Empirical research methods reported in high-profile LIS journal literature

This study describes a content analysis aimed at identifying the distribution of empirical research strategies and techniques reported in high-profile LIS journal literature published in 2005. For each article, researchers identified the overall research strategy, the data collection technique, and whether the type of analysis was quantitative or qualitative. The taxonomies used in the analysis were those based on Järvelin and Vakkari's [Järvelin, K., & Vakkari, P. (1990). Content analysis of research articles in library and information science. Library & Information Science Research, 12, 395-422] study in order to compare the results with the earlier findings derived from the 1975 and 1985 literature. The survey approach remains the predominant research strategy in both library science and information science. However, there was a marked increase in experimentation. There were more modest increases in the use of qualitative approaches, except for historical research, which showed a marked decline. This study's findings will inform development of methods courses in doctoral programs, which aim to cover the most commonly used strategies and techniques in contemporary LIS research. Revised taxonomies, which include previously unspecified strategies and techniques such as ethnography and transaction log analysis, are suggested for future content analyses of LIS research.     

基于WOS的互联网信息政策分析

本研究总结国外互联网信息政策领域的研究进展和经验,为我国互联网信息政策体系发展和构建提供参考。研究以Web of Science数据库为数据源,运用可视化分析软件CiteSpace对2000—2015年间收录的互联网信息政策论文从国家、作者、机构、关键词等多个角度绘制互联网信息政策领域的知识图谱,通过分析可以看出国外互联网信息政策的研究态势和研究成果,相比国外,我国互联网信息政策法律不齐全,信息政策研究有待加深,必须在吸收借鉴国外先进经验的基础上结合我国互联网国情,制定互联网法律政策。     

STCF值:基于研究主题的学术文献影响力评价新指标

[目的/意义]学术文献影响力评价指标不断推陈出新,但尚缺乏在研究主题层面对文献影响力的评价,为发现不同研究主题内具有高影响力和引用价值的文献,本研究给出一种基于研究主题的文献影响力评价方法。[方法/过程]以Web of Science数据库中2011年-2015年间情报学领域500篇高被引文献为样本,利用LDA模型对样本文献进行主题建模,将主题对文献的支持度与文献被引频次相结合,计算特定主题文献的被引频次（specific topic cited frequency,简称STCF）,并根据每篇文献在相应主题内的STCF值对文献进行影响力排序。[结果/结论]结果表明,STCF值能反映文献的主题内容、细粒度体现文献的学术地位、呈现文献研究主题的多元性,能够有效弥补被引频次、Altmetrics指标的不足。     

Assessment of Marketing Faculty Publications at a Major Research University to Satisfy Information Needs

This paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the University of Arkansas Libraries' collections to determine whether they are adequate to support the research and teaching needs of the marketing department. Specifically, it determined where the marketing faculty published, the characteristics of their publications, and the characteristics of their cited references. The study found that the faculty cited more recent literature and a prevalence of journal articles in their cited references. The results also demonstrate the preference of marketing faculty to work in small groups consisting of two to four collaborators.     

《中山大学学报(自然科学版)》的引文评价分析

根据文献计量学的基本原理,对《中山大学学报(自然科学版)》2000～2003年刊登的论文引文进行统计分析,从引文数量、引文类型、引文文种、总被引频次、影响因子、基金项目等方面进行具体的探讨。     

基于CSSC(I2008-2012年)信息生态被引文献计量研究

以中国社会科学引文索引(CSSCI)2008年至2012年信息生态的被引文献为研究对象,从被引频次角度进行统计和分析,得出被引年代、语种、类型分布规律及期刊、作者、机构、论文的学术竞争力排名及主题热点,以期对后续研究有所帮助。     

Citation Analysis of Graduate Dental Theses References: Implications for Collection Development

This study, conducted at the Indiana University School of Dentistry Library using citation analysis, examined graduate dental student theses citations to determine the nature of materials cited, journal ownership, journal citation frequency, and citation age distribution. The results were compared to other scientific discipline citation analyses. Study results indicated that for the period studied, masters dental students, like medical and science students, cited recently published scholarly dental journal literature. The majority of the journals cited were owned by Indiana University system libraries. Areas for further research include faculty resource usage, e-journal impact, and interdisciplinary resource use.     

我国农业电商研究文献计量分析

本文利用文献计量学方法,对2000－2015年公开发表在CNKI 总库的1684篇农业电子商务研究领域的中文期刊论文进行统计。分析了该领域的文献量年代分布、核心作者分布、核心期刊分布、主要研究机构、文献被引、基金文献和研究主题。基于分析结果,总结出我国在农业电子商务领域研究成果数量上、研究主题上的变化,同时提出该领域研究的未来发展趋势,以期为未来的农业电子商务研究提供参考。     

基于国际临床指南引用论文的中国研究影响力评价--以呼吸病学为例

[目的/意义]学术成果被国际临床指南引用,作为追踪学术成果应用到临床实践的一种重要指标,已用于多个国家科技评价中衡量医学研究影响力。但我国尚未有研究探讨医学领域研究成果被临床指南引用情况及论文特征。[方法/过程]本研究以呼吸病学领域为例,采用专家咨询法确定国际临床指南,通过背对背方式对论文被指南引用性质和研究类型进行注释,应用文献计量法对引用情感、引用论文的年龄、研究类型等被引论文特征进行分析。[局限]本研究仅分析了成功被临床指南引用的论文,而已经发表的与分析指南所涵盖的主题潜在相关但未在临床指南中引用的论文数量尚未得知。[结果/结论]结果发现临床指南引用的论文知识周期中值时间为4年,93.55%为临床研究,100%为正面引用和中性引用,13.86%发表在影响因子在10分以上的期刊,51.49%被基金资助,63.89%为国内合作。本研究所揭示的指南引用论文特征将为提高我国临床医学研究影响力提供一定的参考依据。     

Research consultations in the academic library: A scoping review on current themes in instruction,assessment and technology

This scoping review highlights the characteristics, assessments and technologies used to describe, improve and promote one-to-one research consultations as a mode of research support and instruction in academic libraries. A search for relevant studies was conducted using LISTA, LISA, ERIC, Scopus and Web of Science, limiting to empirical evidence or studies outlining the use of technology within library practice, published from 2013 to current, in the English language. Supplemental search methods included a grey literature search, handsearching, and cited reference searching. From 2268 records, 43 studies were identified for inclusion. Of these, 17 studies described using consultations in the delivery of information literacy instruction, 33 evaluation studies reported on student, faculty, and librarian outcomes, and 15 articles discussed the use of technology. Users reported an overwhelming positive experience while mixed learning outcomes were seen in performance assessment studies. The assessment methods and uses of technology outlined in this review can be used by librarians to inform service delivery and provide evidence of the value and impact of research consultations on the academic mission of the library and its institution.     

《现代图书情报技术》核心著者测评

依据发文篇数和被引频次确定出29名核心著者，借用相关系数 r，分析了核心著者发文量和被引量之间的相关性。     

《晋图学刊》核心著者的确定与评价

依据发文篇数和被引频次确定出29名核心著者,借用相关系数r,分析了核心著者发文量和被引量之间的相关性。     

Information sources in library and information science doctoral research

A citation analysis of 61 library science and information science dissertations revealed some interesting publication patterns. About 80% of the citations are to single authors, and as in analyses of periodical literature, males are cited more than females overall (about 61% to 39%). In dissertations related to school or public libraries, the male/female distribution is less disparate; for studies in academic or special libraries two thirds of the authors are male, and male authorship is 75% when only information science dissertations are analyzed. Journal articles are cited more than books, book chapters, proceedings, theses, and other formats with College & Research Libraries and Journal of the American Society for Information Science used most. Library and information science is impacted by several other disciplines, primarily education, computer science, health/medicine, psychology, communications, and business. Authors cited in dissertations represent a somewhat less parochial list in terms of citing U.S. publications than authors cited in studies analyzing journal citations; over half of all works cited were published within the last 10 years.     

Growth and nature of international LIS research: An analysis of two journals

The study explores the publication trends of scholarly journal articles in two core Library and Information Science (LIS) journals indexed under ScienceDirect Database during the period for the period 2000–2010, and for the “Top 25 Hottest Papers” for 2006–2010. It examines and presents an analysis of 1000 research papers in the area of LIS published in two journals: The International Information & Library Review (IILR) and Library & Information Science Research (LISR). The study examines the content of the journals, including growth of the literature, authorship patterns, geographical distributions of authors, distribution of papers by journal, citation pattern, ranking pattern, length of articles, and most cited authors. Collaboration was calculated using Subramanyam's formula, and Lotka's law was used to identify authors' productivity. The results indicated that authors' distributions did not follow Lotka's law. The study identified the eight most productive authors with a high of 19 publications in this field. The findings indicate that these publications experienced rapid and exponential growth in literature production. The contributions by scientists from India are examined.     

《天然产物研究与开发》2002—2006年刊载论文的引文分析

通过对《天然产物研究与开发》2002—2006年发表的901篇文章的参考文献进行统计分析,了解《天然产物研究与开发》引文引用规律及情报吸收能力,找出天然产物研究领域科研人员的文献需求特征,为相关研究人员利用文献提出建议,为相关文献部门优化馆藏提供参考依据。     

Growth and nature of international LIS research: An analysis of two journals

The study explores the publication trends of scholarly journal articles in two core Library and Information Science (LIS) journals indexed under ScienceDirect Database during the period for the period 2000–2010, and for the “Top 25 Hottest Papers” for 2006–2010. It examines and presents an analysis of 1000 research papers in the area of LIS published in two journals: The International Information & Library Review (IILR) and Library & Information Science Research (LISR). The study examines the content of the journals, including growth of the literature, authorship patterns, geographical distributions of authors, distribution of papers by journal, citation pattern, ranking pattern, length of articles, and most cited authors. Collaboration was calculated using Subramanyam's formula, and Lotka's law was used to identify authors' productivity. The results indicated that authors' distributions did not follow Lotka's law. The study identified the eight most productive authors with a high of 19 publications in this field. The findings indicate that these publications experienced rapid and exponential growth in literature production. The contributions by scientists from India are examined.     

Report of the UNESCO “Training the Trainers in Information Literacy” (“TTT”) Workshop Ankara,Turkey, September 3–5, 2008

The purpose of this article is to explore the use of mixed methods research (MMR) in articles published in library and information science (LIS) journals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2004 to 2008. A mixed methods research framework provided in the methodological literature is used to determine how this method was practiced within the LIS scientific community in SSA. Six hundred and eighty five articles published in nine peer-reviewed LIS journals in SAA were reviewed, finding the dominant research methods in these journals to be survey designs and historical research. The use of MMR was limited: 48 out of 685 articles used the mixed methods approaches that were identified in the methodological literature. A paradigm shift and a change of mindset are recommended for LIS researchers in SSA so that they may exploit the advantages offered by mixed methods research in conducting their studies.     

Mapping mixed methods research in library and information science journals in Sub-Saharan Africa 2004–2008

The purpose of this article is to explore the use of mixed methods research (MMR) in articles published in library and information science (LIS) journals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2004 to 2008. A mixed methods research framework provided in the methodological literature is used to determine how this method was practiced within the LIS scientific community in SSA. Six hundred and eighty five articles published in nine peer-reviewed LIS journals in SAA were reviewed, finding the dominant research methods in these journals to be survey designs and historical research. The use of MMR was limited: 48 out of 685 articles used the mixed methods approaches that were identified in the methodological literature. A paradigm shift and a change of mindset are recommended for LIS researchers in SSA so that they may exploit the advantages offered by mixed methods research in conducting their studies.     

Mapping the literature of hospital pharmacy

Objectives

This study describes the literature of hospital pharmacy and identifies the journals most commonly cited by authors in the field, the publication types most frequently cited, the age of citations, and the indexing access to core journals. The study also looks at differing citation practices between journals with a wide audience compared to a national journal with a focus on regional issues and trends in the field.

Method

Cited references from five discipline-specific source journals were collected and analyzed for publication type and age. Two sets were created for comparison. Bradford''s Law of Scattering was applied to both sets to determine the most frequently cited journals.

Results

Three-quarters of all cited items were published within the last 10 years (71%), and journal articles were the most heavily cited publication type (n=65,760, 87%). Citation analysis revealed 26 journal titles in Zone 1, 177 journal titles in Zone 2, and the remaining were scattered across 3,886 titles. Analysis of a national journal revealed Zone 1 comprised 9 titles. Comparison of the 2 sets revealed that Zone 1 titles overlapped, with the exception of 2 titles that were geographically focused in the national title.

Conclusion

Hospital pharmacy literature draws heavily from its own discipline-specific sources but equally from core general and specialty medical journals. Indexing of cited journals is complete in PubMed and EMBASE but lacking in International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. Gray literature is a significant information source in the field.