..., professional development, and institutional visibility across the globe. In Africa, and particularly within the field of Library and Information Science (LIS), scholarly publishing is not only a measure of academic productivity but a vital requirement for promotions, funding, and global recognition (Onyancha...

...Brady Lund; Jinxuan Ma Purpose This literature review explores the definitions and characteristics of cluster analysis, a machine-learning technique that is frequently implemented to identify groupings in big datasets and its applicability to library and information science (LIS) research...

...Khurshid Ahmad; Arslan Sheikh; Muhammad Rafi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a quantitative analysis of the Library and Information Science (LIS) scholarly literature published worldwide. Design/methodology/approach The ISI Web of Science database was used as a source...

...Mohammad Karim Saberi; Faezeh Ekhtiyari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the usage, captures, mentions, social media and citations of highly cited papers of Library and information science (LIS). Design/methodology/approach This study is quantitative research...

... reference management software to characterize the features of the readership of library and information science (LIS) literature. Design/methodology/approach The authors used the Social Sciences Citation Index to retrieve 54,655 articles and reviews published between 1995 and 2014 and indexed...