Uzun A. Library and information science research in developing countries and Eastern European countries: A brief bibliometric perspective. International Information & Library Review 34(1):21-33 March 2002

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail: Ali Uzun : azun at mctu.edu.tr


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Title     Library and information science research in developing countries
          and Eastern European countries: A brief bibliometric perspective
Author    Uzun A
Journal   INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION & LIBRARY REVIEW 34 (1): 21-33 MAR 2002

 Document type: Article  Language: English
 Cited References: 20    Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
We examined a set of 21 core journals in the field of library and
information science (LIS) from 1980-1999 for articles with either principal
or co-authors from developing countries (DCs) and the formerly, socialist
Eastern European countries (EECs). We found that only 826 (7.9%) of a total
of 10400 articles published in 21 journals are from DCs or EECs, The numbers
of articles with authors Front China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Botswana, Ghana,
Kuwait, and Taiwan considerably increased and those of India, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Brazil, and Poland decreased. Using a bibliometric indicator we
found that among the countries with declining trends in the numbers of
articles, LIS research is receiving high priority in Nigeria and Pakistan
whereas among the countries with increasing trends in articles, it is
receiving low priority in China, Turkey and Taiwan. A 'co-word' analysis
based on the key words and thematic noun- phrases in the titles and
abstracts of a sample of 102 articles published in 1996 to 1999 indicated
that bibliometrics is the most frequent topic in LIS research in major DCs
and EECs. Information retrieval, information need and information use is
among the topics of relatively high interest for the researchers working in
DCs in Asia and Africa. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

KeyWords Plus:
PHYSICS PUBLICATIONS, SOCIAL-SCIENCES, LATIN-AMERICA, COLLABORATION,
ASTRONOMERS

Addresses:
Uzun A, Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Phys, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey
Middle E Tech Univ, Dept Phys, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey

Publisher:
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, LONDON

IDS Number:
564VQ

ISSN:
1057-2317

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