighting keywords such as internet, information technology, digital libraries, and again, information retrieval. No similar investigation has been conducted on current publication trends by health sciences librarians. This study analyzes the top themes on which health sciences librarians published from 2016 to 2020 by examining the frequency of keywords. Keywords and subject headings were analyzed from The Journal of the Medical Library Association, Medical References Services Quarterly, The Journal of Hospital Librarianship, and The Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries. A total of 8,806 keywords were downloaded for analysis and organized into 292 categories during taxonomy creation. The ten most frequent themes were: libraries, information, education, humans, demography, librarian, geographical locations, research, electronic resources, and technology. The study also found that data, psychiatry and psychology, informatics, and publishing were other key themes, indicating that health sciences librarians are publishing on a wide range of topics. Some keywords that appeared only once, such as telecommuting and flexible staffing, suggest emerging areas of research for librarians

Qualitative trends in library & information science (LIS) research

Background Over the past two decades, theorists have noted an increase in the use of qualitative research methods within library and information science (LIS). However, no recent study has sought to provide rigorous evidence of this increase. This ongoing study seeks to address two research questions: 1. How widespread is the use of qualitative data collection and analysis methods in the recent LIS research literature? 2. What are some common themes and trends within the body of recent LIS studies that have used qualitative methods? Data Collection The researchers mined the Web of Science database for abstracts from the top four LIS research journals for the period 2001-2006. Next, they designed an automated program to search the resulting pool of abstracts for set of 14 keywords. Manual analysis was then used to remove false drops. Data Analysis The study includes two data analysis stages. For Stage 1, the researchers used statistical methods to generate a quantitative snapshot of the data. The study is currently in Stage 2, which entails the use of qualitative data analysis techniques to search for themes and patterns within the pool of abstracts. Expected Findings The quantitative results will provide concrete evidence of the frequency of qualitative research methods within these top-ranked LIS research journals. The qualitative analysis will point to possible trends within LIS studies that use qualitative methods, such as dominant data collection or data analysis methods. Together, these results will help to provide a better understanding of the current face of LIS research

Methodological Choices For Research In Information Science: Contributions To Domain Analysis

The article focuses on the ways of organizing studies according to their methodological choices in the Base Referencial de Artigos de Periódicos em Ciência da Informação (Reference Database of Journal articles in Information Science). We highlight how the organization of scientific production by the methodological choices in Information Science contributes to the identification of its production features and domain analysis. We studied research categories and proposed five classification criteria: research purposes, approaches, focus, techniques and type of analysis. The proposal of a corpus in Information Science is empirically applied, represented by 689 articles, 10% of the production indexed in Base Referencial de Artigos de Periódicos em Ciência da Informação from 1972 to 2010. We adopt content analysis to interpret the methodological choices of authors identified in the corpus. The results point out that exploratory studies are more predominant when considering the research purpose; regarding the research approach, bibliographic and documentary studies are more predominant; systematic observation, questionnaire and interview were the most widely used techniques; document analysis and content analysis are the most widely used types of analysis; the research focus of theoretical, historical and bibliometric studies are more predominant. We found that some studies use two methodological choices and explicit epistemological approaches, such as the studies following the positivist approach in the 1970s, and those influenced by the phenomenological approach in the 1980s, which increased the use of methods in qualitative research.28151

Developing an undergraduate information studies curriculum in support of social justice

Through a review of the current state of Library and Information Studies (LIS) undergraduate education and the orientation of sample programs at consortium member iSchools, this article proposes an alternative pedagogical model that foregrounds the integration of a critical, social justice framework into undergraduate curricula. Based on an initial study conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) by the authors and other participants of the Winter/Spring 2015 Teacher Training Seminar, this essay, in addition to positing an approach towards the building of critically engaged undergraduate curriculum, moreover highlights the increasing need and support for LIS students and professionals that have a nuanced information praxis. Inspired by UCLA’s own commitment to a social justice orientation, the authors also point towards existing advocacy for social justice in LIS undergraduate education in the field and professional literature. In turn, underscoring the broader movement for a critical education and practice within LIS

Os Encontros de Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas (1965-1983): estudo histórico e bibliométrico

O presente estudo propõe-se apresentar uma análise histórica e bibliométrica das oito edições dos Encontros dos Bibliotecários e Arquivistas (a partir de 1973, sob a designação de Encontro dos Bibliotecários, Arquivistas e Documentalistas), realizados entre 1965 e 1983, em Coimbra (1965), Lisboa (1966), Porto (1968), Coimbra (1973), Braga (1976), Aveiro (1978) e Lisboa (1979 e 1983). Passados 50 anos do lançamento dos Encontros, dos quais os Congressos Nacionais da BAD são sucessores, parece-nos oportuno desenvolver uma primeira pesquisa que, partindo de um levantamento empírico capaz de traçar um breve perfil bibliométrico das suas actas, forneça igualmente elementos que possam ajudar a compreender o papel dos Encontros na valorização social da profissão e dos serviços de informação em Portugal, entre o fim do Estado Novo e os primeiros anos após o 25 de Abril. Pretende-se assim apresentar uma abordagem quantitativa e diacrónica da produção científica, da autoria e da proveniência institucional e geográfica dos comunicantes e assistentes dos Encontros, mas também uma reflexão de natureza qualitativa sobre as temáticas abordadas, possíveis linhas de investigação evidenciadas e reivindicações profissionais debatidas entre os participantes dos Encontros

การวิเคราะห์วิทยานิพนธ์เกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมสารสนเทศ ระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2513-2553

การวิจัยครั้งนี้ มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อวิเคราะห์วิทยานิพนธ์เกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมสารสนเทศที่เผยแพร่ระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2513-2553 ในด้านปีการศึกษา สาขาวิชา สถาบันที่จัดทำวิทยานิพนธ์ ประชากร ขอบเขตเนื้อหา ประเภทของการวิจัย ทฤษฎีที่ใช้ในการวิจัย เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย และสถิติที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ประชากรที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ วิทยานิพนธ์ระดับมหาบัณฑิตจากสถาบันอุดมศึกษาของรัฐ  ที่มีเนื้อหาเกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมสารสนเทศซึ่งเผยแพร่ระหว่าง พ.ศ. 2513-2553 จำนวน 787 ชื่อเรื่อง เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบวิเคราะห์วิทยานิพนธ์ การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติบรรยายโดยใช้ค่าร้อยละ ผลการวิจัย พบว่า  ช่วงปีการศึกษา 2543-2553 มีการจัดทำวิทยานิพนธ์จำนวนมากที่สุด กลุ่มสาขาวิชาที่มีการจัดทำมากที่สุด ได้แก่ มนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ สถาบันอุดมศึกษาที่มีการทำวิทยานิพนธ์เกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมสารสนเทศมากที่สุด ได้แก่ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย ประชากรที่ใช้ในการวิจัยในระดับมากที่สุด ได้แก่ ประชาชน  ขอบเขตเนื้อหาของวิทยานิพนธ์ที่จัดทำมากที่สุด ได้แก่  พฤติกรรมสารสนเทศมากกว่า 1 ด้าน ประเภทของการวิจัยที่มีการใช้มากที่สุด ได้แก่ การวิจัยเชิงสำรวจ ทฤษฎีที่ใช้ในการวิจัยจำนวนมากที่สุด ได้แก่ ทฤษฏีในกลุ่มสาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์  เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยที่ใช้มากที่สุด ได้แก่ แบบสอบถาม  สถิติที่ใช้ในการวิจัยมากที่สุด คือ สถิติบรรยาย ได้แก่ ค่าร้อยละ และสถิติอ้างอิง ได้แก่ การทดสอบค่า t-tes

Research status and trends of library and information science in Taiwan, 2001-2010

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