The Coverage of Library and Information Science Literature in  Web of Science

J. Alamelu; V. Geetha

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2626

Authors

J. Alamelu Librarian, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
V. Geetha Associate Professor (Rtd), PG and Research Department of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2626

Keywords:

Library and Information Science, Bibliometrics, Literature, Web of Science

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to explore scholarly communication trends in the field of Library and Information Science Literature. A total of 28056 records from Web of Science database, Library and Information Science collected from 1989 to 2017, were analyzed. It examines based on its publication output in Library and Information Science during 1989-2017, based on several parameters, including the country annual average growth rate, global publication share, national publication output, etc. The study uses 29 years (1989- 2017) publications data in Library and Information Science drawn from Web of Science Database.

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