International Degree Mobility in Library and Information Science

ISI ... : ... IEEE Intelligence and Security Informatics. IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics Pub Date : 2017-03-02 DOI:10.15291/LIBELLARIUM.V9I2.271

Vera Hillebrand, Elke Greifeneder

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This study examines whether a brain drain exists in LIS and explores the patterns of geographical mobility of researchers. Brain drain or brain gain describes the migration of scientists from their home country to another. The results are based on a quantitative dataset of 877 active LIS researchers who have been involved in the 2014 to 2016 iConferences. The study reveals two alarming trends: the American LIS researchers rarely ever leave their continent and might lack international exposure. On the other hand, researchers from Asia and Europe show a high rate of mobility towards North America. In particular, the next generation of LIS researchers are currently receiving their education in North America. 94.3 % of all PhD students in the sample currently live in the US and may never return. One important pull factor seems to be the possibility of studying in English. If foreign students decide to come to Europe, they go to Ireland or the United Kingdom.

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图书馆与信息科学的国际学位流动

本研究考察了高等学校是否存在人才流失，并探讨了研究人员的地理流动模式。人才流失或人才获得是指科学家从他们的祖国迁移到另一个国家。该结果基于参与2014年至2016年会议的877名活跃的美国研究人员的定量数据集。这项研究揭示了两个令人担忧的趋势:美国的研究人员很少离开他们的大陆，而且可能缺乏国际接触。另一方面，来自亚洲和欧洲的研究人员向北美的流动性很高。特别是，下一代的美国研究人员目前正在北美接受教育，样本中94.3%的博士生目前居住在美国，可能永远不会回来。一个重要的吸引因素似乎是用英语学习的可能性。如果外国学生决定来欧洲，他们会去爱尔兰或英国。

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