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Aharony, Noa – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2012
The current study seeks to describe and analyze journal research publications in the top 10 Library and Information Science journals from 2007-8. The paper presents a statistical descriptive analysis of authorship patterns (geographical distribution and affiliation) and keywords. Furthermore, it displays a thorough content analysis of keywords and…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Information Technology, Classification, Periodicals
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Finlay, Craig S.; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.; Li, Daifeng; Russell, Terrell G. – Library Quarterly, 2012
This article examines the topicality of Library and Information Science (LIS) dissertations written between 1930 and 2009 at schools with American Library Association (ALA)--accredited university programs in North America. Dissertation titles and abstracts were examined for the presence of library-related keywords drawn from the core curricula of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accreditation (Institutions), Professional Associations, Librarians
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Saracevic, Tefko – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Presents personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half-century. Examines origin of information science in respect to problems of the information explosion, social role of field, nature of "information," structure of field in terms of problems addressed,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Information Industry, Information Retrieval, Information Science