Who cares about rural libraries? Tracking a neglected research topic in library and information science

IF 2.4 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library & Information Science Research Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.lisr.2025.101356

Fernando Sánchez-Pita PhD, Álvaro Cabezas-Clavijo PhD

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Abstract

Rural libraries have historically received minimal attention from the academic community despite their critical role in providing access to information, education, and recreational resources in rural areas. The state of research on rural libraries was examined. Drawing on a corpus of 159 publications from the Web of Science database covering the period from 1970 to 2023, research on rural libraries remains limited in both volume and influence. The field demonstrates low interconnectivity with other disciplines, with approximately 70 % of publications appearing in Library and Information Science (LIS) journals. Additionally, the visibility of this research is low, with merely 8.6 % of articles published in top-tier journals based on their impact factor.

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谁会关心乡村图书馆？跟踪图书馆情报学中一个被忽视的研究课题

尽管农村图书馆在提供农村地区的信息、教育和娱乐资源方面发挥着关键作用，但它们在历史上却很少受到学术界的关注。对农村图书馆的研究现状进行了考察。利用Web of Science数据库1970年至2023年期间的159份出版物的语料库，对农村图书馆的研究在数量和影响力方面仍然有限。该领域与其他学科的互联性较低，大约70%的出版物出现在图书馆与信息科学（LIS）期刊上。此外，这项研究的可见度很低，根据影响因子，只有8.6%的文章发表在顶级期刊上。

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Library & Information Science Research INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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4.60

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6.90%

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期刊介绍： Library & Information Science Research, a cross-disciplinary and refereed journal, focuses on the research process in library and information science as well as research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance. All papers are subject to a double-blind reviewing process.