McKechnie LEF, Goodall GR, Lajoie-Paquette D, Julien H. "How human information behaviour researchers use each other's work: a basic citation analysis study" Information Research - An International Electronic Journal 10 (2): Art. No. 220 JAN 2005

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Title: How human information behaviour researchers use each other's work: a
basic citation analysis study

Author(s): McKechnie LEF, Goodall GR, Lajoie-Paquette D, Julien H

Source: INFORMATION RESEARCH-AN INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL 10 (2):
Art. No. 220 JAN 2005

Document Type: Article
Language: English

Abstract:
Introduction. The purpose of this study was to determine if and how human
information behaviour (HIB) research is used by others.

Method. Using ISI Web of Knowledge, a citation analysis was conducted on 155
English-language HIB articles published from 1993 to 2000 in six prominent
LIS journals. The bibliometric core of 12 papers was identified. Content
analysis was performed on papers citing the core ( n = 377) to determine how
the papers were cited. A domain visualization was constructed of the citing
relationships within the entire corpus.

Analysis. Citation analysis, content analysis and social network analysis
were used to analyse the data.

Results. HIB literature is being cited, primarily (81.5%) by LIS authors.
Fields outside of LIS citing HIB articles include engineering, psychology,
education and medicine. Papers were cited generally (36.0%), for findings
(28.5%) and for theory (25.3%) with few citations for method (6.0%). The
domain visualization depicted a clear core of HIB scholarship surrounded by
a periphery of largely uncited literature.

Conclusion. HIB literature is yet to have a significant impact on other
disciplines. It appears to be a second stage discipline, marked by
theoretical consistency and exponential growth in publications and new
researchers. More attention should be paid to writing and citation practices
to allow HIB literature to become a rich guide to the act of doing HIB research.
KeyWords Plus: SCIENCE RESEARCH; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; SEEKING; NEEDS;
BIBLIOMETRICS; PERSPECTIVE; PERFORMANCE; PATTERNS; HISTORY; LIBRARY
Addresses: McKechnie LEF (reprint author), Univ Western Ontario, Fac
Informat & Media Studies, London, ON Canada
Univ Western Ontario, Fac Informat & Media Studies, London, ON Canada
Univ Alberta, Sch Lib & Informat Studies, Edmonton, AB Canada
Publisher: UNIV SHEFFIELD DEPT INFORMATION STUDIES, UNIV SHEFFIELD, WESTERN
BANK, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN, S YORKS, ENGLAND
Subject Category: INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
IDS Number: 890DM
ISSN: 1368-1613


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