...Kalervo Järvelin; Pertti Vakkari Purpose The paper analyses the research in Library and Information Science (LIS) in 2025 and the evolution of LIS research longitudinally from 1965 to 2025. Design/methodology/approach The study employs a quantitative intellectual content analysis of articles...

... model of epistemic infrastructure transition rather than as a cultural metaphor. It integrates Science and Technology Studies, the philosophy of technology and library and information science scholarship. The historical reconstruction proceeds inductively, deriving three phases of library infrastructure...

...H.K.I. Sewwandi; Anne Goulding; Spencer Lilley Purpose This systematic review evaluates the use of grounded theory methodology (GTM) in library and information science (LIS) research, emphasizing methodological rigour, adherence to foundational principles and the ability to generate substantive...

...Eungi Kim Purpose This study examines whether large language models (LLMs) can provide consistent content-based classification of core Library and Information Science (LIS) journals. Design/methodology/approach Using 4,405 abstracts from ten core LIS journals (2019–2024), four LLMs...

...Lin Wang; Jenna Hartel Purpose Although some research has examined aspects of contemplation and spirituality within Library and Information Science (LIS), there remains a lack of systematic exploration into how Chinese philosophies and religions might influence this topic. The paper at hand seeks...

...Yu-Wei Chang; Chun-Yu Liu Purpose This study examined whether the number and disciplinary sources of citations received by the relatively small number of review articles in library and information science (LIS) can be used to identify influential topics within the field. To address this aim...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Democracy Library and information science Fake news Habermas Disinformation Systematically distorted communication There is a massive amount of research and analysis on fake news...

...Nina Jamar Purpose The purpose of the research was to find out if there are any differences in the readability score between abstracts published in scientific journals from library and information science with and without an impact factor. Therefore, the author made a comparison between...

...Stephen Macdonald Purpose This study builds on a first study by Macdonald and Birdi (2019) that argues the concept of neutrality within library and information science (LIS) demands a sensitivity to context often omitted in existing literature. This study aims to develop the conceptual...

... in Library and Information Science (LIS) and reports on (1) the status of LIS research in 2015 and (2) on the evolution of LIS research longitudinally from 1965 to 2015. The study employs a quantitative intellectual content analysis of articles published in 30+ scholarly LIS journals, following...

... analysis of research articles in library and information science,” analyzed research methods (data collection methods), strategies, and topics in top LIS journals of the time. The two researchers soon thereafter replicated the approach in a study of the shift in research methods from 1965 to 1985, using...

...Joseph Winberry; Bradley Wade Bishop Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of social justice research in library and information science (LIS) literature in order to identify the research quantity, what populations or settings were included and future directions for this area...

... and evolving over time, most interdisciplinary collaborations are concentrated among several disciplines, including computer science, library and information science, linguistics and literature. The study further uncovers some communities based on closely collaborating disciplines and the evolving nature...

...Brady D. Lund Purpose This article presents an introduction to the Delphi method and review of Delphi studies published in the literature of library and information science (LIS). Design/methodology/approach A review of Delphi studies published between the years of 1971 and 2019 is performed...

...Stephen Macdonald; Briony Birdi © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Neutrality is a much debated value in library and information science (LIS). The “neutrality debate” is characterised by opinionated discussions in contrasting...

... can be included in the ranking. All sources in the first two quartiles were chosen, which added up to 102 items in February 2018. Sustainability Sustainable development Library and information science Publications Bibliometrics The presented work helps to get an overview...

...David Bawden; Lyn Robinson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the proposal that Luciano Floridi’s philosphy of information (PI) may be an appropriate conceptual foundation for the discipline of library and information science (LIS). Design/methodology/approach A selective...

.... Warnings against such interpretation are also specifically given. The Danish text states that “the present paper represent the viewpoint of the author and is as such not an official or formal introduction to the Royal School of Library and Information Science, Denmark” (Borlund, 2011 , p. 17). The article...

...Tibor Koltay Purpose – Library and information science (LIS) and the digital humanities are both interested in studying recorded information and often share institutional frameworks. The purpose of this paper is to go beyond outlining these similarities by examining the perceived and real...

... 978-94-007-6972-4$179.00 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Library and information science Theories This may be the best collection of essays I have read in decades. Ibekwe-SanJuan and Dousa have recruited some of the most perceptive and intelligent...