Subject dispersion of LIS research in Pakistan

A subject analysis of 5195 publications in library and information science (LIS) research in Pakistan over a period of 62years revealed that the majority of Pakistani LIS research focused on a few subject areas. Pakistani LIS researchers gave little attention to many subjects and completely ignored...

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Published in:Library & information science research Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 114 - 119
Main Authors: Naseer, Mirza Muhammad, Mahmood, Khalid
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.04.2014
Elsevier
Subjects:
Content analysis
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information processing and retrieval
Information retrieval. Man machine relationship
Information science. Documentation
Library and information science
Library and information science. General aspects
Scholarly publishing
Sciences and techniques of general use
Subject fields
Use and user studies. Information needs
Information science
Librarianship
Research
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ISSN:0740-8188, 1873-1848
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Summary:A subject analysis of 5195 publications in library and information science (LIS) research in Pakistan over a period of 62years revealed that the majority of Pakistani LIS research focused on a few subject areas. Pakistani LIS researchers gave little attention to many subjects and completely ignored others. More than a quarter (26.72%) of the total items focused on “information treatment for information services” while 22% were related to “libraries as physical collections.” Other areas with some attention included “industry, profession and education” (12.32%) and “theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information” (11.40%). Researchers paid little attention to “housing technologies,” “technical services in libraries, archives and museums,” and “management.” •Pakistani library and information science research publications over the past 62years reveal a narrow subject dispersion.•Some subjects (e.g., intellectual freedom and censorship) are ignored, even in periods of democratic rule.•Information and library technology is a new area of research for library and information science in Pakistan.
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ISSN:0740-8188
1873-1848
DOI:10.1016/j.lisr.2013.10.005