Women authorship in library and information science journals from 1981 to 2020: Is equitable representation being attained?

2021 ◽  
pp. 016555152110500
Author(s):  
Brady Lund ◽  
Amrollah Shamsi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Women Authors ◽  
Significant Growth ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Trends Over Time ◽  
Over Time

This study examines the proportion of women as first authors in major library and information science (LIS) journals over the years 1981–2020. Author name and year data were collected for 10 LIS journals – five that are associated more with library topics and five with information science topics – and analysed using the genderize.io tool. Both general trends over time and comparisons of information science versus library science journals are presented. The findings indicate significant growth in the proportion of women authors among the LIS journals, but primarily concentrated only among the library science journals, with information science journals falling well behind. Representation of women authors (~60%) still lags well below the overall representation of women in librarianship (~80%). These findings suggest that there is still considerable growth needed to decrease the gender gap among authorship in top LIS journals.

scholarly journals Conceptualising 'knowledge management' in the context of library and information science using the core/periphery model

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
O.B. Onyancha ◽  
D.N. Ocholla
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Management Information ◽  
The Core ◽  
Information Resources Management ◽  
Science Management ◽  
Science Information

This study took cognisance of the fact that the term 'knowledge management' lacks a universally accepted definition, and consequently sought to describe the term using the most common co-occurring terms in knowledge management (KM) literature as indexed in the Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database. Using a variety of approaches and analytic techniques (e.g. core/periphery analysis and co-occurrence of words as subject terms), data were analysed using the core/periphery model and social networks through UCINET for Windows, TI, textSTAT and Bibexcel computer-aided software. The study identified the following as the compound terms with which KM co-occurs most frequently: information resources management, information science, information technology, information services, information retrieval, library science, management information systems and libraries. The core single subject terms with which KM can be defined include resources, technology, libraries, systems, services, retrieval, storage, data and computers. The article concludes by offering the library and information science (LIS) professionals' general perception of KM based on their use of terms, through which KM can be defined within the context of LIS.

scholarly journals Library and Information Science in the USA and Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Nguessan ◽  
Shima Moradi
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Definition Of

In a context of global mobility of skilled professionals, this is a comparative study of library science education and librarianship in the USA and Iran. The study attempts to determine how education and professional skills may transfer from one country to another. Historically, the USA and Iran are two different major centers of development of knowledge, science and technology and culture. Each one of these two countries developed its own system of general education and library science education and professional practice. This study investigates the definition of the librarian profession, historical perspectives, types of librarians and librarian-related positions, the initial academic training of librarian (schools, duration, curriculum, and accreditation), daily activities of librarians, continuing education, and opportunities and challenges of the profession in each country. The qualitative research methods was selected to conduct this study. This investigation leads to a comparative analysis pointing out similarities and differences. The first part of the paper present historical perspectives and library science education and librarianship. The second part of the paper presents contemporary library science education and librarianship in each country. The last part of the paper is a comparative critical discussion of both systems. This study concludes that, even though both systems are different, with the globalization of knowledge, education, and communications, under certain circumstances, one could consider a librarian “qualified” to practice across the border. Contributions: The comparative investigation of LIS profession and education have been conducted for the first time.

scholarly journals Use of EZProxy to access international journals among students of Library and Information Science, University of Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Rusdiyah Ciptaning Dwi Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Single Sign On

Student’s magister is one of user library university of Indonesia those who need information regarding duty as carried out college.  With different backgrounds students as, made they need facilities sources of information easy and efficient. The library University of Indonesia the provision of information service, including service online reference to access the international journal address URL through: http: // remote-lib.ui.ac.id (EZProxy to access international journals). This service is facilities remote access, connected with resource at a network central from one location. Students can access journal electronic wherever and anytime simply by making log-in through single sign on.  Synthesis a problem in this research is to find how the facility of an EZProxy ui by student magister library and science university of Indonesia? For the purpose to get the facility of a remote lib ui to access the international journal of student magister library science. The result of this research can be a useful tool as input to student’s library science to develop study would check in the field of library services. Research locations in university Indonesia, election student magister library science, because have a background various activity. With a population of consists of 25 students. And techniques the sample collection by using non probability of sampling with the methods purposive sampling. The sample in this research were informants ever use the service of EZProxy (http: // remote-lib.ui.ac.id) at least once. The majority of informants interviewed 4 people with distribution 2 men and women 2. Technique the data collection was done in two ways that is observation and interview. The next step is to analyzed data. Analysis of data done by means of transcrip the results of interviews, then the data reduced, presentation of data and the withdrawal of conclusion. This research result indicates that the utilization of EZProxy to access international journals by student magister library of science university of Indonesia based on (1) ease in search of articles the international journal, (2) are provided free of charge by a library university of Indonesia so it is more efficient. (3) Can be accessed wherever and anytime, (4) the utilization is very easy, not convoluted (5) Simple, summarized in one online database. So users not get confused.

Scholarly Productivity in Adapted Physical Activity Pedagogy: A Bibliometric Analysis

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
John O’Connor ◽  
Ron French ◽  
Claudine Sherrill ◽  
Garth Babcock
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Adapted Physical Activity ◽  
Bradford’S Law ◽  
Sport And Exercise ◽  
Pedagogy Literature

The purpose was to determine whether publications pertaining to adapted physical activity (APA) pedagogy in the core serials from 1988 to 1998 adhere to library science laws. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on 770 articles in 259 serials selected from 4,130 serials initially identified in four databases (Article First, ERIC, Medline, Sport Discus). Results indicated that 1,720 authors have constructed the early APA pedagogy literature. Of these, only 11 contributed four or more articles. The scatter of APA pedagogy literature over four zones, with 4, 15, 64, and 176 journals in the zones, respectively, supports Bradford’s law of scattering. Price’s law was not supported because most authors contributed only one article. Most pedagogy articles (n = 184) were published in Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Physician and Sports Medicine, and Palaestra. Graduate education should include exposure to bibliometrics and collaboration with library and information science specialists.

Social justice in library science programs: A content analysis approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1102-1109
Author(s):  
Rhiannon Jones
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Promotional Materials ◽  
Science Educators ◽  
Globalized World

In an increasingly globalized world, social justice issues dominate the news. Libraries are often viewed as places where social justice ideals are upheld and promoted. This paper uses a content analysis methodology of 10 North American library and information science program websites to discover how social justice education is marketed to potential students through an examination of open access course descriptions, mission statements, and core learning objectives where available. Findings indicate that social justice is embedded in library and information science programs, but there are limited opportunities for prospective students to seek out these courses due to a lack of open access course descriptions and mission statements and shortage of integration in required courses. If library and information science educators want to attract future librarians with strong social justice agendas, then the promotional materials will need to be more explicit in regards to how these programs can aid students in building a social justice mindset.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality as a Tool for Student Orientation in Distance Education Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Valenti ◽  
Brady Lund ◽  
Ting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Student Orientation ◽  
Engagement Theory ◽  
Standard Text ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
Game Engagement

Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a popular technology for gaming and learning, with its uses for teaching presently being investigated in a variety of educational settings. However, one area where the effect of this technology on students has not been examined in detail is as tool for new student orientation in colleges and universities. This study investigates this effect using an experimental methodology and the population of new master of library science (MLS) students entering a library and information science (LIS) program. The results indicate that students who received a VR orientation expressed more optimistic views about the technology, saw greater improvement in scores on an assessment of knowledge about their program and chosen profession, and saw a small decrease in program anxiety compared to those who received the same information as standard text-and-links. The majority of students also indicated a willingness to use VR technology for learning for long periods of time (25 minutes or more). The researchers concluded that VR may be a useful tool for increasing student engagement, as described by Game Engagement Theory.

Digital humanities research: interdisciplinary collaborations, themes and implications to library and information science

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-161
Author(s):  
Fangli Su ◽  
Yin Zhang ◽  
Zachary Immel
Keyword(s):  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaborations ◽  
Author Keywords ◽  
Structure Patterns ◽  
Over Time

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the structure, patterns and themes of interdisciplinary collaborations in the digital humanities (DH) research through the application of social network analysis and visualization tools.Design/methodology/approachThe sample includes articles containing DH research in the Web of Science Core Collection as of December 2018. First, co-occurrence data representing collaborations among disciplinary were extracted from the subject category. Second, the descriptive statistics, network indicators and interdisciplinary communities were calculated. Third, the research topics of different interdisciplinary collaboration communities based on system keywords, author keywords, title and abstracts were detected.FindingsThe findings reveal that while the scope of disciplines involved in DH research is broad and evolving over time, most interdisciplinary collaborations are concentrated among several disciplines, including computer science, library and information science, linguistics and literature. The study further uncovers some communities based on closely collaborating disciplines and the evolving nature of such interdisciplinary collaboration communities over time. To better understand the close collaboration ties, the study traces and analyzes the research topics and themes of the interdisciplinary communities. Finally, the implications of the findings for DH research are discussed.Originality/valueThis study applied various informetric methods and tools to reveal the collaboration structure, patterns and themes among disciplinaries in DH research.

The correct language of cataloguing local publications in East Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 517-526
Author(s):  
Eliz Nassali State ◽  
Isaac M.N. Kigongo-Bukenya ◽  
Constant Okello-Obura
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Body ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Subject Term ◽  
The Subject

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the subject cataloguing of local publications and subject access to local publications. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative approach was used. Methods included interviews, document reviews and observations. Findings – Adherence to cataloguing standards takes precedence over subject access. Rarely is a user the focus of choice of the subject term in the process of cataloguing. The terms assigned to local publications are generally too broad and, at times, border on inappropriateness. The situation is exacerbated by a lack of documented cataloguing policies and a waning interest in cataloguing matters from the profession. Originality/value – This study is intended to benefit the librarians who provide subject representation to local publications by way of streamlining the process of subject cataloguing, hence, enhancing access to these uniquely held resources. The outcome of this study, hence, will provide insight in the process of cataloguing local publications. In addition, the findings of this study will benefit the teaching of subject cataloguing in library and information science programs. The findings from this study are expected to contribute to the body of library science by enabling a localized view to subject assignation. Ultimately, the significance of the study lies in its contribution to cataloguing education and research, especially with a perspective from Africa.

Research productivity of library scholars

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 433-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munazza Jabeen ◽  
Liu Yun ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Misbah Jabeen
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Mapping Software ◽  
Library Professionals

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore, by a quantitative analysis, growth rates of, and trends in, global publications in the field of library and information science (LIS) produced by library science professionals. Design/methodology/approach – A survey approach was used in this paper. Journal Citation Reports 2010 was the major source for selecting 40 LIS core journals. A bibliometric analysis was conducted. Visualization and mapping software was utilized to present a picture of the growth in and trends relating to LIS publications. Findings – A total of 18,371 research articles were published from 2003 to 2012. A significant growth rate (11.37 per cent) was found in 2009. Self-citation tendencies have been increasing, with an average rate of 38.56 per cent. Of all publication types, “article” was the most popular among LIS researchers. China has contributed remarkably in terms of collaborative publications. Practical implications – The present study could be helpful for library professionals, subject specialists and policy makers. These findings may encourage library professionals to integrate and monitor library functions through bibliometric analysis. Originality/value – This paper identifies growth and trends in publications by LIS researchers through use of bibliometrics.

Gender mainstreaming in Pakistani libraries: Analysing the possibilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Khan ◽  
Rabia Anbareen ◽  
Haroon Idrees ◽  
Gohar Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Training Workshop ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Gender Perspectives

The purpose of this study is to explore the intention and competency of Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals regarding sensitivity of gender-related issues in libraries and to examine the effect of a short-term (five days) thematic training workshop on Information Management with Gender Perspectives for LIS professionals. Data was collected from working librarians around the country using two separate channels, i.e. an online questionnaire, and pre/post-training test results from the trainees of a workshop on gender mainstreaming in libraries. The findings discuss the level of competencies, need for training, and attitudinal responsiveness of LIS professionals in Pakistan and appropriate measures are discussed. Moreover, gender-related issues and the current status of LIS professionals are alarming in terms of gender responsiveness. Findings show that only 17% of the LIS community is gender responsive. The results are useful for planners of engendered programmes and policies, library science professionals and researchers, especially in the field of gender and women’s studies and provide an insight for international readers into the perception of LIS professionals on mainstreaming gender in Pakistani libraries. This study uniquely presents the current status and preparedness of LIS professionals to address gender-related issues in libraries

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