scholarly journals UK Library and Information Science Research is Having a Significant Influence on Research in Other Subject Disciplines

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew Lee Stone
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Subject Categories ◽  
Individual Knowledge

Objective – To quantify the value of librarianship and information science (LIS) exports knowledge to other subject disciplines. Design – Bibliometric study. Setting – LIS departments in U.K. universities. Subjects – 232 LIS research articles published between 2001 and 2007. Methods – Data from the 2008 U.K. Research Assessment Exercise were checked to identify 405 research articles submitted by 10 selected university departments (out of a total of 21), which submitted research in the LIS category. The Web of Science database was then searched to see how many of these articles had been cited in other articles (n=232). If the citing article was published in a non-LIS journal it was considered a knowledge export. Journals were defined as non-LIS if they had not been assigned the subject category of Information Science & Library Science by the Journal of Citation Reports. The journal Impact Factors (IFs) of citing journals were then normalized to measure the value of individual knowledge exports to their respective subject disciplines. This was done by comparing a citing journal’s IF with the median journal IF within that subject category. If the citing journal’s IF was above this median it was considered to be a valuable knowledge export. Main Results – The sample of LIS research articles produced a total of 1,061 knowledge exports in 444 unique non-LIS journals. These non-LIS journals covered 146 unique subject categories of which those related to computer science and chemistry/pharmacology cited LIS research with the greatest frequency. Just over three-quarters (n=798) of these citations were considered to be valuable knowledge exports. A sub-analysis showed that LIS articles published in non-LIS journals were significantly more valuable than the knowledge exports published in LIS journals. Conclusion – The validity of bibliometric studies can be improved by adopting the two methodological innovations presented in this study. The first innovation is to avoid over-estimating the number of knowledge exports by discounting “part exports” (i.e., where the citing journal is assigned to multiple subject categories, one of which includes the same as that of the cited reference). The second innovation introduced by this study is to add an extra dimension to the analysis by measuring the value of each knowledge export by taking into account the “normalized” impact factor of citing journals.

Indian Contribution in Information Science and Library Science Research during 1991-2015: A Bibliometric Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 387
Author(s):  
Vijayakumar M ◽  
Shankar Reddy Kolle
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Productive Author ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Indian Contribution ◽  
The Web ◽  
Science Subject

<p>Authors analysed the characteristics of articles published by the Indian based authors in the ‘Information Science &amp; Library Science’ subject category of Web of Science during 1991-2015. In this study, total 708 articles derived from the Web of Science database were analysed. The Indian contributions to the Information Science and Library Science quite meager in compare to world’s contribution. However, the Indian based articles were kept rising from 1991 to 2015. The articles published from1996 to 2005 have greater impact and the trend is towards multiple authors. The Scientometrics was the most productive journal; almost 25 per cent of the Indian articles were published during the period. Gupta, BM was the most productive author and articles published by the Bhattacharya, S, Nagpaul, PS and Rao, IKR had greater impact on the subject as well as fellow researches in the subject category of IS &amp; LS. </p>

Indian Contribution in Information Science and Library Science Research during 1991-2015: A Bibliometric Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayakumar M ◽  
Shankar Reddy Kolle
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Productive Author ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Indian Contribution ◽  
The Web ◽  
Science Subject

<p>Authors analysed the characteristics of articles published by the Indian based authors in the ‘Information Science &amp; Library Science’ subject category of Web of Science during 1991-2015. In this study, total 708 articles derived from the Web of Science database were analysed. The Indian contributions to the Information Science and Library Science quite meager in compare to world’s contribution. However, the Indian based articles were kept rising from 1991 to 2015. The articles published from1996 to 2005 have greater impact and the trend is towards multiple authors. The Scientometrics was the most productive journal; almost 25 per cent of the Indian articles were published during the period. Gupta, BM was the most productive author and articles published by the Bhattacharya, S, Nagpaul, PS and Rao, IKR had greater impact on the subject as well as fellow researches in the subject category of IS &amp; LS. </p>

Journal packing density of library and information science research journals at the global level: a study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Pandita ◽  
Shivendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Packing Density ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
The Usa

Purpose This study aims to find out the average journal packing density (JPD) of Library and Information Science (LIS) research journals published across the world. The concept, JPD, means the average number of research articles published by a research journal in one volume. Accordingly, the undergoing study evaluates the average number of research articles published in each volume of each research journal published in the field of LIS at the global level. Some other key aspects evaluated include the number of LIS research journal publishing countries, average JPD of LIS research journals at the continental level, etc. Design/methodology/approach This study is purely based on secondary data retrieved from SCImago, which is SCOPUS data. Keeping in view the objectives of this study, the data about research articles published in all LIS research journals during the period 2015 through 2019 were retrieved to undertake the study. Findings From the data analysis, it emerged that 256 research journals duly indexed by SCOPUS are published in the field of LIS across 36 countries. In all 48,596 research articles were published from 2015 to 2019 in these research journals at an average of 44.71 research articles per journal per volume. More than 75% of LIS research journals are published from Germany, Spain, Netherlands, the USA and the UK. Research journals published from the USA have higher JPD of 53.09 research articles per journal per volume, which is 18.74% higher than the average global JPD of LIS research journals. 50% of LIS research journal publishing countries are from Europe and the majority 52.55% LIS research articles were published in European LIS research journals. The average JPD of LIS research journals published from North America is 51.73 research articles per journal per volume, which is the highest across continents. Research limitations/implications Standardization of JPD of research journals irrespective of the subject discipline they are published in is important for many reasons and the foremost being, such standardization helps in keeping at bay the predatory research journals, which normally float such packing density norms, with the sole aim to earn money in the shape of manuscript handling charges, thereby publishing a far greater number of research article in each issue of a journal than the average research articles published by a research journal. Originality/value Very few studies have been conducted around the concept JPD, especially by the authors of this particular study. This study has however been particularized to the LIS subject discipline, while the findings add to existing lot of study already undertaken, hence outcome can be generalized.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research Winter 2007 and Spring 2008: A Bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

The following Master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science in Library Science degree or the Master of Science in Information Science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.The Master’s papers are available online at: http://sils.unc.edu/itrc/mpi/.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research 2003-2004: A bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

Master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master of science in library science degree or the master of science in information science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The subject headings used to index them have been given. The master’s papers are available online at : http://ils.unc.edu/mpi/ The database is searchable by author and title.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science Research 2002: A Bibliography of Master's Papers from the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
North Carolina Libraries
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
North Carolina School ◽  
The University

The following master’s papers were submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master of science in information and library science degree at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The subject headings used to index them have been given. The numbers added to the citations will facilitate identification of master’s papers requested on interlibrary loan.

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