An Analysis of the Research Areas of the Articles Published in &lt;i&gt;C&amp;RL&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;JAL&lt;/i&gt; between 1990 and 1999

Bao, Xue-Ming

doi:10.5860/crl.61.6.536

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“…Other studies focused upon geographic areas, including: Africa [11][12][13], Spain [14,15], Brazil [16], Eastern Europe and developing countries [17], Scandinavia [18], China [19,20], Turkey [21], Québec [22], Canada [23], India [24] and Australia [25]. Three other studies analyzed the content of specific LIS journals [26][27][28].…”

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A Content Analysis of Librarianship Research

Koufogiannakis

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Crumley

2004

Journal of Information Science

117

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Objective: To conduct a content analysis of library and information studies (LIS) literature published in 2001 and test the domains developed by Crumley and Koufogiannakis. Methods: A comprehensive list of refereed library and information studies journals was compiled and reviewed independently by two researchers to derive a list of included journals. Articles published in 2001 from included journals were independently assessed for relevancy by two researchers. Researchers separately extracted and checked data from included articles. Results: 217 LIS journals were reviewed and 107 were included; 91 journals provided data. 2664 journal articles were examined, with 807 (30.3%) classified as research. The Top 10 journals for research published in 2001 were: 1) JASIST, 2) Scientometrics, 3) Info Proc & Man; 4) Coll & Res Lib, 5) Tie: J Lib Adm/Bull Med Lib Assn, 7) Libs & Culture, 8) J Doc, 9) Tie: J Info Sci/J Acad Libr. For the period studied, descriptive research (329 out of 807 articles) was published far more frequently than any other type. The domain Information Access & Retrieval had the highest number of research articles (314/807), followed by Collections (193/807), Management (135/807), Education (95/807) and Reference (77/807). Two new possible domains were identified: Library History and Professional Issues. Conclusions: Because 36 articles fell into the domain of Professional Issues, a case can be made to add this domain to Crumley and Koufogiannakis’ taxonomy. Library History was not added as a domain because historical research is not used for evidence-based decision-making. There was no evidence to support keeping the Marketing & Promotion domain. LISA provides the best coverage of the top 10 LIS research journals identified in this study.

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A Content Analysis of Librarianship Research

Koufogiannakis

Slater

Crumley

2004

Journal of Information Science

117

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“…In a study conducted by Bao (2000), a total of 682 refereed articles from College and Research Libraries and the Journal of Academic Librarianship between 1990 to 1999 were collected and analyzed. The purpose of the study was to understand how research publications reflect the research agenda outlined by the Association of College and Research Libraries.…”

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Developing a Library Research Agenda at the University of Dar es Salaam

Msuya

2002

Information Development

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Presents the experience of the University of Dar es Salaam Library in developing a library research agenda. It examines the need for conducting research on focused areas that are relevant to the profession and national development. The paper reviews the research and publishing situation at the University of Dar es Salaam library and outlines the processes involved in developing its research agenda, including criteria for the selection of topics for inclusion and the actual priority areas selected for research. Concludes with recommendations and lessons for other libraries.

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How reference and information service is studied: Research approaches and methods

VanScoy

Fontana²

2016

Library & Information Science Research

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An Analysis of the Research Areas of the Articles Published in <i>C&RL</i> and <i>JAL</i> between 1990 and 1999

Cited by 6 publications

References 6 publications

A Content Analysis of Librarianship Research

A Content Analysis of Librarianship Research

Developing a Library Research Agenda at the University of Dar es Salaam

How reference and information service is studied: Research approaches and methods

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