LINKS for research in LIbrary Science sources

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/research/publications/journal/directory.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/orscommittees/dissemination/dissemination.htm http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla68/papers/009-118e.pdf http://oalibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/02/lis-research.html http://www.lirg.org.uk/lir/directory.htm http://www.alise.org/awards/research_statement.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/lsx/Journals.html http://virtulib.blogspot.com/2006/01/report-of-quanqual-research-in-lis.html This guide to selected electronic resources in the field is intended to aid the librarians of Boston College in their responsibilities. Due to the plethora of electronic sources available, this guide is limited to approximately ten resources for each category. Most of these resources are freely available; those which are restricted to the BC Community are identified. Print resources in the area of Library Science are not listed here; they are all cataloged and available through the Boston College online catalog. Additional information and guidance is available from the Subject Specialist for Library Science, Pamela A. Perry http://www.bc.edu/libraries/research/guides/s-libscience/ http://www.emporia.edu/esrs/vol43/afzal.pdf This paper examines library and information science (LIS) literature as produced and published by researchers in Africa in order to establish the productivity and impact of LIS research in the region. Using publication counts, and more specifically, citation analysis, the paper demonstrates that the research output and impact of LIS on the continent is relatively low when compared to other disciplines in Africa, such as social sciences. Correspondingly, the research forms a small percentage of both the national and world total LIS research output. A comparison of countries indicates that South Africa presently leads in terms of both research output and citations, and Nigeria and South Africa account for over 70% of the total number of Africa’s publications and citations. Other findings are discussed, in addition to recommendations for further research, and ways in which to improve the visibility of LIS research in Africa. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla73/papers/132-Onyancha-en.pdf