Library and Information Science (LIS) literature mirrors the development of the LIS profession, which needs to be analyzed for growth of the profession and to overcome its weaknesses. Bibliometric methods have been widely used in LIS research for analysis of literature. This study aims to review use of bibliometrics in LIS research. It concludes that bibliometrics has been found to be very usef...

Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) have often promoted alternative careers as a marketing tool and some students enrol in LIS schools specifically to explore alternative careers. The literature on LIS career patterns continues to suggest that those non-traditional careers are desirable and viable alternatives. Yet the survey research based literature indicates that very few LIS gr...

education of library and information science (lis) has several problems that are caused by the changing nature of the discipline and the social, economic and cultural contexts in which lis departments function. the aim of this article is to enumerate and discuss some of the common problems of lis education in developing countries of asia and suggest solutions. we show that as asian developing c...

Purpose – This article is intended to stimulate theoretical reflection in international comparative studies in library and information science (comparative LIS). Design/methodology/approach – The need for theory is emphasized and shortcomings in comparative LIS in respect of theory are identified. On the basis of literature from other comparative disciplines, a framework for examining issues of...

OBJECTIVES This article presents a taxonomy of the contributions of library and information services (LIS) in hospitals and academic health sciences centers. The taxonomy emerges from a study with three objectives: to articulate the value of LIS for hospitals and academic health sciences centers in terms of contributions to organizational missions and goals, to identify measures and measurable ...

purpose: the current research aims to investigate the status of knowledge sharing amongst librarians in lis, ala and alia discussion groups. methodology: through purposive sampling, librarians from three discussion groups (ala, alia & lis-iranian discussion list) who announced their intention to participate in the research (460 people) were asked to complete the questionnaire between 2010/10/23...

AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE TOWARD EBL Ebrahim Aghazadeh Asl, Hoda Alavi, Bahran Soosani Gharibvand, Nazanin Momenzadeh. Master of Med LIS, Dept. of Med LIS, School of Paramedicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Master of Med LIS, Dept. of Med LIS, School of Paramedicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran; Dept. of Research and Technology,...

Knowledge management (KM) is influential as a concept and practice, referring to the capture, codification, and interpretation of knowledge. KM can be viewed as a form of library and information science (LIS) or a distinct professional area. Wider debates around the skills of newly qualified LIS workers, the LIS curriculum, and the current employment market have meant that KM roles present oppo...