A Snapshot of Library and Information Sciences Studies in Taiwan: From the View of Journal of Library and Information Studies

• Published in: Tu shu zi xun xue kan Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 1 - 24
• Main Author: 羅思嘉(Szu-Chia Lo)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taipei 國立臺灣大學圖書資訊學系 01.12.2021; National Taiwan University, Dept. of Library & Information Science; National Taiwan University
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; co-authorship; Content analysis; Information seeking behavior; Libraries; Library and information science; research population; research subjects; research trends; theory use; Taiwan; 研究人口; 圖書資訊學研究趨勢; 理論運用; Research Trends; Research Population; 合著程度; 研究主題; Research Subjects; Co-authorship; Theory Use
• ISSN: 1606-7509
• DOI: 10.6182/jlis.202112_19(2).001

Bibliometrics and content analysis approaches were adopted in this study to review the papers issued in Journal of Library and Information Sciences from 1999 to 2020 to draw the landscape of library and information science studies, including research population, research subjects, research approaches and theories used. The results showed the growth of the research population, but the high percentage of one-time authors who lacked sustainable research efforts. Classical LIS topics, such as information behavior and information organization with mixed and newly developed approaches were the center of research. Research evaluation by bibliometrics approach expanded the scope of LIS studies. The presentation of theory linkage appeared limited, but increased in later published papers.