Library and Information Sciences Research Literature in Sri Lanka: A Bibliometric Study

Gunasekera, Chamani

doi:10.4038/jula.v12i0.327

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“…First known study in this area on JULA was carried out by Gunasekera (2008), who focused on type of research, areas of research, research methodologies employed, authorship pattern and prominent contributors, citation patter, article distribution, and direction of LIS research. Her research, however, looked at bibliometrics of both JULA and Sri Lanka Library Review.…”

Section: Literature Review Bibliometric Studies On Sri Lankan Lismentioning

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Application of mixed metrics of bibliometric analysis on the journal of the University Librarians’ Association of Sri Lanka (2005 to 2019): with special reference to VOS viewer visualization

Ravikumar¹,

Ramanan²

2020

Jnl Univ. Librarians Assoc. Sri Lanka

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This study, using mixed methods of bibliometric analysis, aims to cover the articles published in the Journal of the University Librarians' Association (JULA) of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2019. Primary goal of the study is to holistically analyze the journal in terms of important bibliometric aspects in light of improving LIS research on open access platforms. Analyses were executed to illustrate authorship impact, citation patterns, subject coverage, and visualization of citations' connections, co-authorship, and co-occurrence network. Among 127 articles authored by 182 librarians/library professionals analyses were performed to find the influential contributors, degree of collaboration, currency of citation, core journals, most preferred topics of research, and outstanding institutions. Single authorship constitutes the majority of the total contribution (62.5%) nevertheless the degree of collaboration steadily increased over time (0.37). Study findings also conform to the application of Lotka's law of author productivity. University of Peradeniya ranks first among outstanding universities that contributed more to the JULA. Application of Bradford's law identified core journals used by the contributors. Authors of this article employed MS Excel and SPSS for carrying out the analyses. They also experimented using VOSviewer for finding the co-occurrence of LIS subjects. Finally, the study intends to find out the areas of improvements needed in library science

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Section: Literature Review Bibliometric Studies On Sri Lankan Lismentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of mixed metrics of bibliometric analysis on the journal of the University Librarians’ Association of Sri Lanka (2005 to 2019): with special reference to VOS viewer visualization

Ravikumar¹,

Ramanan²

2020

Jnl Univ. Librarians Assoc. Sri Lanka

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“…However, in Sri Lanka only a limited number bibliometric studies are recorded in the literature. Gunasekera (2008) has conducted a research study on "Library and Information Science research literature in Sri Lanka: a Bibliometric study". The study examines 141 articles published during the period 1997 to 2007 to examine the characteristics of Library and Information Science literature in Sri Lanka.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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A Bibliometric Study of Postgraduate Theses in Library and Information Science: with special reference to University of Kelaniya and University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Angammana

Jayatissa

2016

Jnl Univ. Librarians Assoc. Sri Lanka

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Bibliometric analysis is used by an increasing number of researchers in the field of Library and Information Sciences (LIS). University libraries, which spend large amounts of fund annually to acquire information sources, face enormous problems related to the selection and the weeding out of publications. To minimize or overcome these problems, bibliometric studies are often used by librarians. The objective of the study is to ascertain bibliometric features visible in the field of Library and Information Sciences. For this purpose, 50 theses submitted for the Master of LIS degree (MLS) of the University of Colombo and 20 theses submitted for the Master of Social Science in LIS (MSSc) of the University of Kelaniya were analyzed. From those 70 theses, a total of 4,901 citations were extracted using the lists of references and bibliographies provided as the main source of primary data. These citations were cross classified and tabulated according to a number of variables. It was revealed that books were the most heavily used source material, accounting for 39% of citations, while journals category coming next with 34% of citations. Most heavily used book was the "Organizational Behavior" by Robbins, (2001). "College and Research Libraries" is found to be the most heavily used journal. Within the span of 11 year study period, 485 journals were cited. A total of 1, 664 citations originated from these journals. The journal "College and Research Libraries" ranks as the first in the core journals list with 66 citations. "Library news" which ranks the second place accounts for 52 citations. The mean half-life of all citations is almost 9 years, while the mean half-life for journals and books are 7 years and 13 years, respectively. Findings of the study are in conformity with the previously reported research findings, which also reports that books as the main source material for research studies in LIS fields.

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“…In these countries there is a great concern for scholarly communication and recognition that it is heavily dependent on the use of English. Examples are (Aarek et al, 1992;Åström, 2008;Gunasekera, 2008; Patra a n d C h a n d , 2 0 0 9 ; M e n g a n d S i n g h , 2 0 0 7 ; W a n i e t a l . , 2 0 0 8 ) .…”

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Development of Arabic library and information science

Al-Aufi

Lor

2012

Journal of Documentation

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Purpose-The paper utilizes Whitley's (1984; 2000) theory of the intellectual and social organization of the sciences and builds on research carried on by (Aarek et. al, 1992; Vakkari, 1996; Rochester and Vakkari, 2004 and Åström, 2008), to analyze both intellectual and institutional characteristics of Arabic library and information science. Design/methodology/approach-Data derived from a content analysis of sampled research articles publis hed in s even co re pe er-rev iew ed A ra b ic L IS jo urn a ls a nd f ro m a n inv ento ry o f t he cu rrent ly identified Arabic LIS educational institutions, professional associations, and scholarly communication channels were analyzed in terms of Whitley's theory and relevant LIS research. Findings-The social organization of Arabic LIS has highly influenced its intellectual organization. An analysis of types and diversity of institutional affiliations, determination of terminology, resources and fund accessibility, scholarly communication of intellectual productivity, and research collaboration point to high levels of 'tasks uncertainty', low levels of 'mutual dependency' and uncontrolled 'reputational autonomy'. Research limitations/implication-Because Arabic LIS institutions, associations, and research channels are poorly represented on the Internet or in accessible literature, it was difficult to collect data comprehensively. While our findings are suggestive and are in agreement with views from the Arabic LIS literature, our results cannot be generalized to regions beyond the Arab World. This investigation is not primarily intended as a contribution to the philosophy of LIS, but to describe the development of LIS in the Arab States within a broad social and intellectual framework. Originality/value-While there is a considerable body of theoretically oriented interpretations for bibliometric findings, no research has been conducted to analyze the social and intellectual dimensions of LIS in the Arab World. This paper also fills a gap for this type of the research in Arabic LIS and creates awareness of Arabic LIS for English-speaking readers.

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Library and Information Sciences Research Literature in Sri Lanka: A Bibliometric Study

Cited by 10 publications

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Application of mixed metrics of bibliometric analysis on the journal of the University Librarians’ Association of Sri Lanka (2005 to 2019): with special reference to VOS viewer visualization

Application of mixed metrics of bibliometric analysis on the journal of the University Librarians’ Association of Sri Lanka (2005 to 2019): with special reference to VOS viewer visualization

A Bibliometric Study of Postgraduate Theses in Library and Information Science: with special reference to University of Kelaniya and University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Development of Arabic library and information science

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