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Zhu, Shun. "Validation of the Generalized Force Fields GAFF, CGenFF, OPLS-AA, and PRODRGFF by Testing Against Experimental Osmotic Coefficient Data for Small Drug-Like Molecules." Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 59, no. 10 (September 26, 2019): 4239–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00552.
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Luke, Stephanie. "Library and Information Science Source." Charleston Advisor 23, no. 1 (July 1, 2021): 25–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5260/chara.23.1.25.
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EBSCO's Library and Information Science Source (LISS) is a subscription database that was developed from the merger of EBSCO and H.W. Wilson in 2011. LISS features journals, periodicals, conference proceedings, monographs, and book reviews in the field of library and information studies. It includes full-text access to over 180 journals in both English and other languages. It also provides extensive indexing, a comprehensive thesaurus, and coverage from as early as the 1930s. The database's lack of OA content is at odds with library science's increasing commitment to freely accessible content. LISS will be of the most interest to institutions with large library staff as well as those that offer a degree program in library and information studies.
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Zhao, Dangzhi. "Mapping library and information science: Does field delineation matter?" Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 46, no. 1 (2009): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/meet.2009.1450460279.
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Virkus, Sirje, and Emmanouel Garoufallou. "Data science from a library and information science perspective." Data Technologies and Applications 53, no. 4 (September 3, 2019): 422–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dta-05-2019-0076.
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Purpose Data science is a relatively new field which has gained considerable attention in recent years. This new field requires a wide range of knowledge and skills from different disciplines including mathematics and statistics, computer science and information science. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the study that explored the field of data science from the library and information science (LIS) perspective. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of research publications on data science was made on the basis of papers published in the Web of Science database. The following research questions were proposed: What are the main tendencies in publication years, document types, countries of origin, source titles, authors of publications, affiliations of the article authors and the most cited articles related to data science in the field of LIS? What are the main themes discussed in the publications from the LIS perspective? Findings The highest contribution to data science comes from the computer science research community. The contribution of information science and library science community is quite small. However, there has been continuous increase in articles from the year 2015. The main document types are journal articles, followed by conference proceedings and editorial material. The top three journals that publish data science papers from the LIS perspective are the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, the International Journal of Information Management and the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. The top five countries publishing are USA, China, England, Australia and India. The most cited article has got 112 citations. The analysis revealed that the data science field is quite interdisciplinary by nature. In addition to the field of LIS the papers belonged to several other research areas. The reviewed articles belonged to the six broad categories: data science education and training; knowledge and skills of the data professional; the role of libraries and librarians in the data science movement; tools, techniques and applications of data science; data science from the knowledge management perspective; and data science from the perspective of health sciences. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this research are that this study only analyzed research papers in the Web of Science database and therefore only covers a certain amount of scientific papers published in the field of LIS. In addition, only publications with the term “data science” in the topic area of the Web of Science database were analyzed. Therefore, several relevant studies are not discussed in this paper that are not reflected in the Web of Science database or were related to other keywords such as “e-science,” “e-research,” “data service,” “data curation” or “research data management.” Originality/value The field of data science has not been explored using bibliographic analysis of publications from the perspective of the LIS. This paper helps to better understand the field of data science and the perspectives for information professionals.
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Dadpe, Devidas Eknathrao. "New Information Policy In Library Science." SAMRIDDHI : A Journal of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology 13, SUP 1 (June 30, 2021): 27–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.18090/samriddhi.v13is1.7.
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The point of the investigation is to recognize issues in data strategy that were tended to in the writing. The examination was work area based including an assortment of auxiliary information from printed and electronic distributions. 24 papers from various analysts going from the year 1985 to 2007 were dissected. Record examination strategy was utilized to analyze issues tended to in the writing and accordingly a rundown of issues in the field of data strategy is created. Investigation shows that no standard order was acquired from the writing while the issue that was addresses by the majority of the analysts is admittance to data and a few issues like example law and advanced documenting were tended to by a solitary specialist. The point of the examination is to distinguish issues in data strategy that were tended to in the writing. The examination was work area based including an assortment of optional information from printed and electronic distributions. 24 papers from various analysts going from the year 1985 to 2007 were investigated. Report investigation strategy was utilized to analyze issues tended to in the writing and subsequently a rundown of issues in the field of data strategy is created. Investigation shows that no standard arrangement was gotten from the writing while the issue that was addresses by the greater part of the analysts is admittance to data and a few.
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Torres, Reynaldo Melo, Roberval Daiton Vieira, and Maristela Panobianco. "Accelerated aging and seedling field emergence in soybean." Scientia Agricola 61, no. 5 (October 2004): 476–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0103-90162004000500002.
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Information regarding the relationship between laboratory seed vigor testing and seedling field emergence is very important to estimate seed performance after sowing and help producers adopt the best procedures to improve stand establishment. The objective of the present study was to relate accelerated aging (AA) test results to soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seedling field emergence results based on data obtained over three agricultural years. The following evaluations were made: seed water content, standard germination, accelerated aging, electrical conductivity, and seedling field emergence. There was a close association between planting environmental conditions, seed physiological quality and seedling field emergence. The most accurate predictions were obtained for AA values > 90%, when field emergence was higher than 80% (r² = 0.90). Based on the results it was concluded that the AA test provided an accurate estimate of field emergence of soybean seedlings. However, as seedbed environmental conditions became less favorable, the ability of the AA test to estimate field performance significantly decreased.
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Huang, Cheng. "Hotspot Mining in the Field of Library and Information Science." Journal of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences 4 (November 17, 2022): 188–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v4i.2762.
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[Objective] This paper studies the research hotspots of Library and Information Science and the future research trends are also discussed. [Methods]Select the five journals with the highest impact factors in 2021 as the data source, and use the VOSViewer software to carry out bibliometric analysis on these data.[Results]According to the data analyze the research hotspots on the topic mainly focus on six major research themes include knowledge management, user behavior, technology innovation, big data information analysis, competitive intelligence analysis and text mining.[Conclusions]Using bibliometric methods to analyze relevant literature in the field of library and information science can reveal research hotspots in this field, thus providing guidance for relevant researchers.
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Kim, Soojung. "Research Trends of Information Literacy Instruction in the Library and Information Science Field." Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science 26, no. 3 (September 30, 2015): 207–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2015.26.3.207.
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Taskin, Zehra, and Umut Al. "Natural language processing applications in library and information science." Online Information Review 43, no. 4 (August 12, 2019): 676–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-07-2018-0217.
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Purpose With the recent developments in information technologies, natural language processing (NLP) practices have made tasks in many areas easier and more practical. Nowadays, especially when big data are used in most research, NLP provides fast and easy methods for processing these data. The purpose of this paper is to identify subfields of library and information science (LIS) where NLP can be used and to provide a guide based on bibliometrics and social network analyses for researchers who intend to study this subject. Design/methodology/approach Within the scope of this study, 6,607 publications, including NLP methods published in the field of LIS, are examined and visualized by social network analysis methods. Findings After evaluating the obtained results, the subject categories of publications, frequently used keywords in these publications and the relationships between these words are revealed. Finally, the core journals and articles are classified thematically for researchers working in the field of LIS and planning to apply NLP in their research. Originality/value The results of this paper draw a general framework for LIS field and guides researchers on new techniques that may be useful in the field.
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Gruszka, Zbigniew. "What May Library and Information Science Offer to Personal Information Management?" Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej - Studia Informacyjne 58, no. 1(115) (June 24, 2020): 40–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.36702/zin.646.
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Purpose/Thesis: The development of personal information management (PIM) suggests a new area of interest for library and information science (LIS) practitioners and researchers. Basing on the research the article investigates the application of technological solutions for PIM in LIS.Approach/Methods: In the presented research, the critical analysis of the literature was used to explain the relationship between PIM and LIS and to prepare an empirical study focused on the perception of the usefulness of PIM tools in the area of LIS practice and research. The empirical study was conducted with a mixed methodology encompassed both quantitative and qualitative methods.Results and conclusions: The analysis showed that the solutions offered by the LIS practitioners and researchers in the field of PIM have already been correctly defined. Some initiatives in the field of open access, digitization of collections, modernization of integrated library systems or the implementation of ICT in education are already being implemented. However, LIS practitioners and researchers are primarily perceived as offering high-quality, verified and truthful information accessible through applications, digital platforms and other modern technological solutions. Originality/Value: Presented results may inspire LIS practitioners and researchers to further development of the offer of their institutions.
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YUSOF, MOHD KAMIR, Andrew Abel, Md Yazid Saman, and Mohd Nordin Abdul Rahman. "Adoption of near field communication in S-Library application for information science." New Library World 116, no. 11/12 (November 9, 2015): 728–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-02-2015-0014.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to first review the implementation of automatic identification and data capture) technologies in library/information science, focusing on barcode technology, radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC). This paper then presents S-Library, a new android-based application, to enable users to perform a wide range of information science-related transactions, such as borrowing, searching, returning and viewing transaction records. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents the design process and the database and software components. For analysis, the authors used application testing, and also usability testing, with a questionnaire distributed to 343 users. Findings – The implementation of NFC technology means that S-Library has a number of technical advantages over other approaches. It was also shown with user acceptance testing that there was a high degree of user satisfaction with S-Library. Research limitations/implications – Although the findings combine technical assessment and usability testing and are extremely positive, further user evaluation could be performed. In addition, S-Library does not currently read existing RFID tags, which would improve the application further. Practical implications – The system proposed here shows that S-Library is a feasible approach taken to improve the library transaction experience and that it can replace and improve upon older technologies. Originality/value – This paper provides a first successful demonstration of a functioning and tested android and NFC-based library transaction system and shows that this approach generates a high degree of user reliability.
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Denis, Laurent-G. "Field Input in the Education of Library and Information Science Professionals." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 28, no. 2 (1987): 154. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/40323626.
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Gul, Sumeer, Tariq Ahmad Shah, Samir N. Hamade, Rabiya Mushtaq, and Ikrah Koul. "Effects of gender in library and information science research." Electronic Library 34, no. 3 (June 6, 2016): 488–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-08-2014-0126.
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Purpose This study aims to showcase the effect of gender in the field of library and information science. Design/methodology/approach Research and review articles published from 2005 through 2014 in The Electronic Library, a prominent journal in the field of Library and Information Science, were examined from the perspective of authors’ gender. Influence of gender was assessed with respect to at individual and collaborative levels, quality in terms of citedness and citation count, and receipt of research grants. Findings There has been an increase in the proportion of male authors over the years with a resulting decline in female authors. Male authors are more productive as teachers, while females contribute more as working professionals or while they peruse their academic/research programmes. Though the productivity in collaborative works has increased in all gender combinations, it is more prominent when authors of opposite gender team up. No significant difference is observed in the number of national or international works produced in different collaborative authorship patterns. There is no difference in the number of male and female authors in male–female collaborative works. Works sponsored by grants are produced more frequently in groups comprising male–female or male–male members. No significant difference is observed in the number of cited or uncited works produced in different authorship patterns. The number of citations to works is independent of the nature of gender-wise authorship patterns. Research limitations/implications The study examines the status of women in research, specifically in the field of library and information science. The findings of the study are based on the contribution of the authors involved with the journal, “The Electronic Library”. Readers are encouraged to expand the study by including authors that contribute to other library and information science journals. Originality/value The study is first of its kind to highlight the involvement and observe the influence of female authors in the field of library and information science research.
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Haider, Jutta, Veronica Johansson, and Björn Hammarfelt. "Time and temporality in library and information science." Journal of Documentation 78, no. 1 (December 13, 2021): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-09-2021-0171.
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PurposeThe article introduces selected theoretical approaches to time and temporality relevant to the field of library and information science, and it briefly introduces the papers gathered in this special issue. A number of issues that could potentially be followed in future research are presented.Design/methodology/approachThe authors review a selection of theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of time that originate in or are of particular relevance to library and information science. Four main themes are identified: (1) information as object in temporal perspectives; (2) time and information as tools of power and control; (3) time in society; and (4) experiencing and practicing time.FindingsThe paper advocates a thorough engagement with how time and temporality shape notions of information more broadly. This includes, for example, paying attention to how various dimensions of the late-modern time regime of acceleration feed into the ways in which information is operationalised, how information work is commodified, and how hierarchies of information are established; paying attention to the changing temporal dynamics that networked information systems imply for our understanding of documents or of memory institutions; or how external events such as social and natural crises quickly alter modes, speed, and forms of data production and use, in areas as diverse as information practices, policy, management, representation, and organisation, amongst others.Originality/valueBy foregrounding temporal perspectives in library and information science, the authors advocate dialogue with important perspectives on time that come from other fields. Rather than just including such perspectives in library and information science, however, the authors find that the focus on information and documents that the library and information science field contributes has great potential to advance the understanding of how notions and experiences of time shape late-modern societies and individuals.
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González-Alcaide, Gregorio. "Bibliometric studies outside the information science and library science field: uncontainable or uncontrollable?" Scientometrics 126, no. 8 (June 23, 2021): 6837–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-04061-3.
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Faria, Roberto R., Lourival R. de Sousa Neto, Renan F. Guerra, Moacir F. Ferreira Junior, Guedmiller S. Oliveira, and Eduardo F. Franca. "Parameters for glyphosate in OPLS-AA force field." Molecular Simulation 45, no. 1 (November 1, 2018): 80–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927022.2018.1536294.
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Ezeani, Chinwe Nwogo, Helen Nneka Eke, and Felicia Ugwu. "Professionalism in library and information science." Electronic Library 33, no. 1 (February 2, 2015): 2–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-10-2012-0134.
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine the current trends, needs and opportunities of professionalism in librarianship in Nigeria. The broad purpose of the paper was to investigate the level of professionalism in librarianship and to ascertain the current status, trends and opportunities within the profession among academic librarians in Nigeria. Five specific research questions were formulated which are: to examine how librarians value librarianship as a profession, to elicit the efforts made by librarians with regards to professional development, to ascertain methods of acquiring current competencies within the profession, to investigate the role of professional bodies in promoting professionalism and excellence within the library and information science (LIS) profession and to proffer strategies to enhance professionalism and excellence among librarians in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study across both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The area of the study was the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State. Population of the study comprised a total of 63 librarians in the two universities. All librarians were sampled because of the small sample size. The instrument for data collection was oral interview and questionnaire which contained 53 items derived from the research questions and built on a four-point scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree, (A) Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). The criterion mean was 2.50. Therefore, any calculated mean below 2.50 was adjudged a negative score, while any mean from 2.50 and above was regarded as a positive score. Findings – The study revealed the challenges facing professionalism and excellence within the LIS field as lack of funding for professional development, lack of sponsorship to workshops and conferences, lack of uninterruptible internet facility and a dearth of professional mentors in the South East zone. Other problems gathered from a scheduled interview with some senior professionals in the institutions revealed that most librarians are still facing the challenge of imbibing and utilizing emerging skills in the LIS professions such as digital archiving and data mining skills for their day-to-day activities. Originality/value – Recommendations arising from the study were proffered such as the creation of staff development programmes by management; collaboration and partnership by libraries within the zone; acquisition of training through workshops and conferences irrespective of sponsorship by the institutions; and teaming of academic librarians to enhance their visibility and publication output. International staff exchanges and opportunities for sabbatical leave, which hitherto was not common in the South East Zone, were recommended. Among other recommendations also were building of consortia with libraries in the country; LIS professional bodies helping to create visibility and prestige of the LIS profession; and, finally, to scale up the image of the profession the marketing of library products through profiling of patrons and furnishing them with required information has not only become necessary but critical.
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Krauls, Ineta. "Paradigms of Library and Information Science in the Networked Society." Bibliotheca Lituana 2 (October 25, 2012): 19–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/bibllita.2012.2.15579.
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Essential premises and problems of the Library and Information Science (LIS) paradigms’ shift (uncertainty of scientific boundaries and fragmentation; various historical, sociological and organizational conditions) are analyzed on the case of Vilnius University. Since 1949 Lithuanian university studies and research in the field of LIS had experienced few changes (periods of paradigm shift), that essentially had been preconditioned by general LIS and society’s development tendencies. The case of Vilnius University allows us detect humanitarian, sociological, informational and communicational paradigms. Their formation takes the background in the epistemological relations of LIS to the other sciences and in the necessity to solve practical problems of libraries as well as other information institutions. One of the major challenges that LIS has to face is the requirement to research complicated questions: information services to the society in general as well as individuals; information needs; work of information institutions. Multidimensional problems of LIS field require interdisciplinary view as well as methodological and theoretical transformations. Constant interaction of LIS with other science fosters interdisciplinary research fields and threatens the integrity of LIS on theoretical and methodological levels. Instability of LIS status displays itself not only in theoretical, but also in organizational aspects. Uncertain limits of LIS and tight relations with other sciences enforce dissociation or integration of academic units, while extensive amount of research tasks in LIS field is hardly being performed due to the lack of personnel.
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Shah, Tariq Ahmad, Sumeer Gul, and Ramesh C. Gaur. "Authors self-citation behaviour in the field of Library and Information Science." Aslib Journal of Information Management 67, no. 4 (July 20, 2015): 458–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajim-10-2014-0134.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the author self-citation behavior in the field of Library and Information Science. Various factors governing the author self-citation behavior have also been studied. Design/methodology/approach – The 2012 edition of Social Science Citation Index was consulted for the selection of LIS journals. Under the subject heading “Information Science and Library Science” there were 84 journals and out of these 12 journals were selected for the study based on systematic sampling. The study was confined to original research and review articles that were published in select journals in the year 2009. The main reason to choose 2009 was to get at least five years (2009-2013) citation data from Web of Science Core Collection (excluding Book Citation Index) and SciELO Citation Index. A citation was treated as self-citation whenever one of the authors of citing and cited paper was common, i.e., the set of co-authors of the citing paper and that of the cited one are not disjoint. To minimize the risk of homonyms, spelling variances and misspelling in authors’ names, the authors compared full author names in citing and cited articles. Findings – A positive correlation between number of authors and total number of citations exists with no correlation between number of authors and number/share of self-citations, i.e., self-citations are not affected by the number of co-authors in a paper. Articles which are produced in collaboration attract more self-citations than articles produced by only one author. There is no statistically significant variation in citations counts (total and self-citations) in works that are result of different types of collaboration. A strong and statistically significant positive correlation exists between total citation count and frequency of self-citations. No relation could be ascertained between total citation count and proportion of self-citations. Authors tend to cite more of their recent works than the work of other authors. Total citation count and number of self-citations are positively correlated with the impact factor of source publication and correlation coefficient for total citations is much higher than that for self-citations. A negative correlation exhibits between impact factor and the share of self-citations. Of particular note is that the correlation in all the cases is of weak nature. Research limitations/implications – The research provides an understanding of the author self-citations in the field of LIS. readers are encouraged to further the study by taking into account large sample, tracing citations also from Book Citation Index (WoS) and comparing results with other allied subjects so as to validate the robustness of the findings of this study. Originality/value – Readers are encouraged to further the study by taking into account large sample, tracing citations also from Book Citation Index (WoS) and comparing results with other allied subjects so as to validate the robustness of the findings of this study.
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Alamelu, J., and V. Geetha. "The Coverage of Library and Information Science Literature in Web of Science." Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology 9, no. 1 (February 5, 2019): 81–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2626.
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The main objective of this study is to explore scholarly communication trends in the field of Library and Information Science Literature. A total of 28056 records from Web of Science database, Library and Information Science collected from 1989 to 2017, were analyzed. It examines based on its publication output in Library and Information Science during 1989-2017, based on several parameters, including the country annual average growth rate, global publication share, national publication output, etc. The study uses 29 years (1989- 2017) publications data in Library and Information Science drawn from Web of Science Database.
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Luterek, Mariusz. "Smart City Research and Library and Information Science. Preliminary Remarks." Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej - Studia Informacyjne 56, no. 1(111) (September 1, 2018): 52–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.36702/zin.381.
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PURPOSE/THESIS: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the smart city research field from the point of view of library and information science (LIS), based on available scholarly publications. APPROACH/METHODS: Based on the literature review, the following issues have been described: the smart city concept; the shift of smart cities from strictly technological orientation to that focused on the citizen, the role of smart governance, public libraries as a part of knowledge infrastructure and the current contribution of LIS to this research field.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Smart cities are still an emerging research domain. Not only the number of research publications is limited, but also their scope. LIS has been very little involved in a “smart city” research domain so far, and at the same time general literature on “smart cities” refers to public libraries in a very limited way. In general, there have been few attempts to relate information science and smart cities so far, and in each case researchers had problems with finding relevant literature. The most important LIS contribution to the field so far comes from the research project done by the team of experts from the Department of Information Science at Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf (Germany).ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The value of this research results from the fact, that there is very little in-depth, holistic research done in this domain by LIS researchers; hence there is almost no recognition of the role of public libraries in so-called smart cities, not only as knowledge hubs for explicit and tacit knowledge, but also as community building institutions. This paper offers first such attempt in the field.
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Lugya, Fredrick Kiwuwa. "What counts as a science and discipline in library and information science?" Library Review 63, no. 1/2 (May 2, 2014): 138–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-08-2013-0103.
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Purpose – The convergence of librarianship and information science to form library and information science (LIS) is seen as a recent phenomenon, with the term “information science” originally focused on the application of computers to library operations and services. LIS as a science and multidisciplinary field applies the practice and perspective of information with the aim of answering important questions related to the activities of a target group. As a science, LIS is more than a collection of facts to be memorised or techniques to be mastered but is instead an inquiry carried out by people who raise questions for which answers are unknown and who have gained confidence in their ability to reach conclusions, albeit tentative ones, through research, experiment and careful thought sharpened by the open criticism of others. What is described here is a dynamic and changing field of study called LIS which differs from Cronin ' s (2004) conclusion that library science or LIS is neither a science nor a discipline. Like any other science, LIS continues to emerge, evolve, transform and dissipate in the ongoing conversation of disciplines. Design/methodology/approach – To understand LIS, this paper thoroughly reviewed the literature by paying attention to the genesis of the terms “information”, “documentation”, “science” and “librarianship”, and then the interdisciplinary nature of library science and information science. Findings – The differences between librarianship and information science are an indication that there are two different fields in a strong interdisciplinary relation, rather than one being a special case of the other. LIS has grown to be a scientific discipline, knowledge and a process that allows abandoning or modifying previously accepted conclusions when confronted with more complete or reliable experimental or observational evidence. Therefore, like any other science, LIS is a science and discipline in its own right that continues to emerge, evolve, transform and dissipate in the ongoing conversation of disciplines. Originality/value – What is described here is a dynamic and changing field of study and a science called LIS that differs from Cronin ' s (2004) assessment that library science or LIS is neither a science nor a discipline. The originality of the paper is rooted in a growing discussion to understand the relevance and appreciate the continued existence of LIS as a science and a field of study.
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Zhang, Jin, Yanyan Wang, Yuehua Zhao, and Xin Cai. "Applications of inferential statistical methods in library and information science." Data and Information Management 2, no. 2 (August 14, 2018): 103–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/dim-2018-0007.
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AbstractResearch methods play an extremely important role in studies. Statistical methods are fundamental and vital for quantitative research. The authors of this paper investigated the research papers that used statistical methods including parametric inferential statistical methods, nonparametric inferential statistical methods, predictive statistical correlation methods, and predictive statistical regression methods in library and information science and examined the connections and interactions between statistical methods and their application areas including information creation, information selection and control, information organization, information retrieval, information dissemination, and information use. Both an inferential statistical method and graphic clustering visualization method were employed to explore the relationships between statistical methods and application areas and reveal the hidden interaction patterns. As a result, 1821 research papers employing statistical methods were identified among the papers published in six major library and information science journals from 1999 to 2017. The findings showed that application areas affected the types of statistical methods utilized. Studies in information organization and information retrieval tended to employ parametric and nonparametric inferential methods, while correlation and regression methods were applied more in studies in information use, information dissemination, information creation, and information selection and control field. These findings help researchers better understand the statistical method orientation of library and information science studies and assist educators in the field to develop applicable quantitative research methodology courses.
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Jain, Priti. "Delivery of library and information science curriculum." Library Review 66, no. 6/7 (September 5, 2017): 482–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-12-2016-0109.
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Purpose Advancement in Information and communication technologies (ICTs) has revolutionised Library and Information Science (LIS) education and libraries. Both theory and practice have been transformed completely. LIS education programmes have become highly competitive and must be market-driven and technology-oriented. At the same time, academic libraries have been transformed and have become dynamic. Fostering a close collaboration between LIS educators and practitioners can multiply their strength and abilities by sharing educational resources and theoretical and practical knowledge. This paper aims to present the findings of a study carried out to investigate the current status of collaboration among LIS educators and library practitioners at the University of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using self-administered structured questionnaires from both LIS educators at the Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS) and practicing librarians working at the University of Botswana Library (UBL). To follow-up some of the issues, an interview was carried out with a subject librarian and a focus group discussion method was used to discuss some of the challenges from the findings. Findings The major collaborative activities from the DLIS staff were identified as the following: creating awareness of library resources and promoting library usage among students, facilitating library material selection and inviting librarians as guest lecturers to teach in the classroom. The main collaborative activities from practicing librarians were found to be the following: delivering information literacy instruction, providing professional/practical experience to students and information sharing with the DLIS teaching staff. The major challenges were identified as the following: different cultures of educators and librarians, lack of need to collaborate and lack of formal policy at the department and the university level. Research limitations/implications The UBL has 51 library staff members. All the librarians were not included in this research study, only senior librarians and library management were involved in the study. No theoretical framework was used to carry out the study. The questionnaire was designed based on the general literature in the field of professional collaboration among faculty and educators in the information profession. The follow-up interview and focus group discussion were conducted to address the collaborative activities and challenges that were acknowledged by at least 50 per cent of the participants. Issues with less than 50 per cent responses were considered insignificant to follow-up. Follow-up interview was conducted only with one subject librarian. As all subject librarians have the same job profile and undertake the similar activities, it was assumed that one subject librarian can represent others. Originality/value This research paper contributes to the body of literature. It may be useful for other LIS schools and libraries that work in similar environments, and it also opens up avenues for further research on this topical issue.
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Jong Sung Kim. "Trends Analysis of Children’s Services Researchin the Field of Library and Information Science." Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 44, no. 2 (June 2013): 51–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.44.2.201306.51.
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Jong Sung Kim. "Trends Analysis of Reading Research in the Field of Library and Information Science." Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 44, no. 3 (September 2013): 99–124. http://dx.doi.org/10.16981/kliss.44.3.201309.99.
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Kim, Hong-Ryul. "Citation Analysis of Scholarly Journals of Library & Information Science Field in Korea." Journal of the Korean Society for information Management 32, no. 4 (December 30, 2015): 7–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3743/kosim.2015.32.4.007.
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Chen, Chuanfu, Qiao Li, Kuei Chiu, and Zhiqing Deng. "The impact of Chinese library and information science on outside disciplines: A citation analysis." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 52, no. 2 (March 13, 2019): 493–508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000619836706.
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This paper uses citation analysis to measure the intellectual impact of Chinese library and information science on outside disciplines. It analyses 469 journals in disciplines outside the library and information science field containing citations to 20 Chinese library and information science journals from 1996 to 2015. It shows that Chinese library and information science mainly receives citations from related disciplines, such as business and management, communication, and computer science, and that the majority of library and information science articles are rarely cited. The library and information science subjects of bibliometrics, information technology and knowledge management are most likely to be cited.
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Zakharchuk, Tatyana. "Evaluation of scientific work in the library and information field." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 8 (August 1, 2017): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2017-8-18-27.
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The author highlights the criteria for assessing library scientist's impact by the number of the publications using citation indices and Hirsch factor. The functions, advantages and drawbacks of citation indices are discussed, as well as the factors to affect Hirsch index. The author examines the credibility of the Russian Science Citation Index data and the quality of journal publications in the HAC list. Standards of originality in the Antiplagiat system and the quality of scientific publications in the library science, bibliography and bibliology are discussed. Some approaches toward scientific work evaluation in the modern library and information science are proposed. The author argues that the quantitative indicators should be combined with the expert assessment.
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Kamińska, Anna Małgorzata, Łukasz Opaliński, and Łukasz Wyciślik. "The Landscapes of Sustainability in the Library and Information Science: Collaboration Insights." Sustainability 14, no. 24 (December 15, 2022): 16818. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142416818.
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Despite the fact that the concept of sustainable development was born as early as the late 1980s, in the field of library and information science there has been a significant growth in interest only in recent years. This observation inspired the authors to explore this particular area with regards to productivity both in quantitative and qualitative terms. One of the important factors influencing scientific productivity is broadly understood research collaboration. Interestingly, in the scholarly literature dealing with the topics of scientific productivity, the researchers are most often representatives of the LIS field who study, also applying bibliometric methods, various scientific disciplines. However, so far there have been no studies on scientific collaboration concentrated around the discipline of sustainable library and information science (LIS) itself. Therefore, in this paper, the authors present the results of research into the phenomenon of co-authorship in this specific area. The results indicate not only the most important collaborating entities contributing to the research field and trends in research cooperation, but also verify certain general hypotheses put forward in the areas of the fundamental sustainable development of the discipline of sustainable LIS.
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Way, Doug. "The Open Access Availability of Library and Information Science Literature." College & Research Libraries 71, no. 4 (July 1, 2010): 302–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl-38r1.
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To examine the open access availability of Library and Information Science (LIS) research, a study was conducted using Google Scholar to search for articles from 20 top LIS journals. The study examined whether Google Scholar was able to find any links to full text, if open access versions of the articles were available and where these articles were being hosted. The results showed that the archiving of articles is not a regular practice in the field; articles are not being deposited in institutional or subject repositories at a high rate; and, overall, the percentage of available open access articles in LIS was similar to the findings in previous studies. In addition, the study found that Google Scholar is an effective tool for finding known LIS articles.
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Zhang, Ziqi, Winnie Tam, and Andrew Cox. "Towards automated analysis of research methods in library and information science." Quantitative Science Studies 2, no. 2 (2021): 698–732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00123.
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Abstract Previous studies of research methods in Library and Information Science (LIS) lack consensus in how to define or classify research methods, and there have been no studies on automated recognition of research methods in the scientific literature of this field. This work begins to fill these gaps by studying how the scope of “research methods” in LIS has evolved, and the challenges in automatically identifying the usage of research methods in LIS literature. We collected 2,599 research articles from three LIS journals. Using a combination of content analysis and text mining methods, a sample of this collection is coded into 29 different concepts of research methods and is then used to test a rule-based automated method for identifying research methods reported in the scientific literature. We show that the LIS field is characterized by the use of an increasingly diverse range of methods, many of which originate outside the conventional boundaries of LIS. This implies increasing complexity in research methodology and suggests the need for a new approach towards classifying LIS research methods to capture the complex structure and relationships between different aspects of methods. Our automated method is the first of its kind in LIS, and sets an important reference for future research.
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Mokhtarpour, Reza, and Ali Akbar Khasseh. "Who is who in library and information science research? The integrative application of scholarly influence indicators." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 52, no. 4 (February 25, 2020): 1186–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000620907956.
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This research concerns determining authors’ scientific influence in library and information science research and their impact on the intellectual structure of the discipline by means of integrative indicators of the Scholarly Capital Model and co-authorship patterns. Research records comprised articles published from 1945 to 2016 in library and information science core journals and indexed in Web of Science. CiteSpace (software for visualization of scientific patterns and trends) was employed to map the intellectual structure of library and information science research based on co-authorship patterns. The results showed that the top 10 authors of library and information science research with the highest scores in terms of influence indicators (except for one person) were mostly concerned with the field of scientometrics which can be considered as the special impact of scientometric authors on the intellectual structure of library and information science research especially in recent years. Based on the results of the research, integrative use of scientometric indicators for measuring authors’ level of scholarly influence may grant a more precise perspective for decision makers in the field of library and information science.
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Habibi, Shafi, Parvin Abdollahzadeh, Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda, and Hossein Aghayari. "Topic Evolution of Library and Information Science Studies in the Last Twenty Years: A Co-Word Analysis." Depiction of Health 12, no. 1 (March 19, 2021): 55–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/doh.2021.07.
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Abstract Background and Objectives: Topic evolutions of scientific and academic disciplines can be clarified by drawing scientific maps and identifies emerging or developed topics of scientific disciplines, sub-topics and the relationship between different topics of a discipline. The purpose of this study is to draw a strategic diagram to analyze the developments of the last twenty years of library and information science field. Material and Methods: This was a Scientometrics study with co-occurrence analysis of words that was conducted on ten journals with the highest impact factor in the field of library and information science. Twenty years (1998-2017) publications were extracted from LISTA database and imported into SciMAT software. After preparing the data, all publications were divided into four time periods, strategic diagrams of each period were drawn and topic clusters were analyzed. Results: The largest clusters of the first two periods were "Information Retrieval" and "Bibliometrics", which in the next period "Citation-Analysis" appeared instead of "Information Retrieval" cluster, but nevertheless the largest node of this cluster was "Information Retrieval". These clusters were the most developed topics in the field of library and information science. Conclusion: Information retrieval and bibliometrics are at the forefront of library and information science. Sentiment analysis and information literacy with a cognitive approach are emerging topics in the field. Also, studies related to information production and related indicators have led to qualitative research.
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Mandel, Lauren H. "Wayfinding Research in Library and Information Studies: State of the Field." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 12, no. 2 (June 29, 2017): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8395p.
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Objective – Often people enter libraries focused on their primary information needs and haven't considered their need for spatial information to find their way to what they need. This presents unique wayfinding information challenges for libraries. Papers on library wayfinding often include some discussion of the lack of wayfinding research in libraries, but apparently there has been no comprehensive review of the LIS literature on wayfinding.
Methods – This paper is a comprehensive review of library wayfinding literature, using the Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (via EBSCOhost) database to collect the dataset.
Results – Findings indicate a small collection of library wayfinding research, primarily focused on academic libraries.
Conclusion – Empirical research in this area is limited. Suggestions for future research on library wayfinding, including potential foci for that research, are presented.
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BALASUBRAMANIAN, VIJAY, VISHNU JEJJALA, and JOAN SIMÓN. "THE LIBRARY OF BABEL." International Journal of Modern Physics D 14, no. 12 (December 2005): 2181–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218271805007826.
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We show that heavy pure states of gravity can appear to be mixed states to almost all probes. Our arguments are made for AdS5 Schwarzschild black holes using the field theory dual to string theory in such spacetimes. Our results follow from applying information theoretic notions to field theory operators capable of describing very heavy states in gravity. For certain supersymmetric states of the theory, our account is exact: the microstates are described in gravity by a spacetime "foam", the precise details of which are invisible to almost all probes.
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Mubofu, Christian, Henry Mambo, and Athuman Samzugi. "Information Resources Preservation: Bottlenecks and their Effect on Library Information Services." Restaurator. International Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material 42, no. 1 (March 1, 2021): 21–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/res-2020-0015.
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Abstract This study investigated the factors hindering information resources preservation and the extent to which information services are affected in academic libraries. The population consisted of 170 library staff who were conveniently selected from the seven academic libraries under study. The researchers prepared a well-structured questionnaire for data collection and the responses were subjected into SPSS version 20 and content analysis. Findings revealed that lack of awareness, inappropriate building, and lack of preservation plan and being unsure on how to get started, being unsure on how to protect digital information resources and inadequate funding are the factors hindering effective preservation in academic libraries in Tanzania. The study also revealed that lack of information resources preservation affects library services to a great extent. The study concludes that damage of information resources affected information services. The study recommends that academic libraries management in collaboration with other stakeholders should establish a preservation consortium that will oversee the preservation issues in academic libraries country wide that may reduce the extent to which the barriers of information resources preservation affects the information services in the country. Through this consortium experts in the field of preservation will share skills on how they could tackle the preservation challenges together.
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Jiang, Shujie. "Hotspot Mining in the Field of Library and Information Science under the Environment of Big Data." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2022 (July 31, 2022): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2802835.
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Currently, with the implementation of big data strategies in countries all over the world, big data has achieved vigorous development in various fields. Big data research and application practices have also rapidly attracted the attention of the library and information field. Objective. The study explored the current state of research and research hotspots of big data in the library and information field and further discussed the future research trends. Methods. In the CNKI database, 16 CSSCI source journals in the discipline of library information and digital library were selected as data sources, and the relevant literature was retrieved with the theme of “big data.” The collected literature was excluded and expanded according to the citation relationship. Then, with the help of Bicomb and SPSS, co-word analysis and cluster analysis would be carried out on these literature results. Results. According to the findings of the data analysis, the research hotspots on the topic mainly focus on five major research themes, namely, big data and smart library, big data and intelligence research, data mining and cloud computing, big data and information analysis, and library innovation and services. Limitations. At present, the research scope and coverage on this topic are wide, which leads to the research still staying at the macro level. Conclusions. Big data research will remain one of the hotspots in the future. However, the most study is still limited to the perspective of library and information and has not yet analyzed the research status, research hotspots, and development trends in this field from the perspective of big data knowledge structure. Moreover, machine learning, artificial intelligence, knowledge services, AR, and VR may be new directions for future attention and development.
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Virkus, Sirje, and Emmanouel Garoufallou. "Data science and its relationship to library and information science: a content analysis." Data Technologies and Applications 54, no. 5 (October 13, 2020): 643–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dta-07-2020-0167.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study exploring the emerging field of data science from the library and information science (LIS) perspective.Design/methodology/approachContent analysis of research publications on data science was made of papers published in the Web of Science database to identify the main themes discussed in the publications from the LIS perspective.FindingsA content analysis of 80 publications is presented. The articles belonged to the six broad categories: data science education and training; knowledge and skills of the data professional; the role of libraries and librarians in the data science movement; tools, techniques and applications of data science; data science from the knowledge management perspective; and data science from the perspective of health sciences. The category of tools, techniques and applications of data science was most addressed by the authors, followed by data science from the perspective of health sciences, data science education and training and knowledge and skills of the data professional. However, several publications fell into several categories because these topics were closely related.Research limitations/implicationsOnly publication recorded in the Web of Science database and with the term “data science” in the topic area were analyzed. Therefore, several relevant studies are not discussed in this paper that either were related to other keywords such as “e-science”, “e-research”, “data service”, “data curation”, “research data management” or “scientific data management” or were not present in the Web of Science database.Originality/valueThe paper provides the first exploration by content analysis of the field of data science from the perspective of the LIS.
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Ahmad, Khurshid, Zheng JianMing, and Muhammad Rafi. "Assessing the literature of knowledge management (KM) in the field of library and information science." Information Discovery and Delivery 47, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 35–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/idd-06-2018-0021.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a bibliometric analysis of knowledge management (KM) literature published in the field of library and information science. KM is a systematic process of acquisition, extraction, organization and dissemination of knowledge in any organization. This study will help identify trends, emerging concepts and innovations in this particular field. Design/methodology/approach The data set of the study consists of 6,088 published documents the authors obtained from the ISI Web of Science database during 1900 and 2017. The analysis of literature about the library and information science consisted of five categories including productive institutions, prolific authors, annual publications, citations and highly cited articles. The documents included in this study include research papers, conference papers, reviews, book reviews and editorials. Findings The study found that the USA leads the world regarding the number of research publications in the area of KM in the field of library and information science. Considering the publication period, 2007, 2012 and 2016-2017 are the most productive years regarding publications in this particular field; the number of citations has been increasing over the years. The study also found that Nanyang Polytechnic University is the most productive research institution and Blanca Martins from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is the most prolific researcher in this specific field. Originality/value This study provides a detailed bibliometric analysis of KM literature published in the field of library and information science. This study is an excellent example for researchers who are interested in conducting bibliometric studies.
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Chang, Yu-Wei. "Academic Impact of Articles by Practitioners in the Field of Library and Information Science." College & Research Libraries 82, no. 1 (2021): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.82.1.59.
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This study measured the relative academic impact of articles by LIS practitioners by analyzing library and information science articles published between 2005 and 2014. The results revealed that, although practitioners were not the main knowledge contributors, the academic impact of articles by practitioners was not significantly lower than that of articles by academics. No significant differences in academic impact were present between any two types of coauthored articles. Articles from academic–practitioner collaboration were cited earlier than articles from practitioner–practitioner and academic–academic collaborations. This study suggests that LIS practitioners appear to benefit from collaborative scholarship with LIS researchers through more citations and higher impact.
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Kumar Satpathy, Sunil, Rabindra K. Maharana, and Ashok Kumar Das. "Open source journals of library and information science: a bibliometric study." Collection Building 33, no. 1 (December 20, 2013): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cb-09-2013-0031.
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the scholarly communications in open access journals of library & information science and to study the key dimensions of these publications. Design/methodology/approach – For the analysis of the study, top ten open access journals of 2011, which were indexed in SCOPUS, have been selected. The authors employed necessary bibliometric measures to analyze different publication parameters. Findings – It is found that the contribution of articles in these top ten open access journals in 2011 is good, i.e. 37.3 percent. Single authored papers are found to be the highest (40.48 percent), followed by two-authored and then three-authored papers. The degree of collaboration is found to be between 0.33 and 0.8. The numbers of citations used in the paper are also good (average 21.48 percent paper). In regards to ranking of country productivity, the USA topped the list. Research limitations/implications – This paper focuses on the publication traits of top ten open access journals of library & information science of the year 2011. A total of 373 papers from these ten journals are analyzed. Further studies can include more open access journals of this field for a period of more than one year. Practical implications – Scholars can benefit from insights into the scholarly contributions of top ten open access journals of 2011 in the field of library & information science. Originality/value – This paper provides valuable insights into the nature of academic publishing of open access journals of library & information science. It can help the researchers, professionals, teachers and students to understand the top open access journals, valuable contributions, highly cited journals, country productivity, and other parameters.
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Beskaravaynaya, Elena V., and Tatiana N. Kharybina. "Bibliometric Analysis — as Library Activity in the Field of Science Popularization." Bibliotekovedenie [Russian Journal of Library Science] 71, no. 4 (October 28, 2022): 351–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2022-71-4-351-361.
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The authors offer their view of popularization of science making the results of bibliometric analysis accessible via the library’s website. Traditionally, research scientists want to know if their scientific publications have been referenced in reputable bibliographic databases or find out how many citations the paper generated over a given time period, or how to get the H-index, or explore more current, related research on their topic. The focus of the study was to identify information, which is not related to one user, but is required by the recipients overall. Working through the data, helps to perform ongoing evaluation of scientific institution activity. The survey was conducted among specialists of the Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences” (PSCBR RAS). After studying the information needs of scientists, there were identified the inquires noted in the largest number of questionnaires: the dynamics of publication activity sorted by year, the most productive authors, international cooperation, the most cited and funded scientific trends. The material was gathered from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases, and the results of the analysis were posted on the website of the Central Library of the Pushchino Scientific Center (Department of the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences).The analysis was carried out within the framework of the PSCBR RAS works. The time period for bibliometric research is 2016—2020. During that period, the research activity of scientists of the PSCBR RAS covered 387 scientific areas. Bibliometric analysis showed 1139 editions where the works of researchers of the PSCBR RAS were published. The authors identified 30 the most popular journals on the subject areas of the PSCBR RAS, in which 35% of all articles were concentrated. In 2016—2020, scientists of PSCBR RAS together with foreign colleagues from 95 countries prepared 171 publications. According to the WoS CC and Scopus indicators, 2834 authors were registered with the affiliation of the PSCBR RAS.With respect to science communication, this paper presents findings aimed at demonstrating the achievements and contributions made by the scholars from PSCBR RAS on a global stage, thereby motivating young scientists for research activities in the Center, and getting attention in mass media.Library staff members who perform this job are able to show the highest professional performance — to acquaint readers with the practical potential of bibliometric analysis: to help find journals most appropriate for user’s research; to provide information on the authors of publications based on the analysis of the number of citations of these papers for future possible joint project, to determine scientific directions that receive the most financial support. The libraryʼs website assumes the role of an external interface to demonstrate the achievements of the PSCBR RAS.
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Buarki, Hanadi, and Mashael Al-Omar. "Library and information science as a career in Kuwait." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 52, no. 3 (September 8, 2019): 764–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000619871992.
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The Library and Information Science discipline is in constant flux, facing myriad impediments with the development of technology. Per se, the field introduced information and communications technology into its curriculum which has changed librarians’ roles in information handling. Moreover, the integration of the term ‘information’ changed the nomenclature thereby giving a new name of Information Science/Studies, embracing an enormous range of subjects. The present study investigates the previous and current skills of alumni at the Department of Library and Information Science, College of Basic Education, Kuwait. Descriptive analysis of the distributed survey revealed frequencies and percentages data on participants’ gender, marital status, age, grade point average, certificate obtained, employment sector, years of experience, and salary. Qualitative data revealed comments on employment issues, difficulties faced, and the Department of Library and Information Science curriculum. The findings suggested that the majority of the alumni have benefited from their major as their employment is relevant (84%), it is within their specialisation and most of them (56%) are employed in a library setting. The most frequently learned skill is ethics (54%), and the skills that needed improvement are library skills and English language proficiency. The research data initiated a list of skills required and organisations employing the alumni. It is recommended that LIS alumni should be equippedwith multi-tasking skills to work at the job market institutions, and that LIS schools should start offering a PhD qualification in Kuwait. This research contributes to decisions in curriculum updating from the viewpoint of alumni to meet the requirements of the job market. The research is the first study to collect data from LIS alumni in Kuwait at CBE, PAAET and realises their concerns. Departments sharing a similar curriculum can benefit as the research is an initial step that should be regularly taken to update the curricula.
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Zhang, Jin, Yanyan Wang, and Yuehua Zhao. "Investigation on the statistical methods in research studies of library and information science." Electronic Library 35, no. 6 (November 6, 2017): 1070–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-02-2016-0042.
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Purpose The statistical method plays an extremely important role in quantitative research studies in library and information science (LIS). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of statistical methods used in the field, their application areas and the temporal change patterns during a recent 15-year period. Design/methodology/approach The research papers in six major scholarly journals from 1999 to 2013 in LIS were examined. Factors including statistical methods, application areas and time period were analyzed using quantitative research methods including content analysis and temporal analysis methods. Findings The research studies using statistical methods in LIS have increased steadily. Statistical methods were more frequently used to solve problems in the information retrieval area than in other areas, and inferential statistical methods were used more often than predictive statistical methods and other statistical methods. Anomaly analysis on statistical method uses was conducted and four types of anomaly were specified. Originality/value The findings of this study can help educators, graduates and researchers in the field of LIS better understand the patterns and trends of the applications of statistical methods in this field, depict an overall picture of quantitative research studies in LIS from the perspective of statistical methods and discover the change patterns of statistical method applications in LIS between 1999 and 2013.
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Åström, Fredrik. "The Visibility of Information Science and Library Science Research in Bibliometric Mapping of the LIS Field." Library Quarterly 80, no. 2 (April 2010): 143–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/651005.
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Levin, G. L. "BIBLIOGRAPHIC SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE." Proceedings of SPSTL SB RAS, no. 1 (March 6, 2020): 41–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2020-1-41-49.
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The provision of bibliographic resources for individual branches of science and / or practical activity is traditional and now it is one of the most developed areas of bibliography. The library and information sphere, including library, bibliographic and scientific information activities and the scientific disciplines that study them needs (library and information sciences) it as well. These areas are characterized by the proximity and significant concurrency of goals, objects, processes, methods, and results of activities. At present, their further integration, transformation of traditional libraries (first of all, scientific ones) into library and information centers is underway.The bibliography of library and information science and practice includes: 1) bibliography of literature on history, theory, methodology, organization, methodology and technology of these activities, 2) bibliography of publications and electronic resources of library and information institutions; for bibliography as such bibliography of bibliography is also of particular importance, 3) bio-bibliography of branch leaders (polybiobibliographic and monobibiographic (personal) resources).Since the 1940s the Russian State Library is the main center of the current bibliographic registration of literature on librarianship and bibliography (until 2015 – the release of current indexes, since 1989 – the formation of a thematic abstract bibliographic database). The library prepared many printed retrospective indexes and lists on the problems of library and bibliographic science and practice, which creation not only its bibliographic, but also research, methodical and production structural units took active part in.In the XXI century, the Library activities in the field of retrospective branch bibliography are limited to the creation of a series of indexes “Bibliography. Bibliographic science”, reflecting the scientifically significant array of native bibliographic literature in Russian since 1959. The main attention is paid to bibliographic registration of publications and electronic resources of the Library and about it, as well as works of its staff.Electronic catalogs and bibliographic indexes are being created that take into account the products of libraries of the Russian Federation, as well as countries – the former Soviet republics. Polybiobibliographic and personal indexes are being prepared.
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Lund, Haakon. "Eye tracking in library and information science: a literature review." Library Hi Tech 34, no. 4 (November 21, 2016): 585–614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lht-07-2016-0085.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic literature review of the application of eye-tracking technology within the field of library and information science. Eye-tracking technology has now reached a level of maturity, which makes the use of the technology more accessible. Subsequently, a growing interest in employing eye tracking as a methodology within library and information science research must be anticipated. Design/methodology/approach The review follows the guidelines set in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations. Two reference databases are searched for relevant references: Library and Information Science Abstracts and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts. The main selection criteria are peer-reviewed literature that describes the experimental setting, including which eye-tracking equipment was used, the number of test persons and reports on the eye-tracking measures. Furthermore, this study will report which other methods were applied in combination with eye tracking. Findings The number of published research utilizing eye-tracking technologies within library and information science (LIS) is still limited although an increase in the use of eye-tracking technologies is observed during recent years. Originality/value To the knowledge of the author, this is the first systematic review on eye-tracking technology and application in LIS.
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Machado, Luís Miguel Oliveira, Daniel Martínez-Ávila, and Maria da Graça de Melo Simões. "Concept theory in library and information science: an epistemological analysis." Journal of Documentation 75, no. 4 (July 8, 2019): 876–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-11-2018-0195.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the literature on concept theory in library and information science (LIS) from an epistemological perspective, ascribing each paper to an epistemological family and discussing their relevance in the context of the knowledge organization (KO) domain. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a hermeneutic approach for the analysis of the texts that compose the corpus of study following contingency and categorical analyses. More specifically, the paper works with Bardin’s contingency analysis and follows Hjørland’s families of epistemologies for the categorization. Findings The analysis corroborates the observations made for the last ten years about the scarcity of studies on concept theory in LIS and KO. However, the study also reveals an epistemological turn on concept theory since 2009 that could be considered a departure from the rationalist views that dominated the field and a continuation of a broader paradigm shift in LIS and KO. All analyzed papers except two follow pragmatist or historicist approaches. Originality/value This paper follows-up and systematizes the contributions to the LIS and KO fields on concept theory mainly during the last decade. The epistemological analysis reveals the dominant views in this paradigm shift and the main authors and trends that are present in the LIS literature on concept theory.
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Maslakova, Maria V., and Irina V. Tolstoukhova. "LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PEDAGOGY IN THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION EDUCATION." Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Kul'turologiya i iskusstvovedenie, no. 43 (2021): 298–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.17223/22220836/43/26.
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Increasing information and condensing the speed of information technologies constantly transforms the functionality of libraries (as information, cultural, educational organizations) to solve acute problems, for example, informational, cultural, educational and educational education and development of readers in the new information space. Modern society sets itself each time new tasks and methods for the development of pedagogical sciences, most often they are associated with an informational approach to learning, education and cognition. The impact of information processes on the education and training and retraining of new library and information professionals is acutely affected. Allocation of information pedagogy allows us to explore new information processes and pedagogical phenomena to develop the sectoral aspect of pedagogical science. Library pedagogy is aimed at training competent specialists in the field of library information and pedagogical activity, functionally oriented to the training, education, and development of library readers. Library and information activities accumulate in themselves different types of labor processes, representing the library as the center of cultural, social, informational and pedagogical beginnings. The authors of the work propose the formulation of scientific knowledge – «library and information pedagogy», as the most appropriate to the name of the «Library and information activity» training area within the framework of the current federal state educational standards 51.03.06 and 51.04.06 «Library and information activities». Library-information pedagogy is a comprehensive knowledge of library pedagogy, pedagogy in general, as well as information pedagogy, including: the pedagogical basis of library science, the information basis of information, library and educational processes, the information worldview, pedagogical competencies that will allow the use of new information and communication technologies in the theory and practice of library and information activities. The structure of library and information pedagogy is conditionally composed of three main components: the base, core and effect. Considering the fact that at present there is no such scientific discipline as library and information pedagogy, then for the modern generation of students, in the context of the implementation of professional standards, the transition to FSES 3 ++, the emergence of a new position «teacher-librarian», it could be very useful. So, the use of the library-information approach in pedagogy makes it possible to replace the traditional plane of the problematic of pedagogical research of the educational and educational processes with the problematics of library-information activity in the implementation of these processes.