A bibliometric analysis of Library Review trends
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
ISSN: 2514-9342
Article publication date: 25 October 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to identify and understand changing research themes within this field and apply a novel technique for text mining.
Design/methodology/approach
Statistical text mining methods are applied as an approach to bibliographic analysis to nearly 30 years of papers published in Library Review and Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication to identify key research themes and analyse how they have evolved over this period.
Findings
Key stable research themes include students, literacy, learning, research, while emerging research themes include social media, networking and knowledge sharing through information and communication technology.
Originality/value
A novel approach to bibliometric analysis is applied to a large collection of texts published in the library field.
Keywords
Citation
Cosh, K., Ramingwong, S. and Ramingwong, L. (2022), "A bibliometric analysis of
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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