Subject dispersion of LIS research in Pakistan

Naseer, Mirza Muhammad; Mahmood, Khalid

doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2013.10.005

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“…Academic libraries have been the focus of Pakistani LIS researchers since the beginning of research in this region. This study also reveals that most of the research revolves around academic libraries, which is in line with the findings of Khan and Samdani (1997) and Naseer and Mahmood (2014), but contradicts the findings of Mahmood (1996). Singh and Chander (2014) also found academic libraries to be in second position among other topics.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…The findings of the study also show that Pakistani LIS researchers have paid reasonable attention to the latest trends, such as digital libraries, which was a hot topic among Pakistani LIS researchers at the beginning of the 21st century, and some information-technology-related topics. Another interesting finding is that the least amount of attention has been paid to special libraries, which contradicts the findings of Naseer and Mahmood (2014), who reported special libraries as a popular topic in their research.…”

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confidence: 60%

“…Naseer and Mahmood (2014) conducted a comprehensive study of LIS subject dispersion. They analysed 5195 publications in Pakistan over a period of 62 years and revealed that the majority of the Pakistani LIS research was focused on a few subject areas, thus paying less attention to many important areas related to the field.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The studies were mainly focused on the productivity and collaboration patterns among LIS professionals in China (Ahmad et al, 2018;Jabeen et al, 2015Jabeen et al, , 2016Jabeen et al, , 2017. Naseer and Mahmood (2014) conducted a comprehensive study of LIS subject dispersion. They analysed 5195 publications in Pakistan over a period of 62 years and revealed that the majority of the Pakistani LIS research was focused on a few subject areas, thus paying less attention to many important areas related to the field.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Library and information science research in Pakistan: A bibliometric analysis, 1957–2018

Siddique

Rehman²,

Khan

et al. 2020

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This article reviews 62 years (1957–2018) of research in library and information science in Pakistan. A comprehensive bibliometric study was conducted using the four leading databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Library and Information Science Abstracts, and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts). The researchers found a positive upward trend. Library research is on the rise in Pakistan. The Department of Information Management at the University of the Punjab is the major contributor to the library and information science literature. Forty percent of the total publications were published in two Pakistani journals. Older and well-established institutions like the University of the Punjab and the University of Karachi have taken the lead in publishing research. The Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces require more focus and funding.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Library and information science research in Pakistan: A bibliometric analysis, 1957–2018

Siddique

Rehman²,

Khan

et al. 2020

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…Similarly, it is also possible that there is a need for capacity building in certain LIS areas. Second, a depth of understanding of what has been done in the field “could establish systematic coordination for selection of topics for research to avoid duplication of (research) effort” (Naseer and Mahmood, 2014). Lastly, although Ocholla (2008) noted ten years ago that LIS was a budding discipline in Africa, there is a need for more recent study to investigate the trend in LIS research emanating from Africa.…”

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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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Library and Information Science Research in Iran: An Analysis of National and International Publications

Moghaddam

Taheri²

2018

International Information & Library Review

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Subject dispersion of LIS research in Pakistan

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Library and information science research in Pakistan: A bibliometric analysis, 1957–2018

Library and information science research in Pakistan: A bibliometric analysis, 1957–2018

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

Library and Information Science Research in Iran: An Analysis of National and International Publications

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