Knowledge Creation from Australasian LIS Journals: A Content Analysis

This paper reports on a study of the content of LIS journals published in Australasia (e.g., Australian Library Journal, Fiji Library Journal, New Zealand Libraries, Singapore Libraries). The study’s purpose is to analyse how the content of Australasian LIS journals is affecting knowledge creation among the LIS community of professionals, technicians, academics and students in Australasia. The paper begins by providing contextual information for the study, that is, definitions of key terms and concepts. The contextual information is followed by a literature review which includes an analysis of the LIS publishing industry in Australasia. The next part is a description of the methodology of this research, then the content analysis of the journals, and finally the conclusions drawn from this analysis.