Publications of Australian LIS Academics in Database

Wilson, Concepción S.; Boell, Sebastian K.; Kennan, Mary Anne; Willard, Patricia

doi:10.1080/00048623.2011.10722233

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“…Jabeen et al (2017) conducted a study related to the scientific collaboration of LIS researchers in China and reported that the collaboration pattern was better than the single-author pattern among GKMC 72,1/2 Chinese researchers. Wilson et al (2011) have found a preference of the single author pattern in earlier studies but an increase in collaborative pattern after 1999. Although the research was published because of the single-author pattern, it is worth mentioning that it received the highest citations but did not secure the highest citation per publication.…”

Section: International Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 79%

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Library and information science research in the Arab World: a bibliometric analysis 1951–2021

Siddique

Rehman

Ahmad

et al. 2021

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the research productivity of library and information science (LIS) authors affiliated with the 22 countries of the Arab League. It also identifies the top countries, organizations, authors, journals, natures of collaboration, and frequently used keywords in LIS research in the Arab world. Design/methodology/approach Bibliometric methods were used to evaluate the research performance of the authors affiliated with library organizations in the Arab region. The Elsevier Scopus database was selected for data retrieval. A comprehensive search strategy was adopted to retrieve 863 publications contributed by LIS authors affiliated with the Arab countries. VOS viewer, Biblioshiny, BiblioAnalyitics, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel were used for data visualization and analysis. Findings This paper presents the dynamics and the state of the LIS research in the Arab region published between 1951 and 2021. The results of the study have highlighted an upward trend in the growth of the publications, especially in the past four years. The largest number of studies were published in the year 2020. The country-wise analysis ranked Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as the top LIS research producing countries with five and four researchers, respectively. The Kuwait University, the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University were the three most productive organizations. Academic libraries, social media, bibliometrics, information-seeking behavior, information literacy and knowledge management were identified as the major areas of interest for the researchers. Internet and open access were topics that had gained recent popularity, while the digital library, research data management, green librarianship, link data, cloud computing, library leadership, library automation and artificial intelligence were identified as areas requiring further attention. Furthermore, the single-author pattern was found to be the most preferred pattern. Practical implications The findings of this study would help prospective researchers in choosing the neglected areas of research that require further investigation. They would also help policymakers in identifying factors that need more attention and allocation of research funds. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first comprehensive bibliometric study that presents a holistic picture of the LIS research in the Arab region.

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Section: International Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…The findings showed an increase in collaborative research and an upward trend in international publications. Wilson et al (2011) examined the research productivity of Australian LIS academics from 1967 to 2008. The findings initially revealed a single author pattern, but the trend of multiple authorship started increasing from 1999.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Library and information science research in the Arab World: a bibliometric analysis 1951–2021

Siddique

Rehman

Ahmad

et al. 2021

GKMC

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“…The authors also noted that librarians in the region were now becoming more active in scholarly communications. Wilson et al (2011) equally reported a growing record of collaborated authorship among Australian librarians since the late 1990s.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaboration clusters, interdisciplinarity, scope and subject classification of library and information science research from Africa: An analysis of Web of Science publications from 1996 to 2015

Asubiaro

Badmus

2020

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This study investigated the trends in the scope and subject classifications of library and information science research from authors that are affiliated with institutions in Africa. Library and information science journal articles and conference proceedings from the 54 African countries that were published between 2006 and 2015 and indexed in the Web of Science were retrieved for the study. After the removal of non-relevant articles and articles that were not available online, the library and information science publications were classified based on subject and scope. Results from the analysis of author keywords, country of affiliation, subject and scope classification were also visualized in network maps and bar charts. Frequency analysis shows that though computer science had the most profound influence on Africa’s library and information science research, its influence came to prominence in 2004. Furthermore, North African countries exhibited features that are different from the rest of Africa; they contributed most on core computer classifications while other African countries focused more on the social science-related aspects of library and information science. Unlike other regions in Africa, the North African countries also formed a dense collaboration cluster with strong interests in subjects that are conceptual and global in scope. The collaboration clustering analysis revealed an influence of some colonial languages of as a basis for forging strong collaboration between African and non-African countries. On the other hand, African countries tend to collaborate more with countries in their regions. Lastly, human computer interaction and library and information science history subject classifications were almost nonexistent. It is recommended that further studies should investigate why certain subject classifications are not well represented.

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“…2. Objective resources of information that have comprehensive specializations or sometimes known as non-specialized, and are characterized by comprehensiveness and subjective diversity of the databases that they contain (Wilson et al, 2011). 3.…”

Section: Types Of Electronic Resourcesmentioning

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The role of electronic information resources in supporting scientific research at Northern Border University

Sawy¹

2021

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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This study aimed to realize the impact of Electronic Information Resources on the scientific research movement at the Northern Border University. As it includes Electronic Information Resources provided by the university through the Saudi Digital Library, and many forms of sources such as databases, which include full-text databases, abstracts databases, bibliographic databases, as well as electronic books and electronic periodicals, these resources are characterized by the magnitude of content, continuous modernity, and linguistic diversity, the ability to permanently meet the needs of faculty members. The study sample consisted of 150 faculty members from all disciplines and academic degrees at the university, consistently standard of 137 faculty members from this sample. The study was keen to apply the survey methodology through the main measurement tool (the questionnaire), which consists of 16 main vocabularies that constitute the direction of measurement for the study. The study reached many results, the most important of which is that the high percentage of staff members use teaching Electronic Information Resources significantly, that they can meet teaching and research needs and upgrade academic, as well as there is a broad trend of satisfaction towards the use of full-text databases from other forms of databases. The study showed that the preferred form of access to the types of Electronic Information Resources is through the Saudi Digital Library for free, and there is a tendency of faculty members towards access through the home is larger than the university campus. In general, the study found a high percentage of faculty members ’satisfaction with the use of Electronic Information Resources and the extent of their impact on the flourishing of scientific research. Also, it recommended the necessity of increasing training programs towards using research methods for Electronic Information Resources and intensifying the use of the Internet through the university campus with linking Electronic Information Resources to academic courses.

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Publications of Australian LIS Academics in Database

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Library and information science research in the Arab World: a bibliometric analysis 1951–2021

Library and information science research in the Arab World: a bibliometric analysis 1951–2021

Collaboration clusters, interdisciplinarity, scope and subject classification of library and information science research from Africa: An analysis of Web of Science publications from 1996 to 2015

The role of electronic information resources in supporting scientific research at Northern Border University

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