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Use of LIS journals in developing countries - A comparative study of Malaysia and Pakistan
Abstract
Purpose
The paper analyses the use of library and information science (LIS) journals (electronic and paper) in two developing countries, i.e. Malaysia and Pakistan.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is based on the results of a survey distributed to a population consisting of two sets of LIS journal users. The targeted group includes two sets of graduate students from Departments of Library and Information Science, each in an academic institution from one of the two countries.
Findings
LIS journals have as their objective the provision of guidance in the education and learning process of LIS students and the provision of leadership in the practice of librarianship. The profession needs to have a heightened awareness of LIS journals and requires fast and easy access to this body of literature. For developing countries this objective can only be met through help of developed nations who can provide improved means to access LIS journals more efficiently and more effectively in both paper and electronic format.
Research limitations/implications
The results of this study did not take in a large population of LIS journal users, but they do provide ground for further research in this area.
Practical implications
The results of the survey questionnaire provide a better understanding about the usefulness of LIS journals as an educational tool and their contribution towards development of librarianship in both countries.
Originality/value
There is comparatively little written on the use of LIS journals in developing countries. This paper helps fill that gap. The choice of a comparison between two contrasting developing countries' use of the literature is particularly useful, because the contrast throws into sharper relief the appropriate actions that should be taken to meet user needs.
... The use of library and information science (LIS) journals (electronic and print) was investigated by Afaq (2005) in two developing countries Malaysia and Pakistan. ...
Today the quality of engineering institutions is measured in terms of digital collections, e-resources, networking component, ICT tools etc. The engineering institutions in Tamil Nadu are investing huge amount for digital resources. This study is to find out the present status of availability of digital resources in self financing engineering institutions. A total of 275 questionnaires were distributed among the library professionals in Tamil Nadu of which 205 were responded and response rate is 74.5%. Among the 205 institutions, 54.2% of the institutions are established after the year 2000. Only 45.8% of the institutions were established before the year 2000. Online journals (88.3%) and e-journals (77.1%) are most preferred digital resources (table-2). Most of the institutions are preferring consortium for subscribing e-resources.
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of articles published in e-journal Library Philosophy and Practice (LPP) with authorship affiliated with Pakistan from 2008 to 2017. The data of articles published in LPP was downloaded from the website LPP. Collected articles were arranged, year wise, research topic, authorship pattern, gender-wise distribution, geographical and institutional affiliation by using the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. There were 93 articles written by 193 authors with 1969 references found in this paper. Majority of authors were male and two authorship pattern was dominated. The contributors from Islamia University of Bahawalpur and University of the Punjab were higher than other organizations. Information Seeking Behaviour / Information Need, and Library Management were the preferred area of research. Dr Rubina Bhatti emerged as the most productive Pakistani author in LPP. The contribution
of female authors has been increased; neglected areas of research need to be addressed.
This study has been done on exactly 100 Law
journals in JCR database which is a subdivision of
ISI database. Findings show that out of all these
titles, 49 journals are published quarterly. 20 titles
publish 6 new issues per year and 9 titles are
published twice a year while only 1 title is
published monthly. We also found out that only 4
countries are active in publishing these 100 titles
and United States of America has 86 titles of Law
journals which are 86%. Findings also reviled that
all these Law journal titles are written and
published in English language. From the view point
of publishers, it was reviled that Harvard University
is the most active with 6 titles.
Introduction & Objective: Scientific journals are seen as one of information science tools and also
are seen as a main criteria for entering development in a societal system, they have specific rules in
disseminating information at world level. As in recent years scientific productivity especially in ISI
database has been increased, to know more about surgery journals is important for researchers of this field.
This paper will review Surgery journals from different prospective.
Materials & Methods: This research has been done by Scientometric methods and with the use of
data from JCR (ISI) database and core journals of Surgery in this database. The method which was used
was to retrieve related data about Surgery journals in JCR database. Then the researchers manually,
analyzed the needed data such as number of journal issues in a given year, the name of country which is
publisher of journal, the name of database, indexing the journal and also the language of journal. These
data, then were entered into EXCEL software for more analyzing.
Results: Totally, there are 197 surgery journals in ISI database. These journal titles are published by
25 countries. In this regard, USA with publishing 96 titles stands in the first place, England with 25 titles
stands in the second place and Germany with 17 titles at the tired place. Findings show that 2 journals
publish 24 issues per year which means publishing 2 weeks per issue, also 1 journal publishes 16 issues per
year and 1 journal 14 issues per year. In this regard 73 titles of journals publish 12 issues per year. All these
Surgery journals are indexed in 24 databases. Elsevier database covers 44 journals, and in this regard stands
in the top. We also found out that more than 90 percent of titles are published in English language.
Conclusions: Results show that the researchers, before submitting their manuscripts to journals,
should know more about the language of journal and the number of issues they publish, which gives them
more chance for publishing their papers. In this regard domestic journals can follow the criteria to be
entered to ISI database and enjoy more visibility.
This paper presents bio-bibliometric analysis of the contributions of Dr. Khalid Mahmood in the field of Library and Information Science through his publications. The analysis includes geographical and year wise distribution of publications; collaboration for publication; publications by type; language and journal preferences for the publication; and coverage of different subject areas. Results of the study indicate that Dr. Khalid Mahmood is a prolific writer in the field of library and information science. He contributed 115 items including 99 articles, six books, eight conference papers and two papers in newsletters till December 31, 2011. Research work by Dr. Khalid Mahmood is well accepted in developed countries like United Kingdom and United States of America. He used English language to disseminate majority of his research work. He believes in teamwork and about two third of his research work was result of collaboration.
The growth and diversity of electronic journals (e-journals) in the past five years has led many to predict the extinction of print journals and that a new paradigm is sweeping scholarship. Some others, however, believe that future electronic scholarly journals will be different from their print antecedents and fill a different niche, and will be necessary for the growth of knowledge. This paper considers the future of e-journals in the light of the use and perception of graduate student end-users, and their expectations of future e-journals. Some results from a recent user study presenting significant implications for the design of future e-journals are reported. The results show a significantly high acceptance of e-journals by this category of users. Generally, e-journals are expected to be different from print journals, with novel forms of functionality not possible in their print counterparts.
After Western Illinois University (WIU) teaching faculty ranked the library's journal subscriptions by importance, the authors compared these rankings to various measures of journal use by WIU faculty and students. Results indicate the success of WIU's practice of librarians and faculty sharing journal deselection responsibility.
With the rapid development of information technology, Library and Information Science Journals in China (LISJC) are playing an important role to the studies in library and information science and the development of librarianship in China, which are growing fast and are now entering a period of high productivity, excellence, and influence. The fast growth of IT, the rapid changes in publishing, licensing and copyright, pedagogy, and user expectations have had a tremendous impact on the roles of LISJC today. The editors and editorial board in this field are also facing new challenges. In this paper, we examine the current trends and major practices in the development of LISJC, with an emphasis on new forms and models which some major publications are trying. Also the ways that many LISJC experts and practitioners are exploring in the dynamic external environment while developing the guidelines "with professionals, teachers and students in library and information science as the major audience, with academic research and exchange in library and information science as the mission, and with users both in and outside library and information science as their service objects in accessing knowledge" for the purpose of promoting the development of Chinese librarianship, and strengthening the exchange of views and academic opinions with colleagues in the field of LISJ globally. I Introduction LIS journals are always considered to be a major medium for the transmission of new ideas and results of academic research among those engaged in library science and librarianship. Figures in A Guide to the Core Journals of China (3rd ed) show that 96 journals in LIS were published in mainland China in 1999, which cover the major areas of the country (Table 1), and 17 of them have been chosen as core magazines, most of which are sponsored and published co-operatively by libraries (or institutions) and societies at national or provincial level (Table 2). These
Describes how a representative sample of librarians was surveyed to carry out a comparative evaluation of selected journals in library and information science. Respondents were asked to rate each journal on a scale from poor to outstanding (0-10), in terms of their visibility and the quality of articles they publish. Such evaluation should assist librarians in journal selection and in determining the quality of journals to which they send their research papers for publication. Reports the findings of the survey which discovered that some journals such as Library Waves, Assistant Librarian and Library Journal get low ratings because of low visibility and irregular publication. Others such as African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science and Journal of Information Science are rated highly because of familiarity and accessibility. Argues that the results of the study should help librarians determine the quality of journals and will subsequently enhance their utilization and subscription.
Do information professionals use research published in LIS journals?”, paper presented at the 68th IFLA Council and General Conference
- K J Turner
Facing new challenges: trends and prospects of LISJ in China”, paper presented at the World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA Council and General Conference
- Y Song
- Q Zhuang