Mapping research output on library and information science research domain in South Africa: a bibliometric visualisation

IF 2.1 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
J. Wani, S. A. Ganaie, Ikhlaq ur Rehman
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the research output on “library and information science” (LIS) research domain in South Africa. It also highlights the top LIS research organisations, authors, journals, collaboration types and commonly used keywords. This research will aid in the identification of emerging concepts, trends and advances in this subject. Design/methodology/approach The Web of Science (WoS), an indexing and abstracting database, served as a tool for bibliographical data. By applying advanced search features, the authors curated data from 1989 to 2021 through the WoS subject category WC = (Information Science & Library Science), limiting the scope to the region, CU = (South Africa), which resulted in 1,034 articles. Moreover, the research focuses on science mapping using the R package for reliable analysis. Findings The findings reveal that the publications have considerably grown over time, indicating significant attention among researchers in LIS. The findings indicate the critical operator’s performance, existing thematic choices and subsequent research opportunities. The primary topical fields of study that emerged from the bibliometric analysis are impact, information, science, model, management, technology, knowledge and education. Pouris and Fourie are the most productive citations, h-index and g-index. The influential institute was The University of Pretoria. Research limitations/implications The use of the WoS database for data collecting limits this study. Because the WoS was the only citation and abstract database used in this study, bibliometric investigations using other citation and abstract databases like “Scopus”, “Google Scholar” and “Dimension” could be interesting. This study presented a bibliometric summary; nevertheless, a systematic and methodical examination of highly cited LIS research publications could throw more light on the subject. Practical implications This paper gives valuable information about recent scientific advancements in the LIS and emerging future academic subject prospects. Furthermore, this research work will serve as a reference for researchers in various areas to analyse the evolution of scholarly literature on a particular topic over time. Originality/value By identifying the standard channels of study in the LIS discipline, and the essential journals, publications, nations, institutions, authors, data sources and networks in this subject, this bibliometric mapping and visualisation provide new perspectives into academic performance. This paper also articulates future research directions in this realm of knowledge. This study is more rigorous and comprehensive in terms of the analytical procedures it uses.
南非图书馆和信息科学研究领域的测绘研究成果:文献计量可视化
目的本研究旨在检验南非“图书馆与信息科学”(LIS)研究领域的研究成果。它还重点介绍了LIS的顶级研究机构、作者、期刊、合作类型和常用关键词。这项研究将有助于识别这一主题的新兴概念、趋势和进展。设计/方法论/方法科学网(WoS)是一个索引和摘要数据库,是书目数据的工具。通过应用高级搜索功能,作者从1989年到2021年,通过WoS主题类别WC=(信息科学和图书馆科学)整理了数据,将范围限制在该地区CU=(南非),共有1034篇文章。此外,研究的重点是使用R包进行可靠分析的科学制图。研究结果显示,随着时间的推移,这些出版物有了相当大的增长,这表明LIS的研究人员受到了极大的关注。研究结果表明了关键操作员的表现、现有的主题选择和后续的研究机会。文献计量分析产生的主要研究领域是影响、信息、科学、模型、管理、技术、知识和教育。Pouris和Fourie是最具生产力的引文,h指数和g指数。有影响力的研究所是比勒陀利亚大学。研究局限性/含义使用WoS数据库进行数据收集限制了本研究。由于WoS是本研究中使用的唯一引文和摘要数据库,因此使用其他引文和抽象数据库(如“Scopus”、“Google Scholar”和“Dimension”)进行文献计量学调查可能会很有趣。本研究提供了文献计量学综述;尽管如此,对被高度引用的LIS研究出版物进行系统而有条理的检查可以为这个主题提供更多的线索。实践意义本文提供了关于LIS的最新科学进展和未来新兴学术学科前景的宝贵信息。此外,这项研究工作将为各个领域的研究人员分析某一特定主题的学术文献随时间的演变提供参考。原创性/价值通过确定LIS学科的标准研究渠道,以及该学科的重要期刊、出版物、国家、机构、作者、数据源和网络,这种文献计量映射和可视化为学术表现提供了新的视角。本文还阐述了这一知识领域未来的研究方向。这项研究在其使用的分析程序方面更加严格和全面。
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Information Discovery and Delivery
Information Discovery and Delivery INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
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5.40
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4.80%
发文量
21
期刊介绍: Information Discovery and Delivery covers information discovery and access for digital information researchers. This includes educators, knowledge professionals in education and cultural organisations, knowledge managers in media, health care and government, as well as librarians. The journal publishes research and practice which explores the digital information supply chain ie transport, flows, tracking, exchange and sharing, including within and between libraries. It is also interested in digital information capture, packaging and storage by ‘collectors’ of all kinds. Information is widely defined, including but not limited to: Records, Documents, Learning objects, Visual and sound files, Data and metadata and , User-generated content.
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