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Information sources on pakistani librarianship
Abstract
The article introduces researchers and students of library and information science with the information sources on Pakistani librarianship and information work. It reviews bibliographies, catalogues, lists of theses, periodicals, indexes, abstracts, review articles, library directories, and biographical works published on the subject. Glossaries of library science terms in Urdu and works on Pakistani librarianship included in the international reference sources are also introduced.
... The first textbook of LIS in Pakistan was written by Asa Don Dickinson in 1916, called Punjab Library Primer. And the first LIS journal in Pakistan Modern Librarian was "started by Punjab Library Association in November 1930" (Mahmood, 1998). Due to the independence of Pakistan from the British colonial rule, this LIS education and research journey was suspended. ...
This study analyzes the literature produced by faculty and students
from library and information science schools in Punjab, Pakistan from 2007-2012
to explore the trends in research. A broad bibliometric analysis has been
conducted to identify the areas of LIS research published during the period under
study. It also discusses the impact of formal LIS research programs on research
productivity in Punjab, Pakistan.
... The first textbook of LIS in Pakistan was written by Asa Don Dickinson in 1916, called Punjab Library Primer. And the first LIS journal in Pakistan Modern Librarian was "started by Punjab Library Association in November 1930" (Mahmood, 1998). Due to the independence of Pakistan from the British colonial rule, this LIS education and research journey was suspended. ...
Purpose
– In addition to quantitative analysis, the purpose of this paper is to measure the quality of articles published in foreign LIS journals by Pakistani authors based on their Impact Factor (IF) scores reported in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) of 2010; also to discuss the significance and implications of this study for the current and potential authors in Pakistan and other developing countries.
Design/methodology/approach
– The data for this study were collected from two sets of sources: first, online sources of Google Scholar, LISA, LISTA, an online 50‐year cumulative index of Pakistani LIS literature, and web pages of several authors; and second, printed indexes and bibliographies. The data collected were manually entered into MS Excel for tabulation and created nine tables, which formed the basis of discussion in the paper.
Findings
– The contribution of Pakistani authors to foreign LIS journals is reasonable in number and below average in quality, according to the JCR IF scores. The authorship patterns show that there is a shift from single‐authorship to collaborative authorship. The contribution of academics is several times higher than that of library practitioners. Likewise the non‐resident Pakistani authors' share in the global LIS literature is much larger as compared to their counterparts living in Pakistan.
Originality/value
– This is the first study that evaluates the quality of Pakistani LIS literature using the more popular journal ranking method, JCR IF. The results of this study are expected to have a positive impact on Pakistani authors as they start preparing articles according to the quality requirements of JCR‐ranked journals in the future.
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.
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