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Objectives of the study: The paper is about evaluating the bibliometric parameters of the documents published in the prominent journal, "Public Library Quarterly" (PLQ) from 1979 to 2021. Research Design: The dataset for this retrospective study was retrieved from the Scopus database. The bibliographic information of all kinds of documents was downloaded in the Comma Separated Value (CSV) file, further converted into Microsoft Excel for analysis. The bibliometric indicators of publications and citations by years, authorship pattern, most contributing countries, productive authors, frequently used keywords and salient appearances of highly cited were examined. Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer and Biblioshiney software were applied to visualize the data. The dataset is limited to papers of PLQ that were indexed in the Scopus data. Key Findings: A total of 1151 documents were found and about 78% were contributed by a single author pattern. The multi-author papers gained a higher citation impact. The analysis of data witnessed that a visible shift from single-author to multi-author was observed and the number of papers was also increased from 2011 to 2021. The majority of papers was fall in the category of articles, followed by editorials. Waters R. L. and United States were found to be the most productive author and the most contributing country, respectively. The "public libraries" and "public library" were the most used keywords. More than one-fifth of the citations were gained by the 15 highly-cited papers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article attempts to highlight quantitatively the growth and development of world literature on hemophilia in terms of publications output as per SCOPUS database (2003-2017). During 2003-2017 a total of 13503 papers were published by the scientists in the field of hemophilia. The average number of publications published per year was 900. The highest number of publications 1095 was published in 2012. Out of 13503 contributions, only 18.48% (2495 papers) of single authored and rest of 11008 papers (81.52%) were multi authored. The study identifies active institutions and country-wise distributions of hemophilia research output. The yearly analysis of data shows that there is a rapid growth of literature from 2011 onwards. There were 126 countries involved in the research in this field. USA is the top producing country with 3986 authorships (29.52%) followed by United Kingdom with 1438 authorships (10.65%). Still, in an international sense, relative productivity of India is low and requires more focused research and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research Article presents a Scientometric analyst of research output in India in the field of Greenhouse Effect during the period of 2001 to 2017 as reflected in SCOPUS Database. Collected data for a total of 568 have been published in India in the field of Greenhouse effect and it's analyzed according to objectives. The research paper reveal that the year wise growth of literature in terms of year wise growth in the number of publications, subject areas leading to maximum publications, international affiliations, relative growth rate, doubling time and the individual contributions of authors to name a few and their publication reveals that Tiwari, G.N published highest number of papers 21 (3.70%), Document Wise Distribution show that the most number of documents are of the type article totaling to 395 (69.54%) publications. Foreign Countries Contribution in India shows that The United States of America (USA) has the top rate of involvement with 60 (31.91%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose The goal of this paper is to examine the literature published on information literacy (IL) between 2017 and 2021 and reveal the most important trends in IL publication. Design/methodology/approach Scopus database was used to analyze specific aspects of publishing trends by looking at the literature indexed from 2017 to 2021 in the field of IL. Findings In 2017, there was a significant increase in the number of citations to IL-related literature. In addition to "Janes-Jang SM" and the "College and Research Libraries," they were both prolific authors and sources. Most articles were published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship (97) during this time period. The United States was the most generous donor. Research in the IL field has recently focused on "information literacy," "academic libraries," "library instruction," and "assessment." Originality/value Researchers can use the paper to learn about current trends in the literature on IL, as well as possible areas for further study, and it provides the names of the most productive authors, organizations, and countries, as well as the most popular IL keywords. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study analysed the trends and patterns of articles published in Digital Culture and Education Journal (DCEJ) from 2009 to 2018 covering a period of 10 years. Five bibliometric measures were used for the analysis: Year-wise productivity of articles; authorship pattern of articles; core authorship; degree of author collaboration; Institution and country affiliation of authors in DCEJ. The results revealed that a total of 108 articles were published and the year 2014 (Vol. 6) had the highest number of articles with 26 (24.07%). The most prolific authors was Fabian Schäfer with three (3) articles. Single authorships were the most productive with a total of 60 (55.56%) publications. The degree of collaboration was highest at 0.8 in Volume 10 (2018). Authorship emerged from 26 countries and authors from United States of America were the highest number with 68 (30.09%). Authorship affiliated to Universities had the highest number of 161 (71.24%) articles. The findings suggests that although collaborative research is common in DCEJ, there is need to encourage multidisciplinary collaborations. This is because of the high number of single authorship patterns identified in the study. The complex nature of DCEJ will require a mix of ideas with multidisciplinary collaborations. This may be achieved by creating awareness and proper indexing in reputable databases, which will encourage visibility and build interest in the journal. Also, some important authorship information were not given such as sex and affiliations. It is recommended that the editorial team should include and ensure that future researches comply with authors' guidelines for submission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to determine research trends regarding archivists in Scopus-indexed journals. The research method used is bibliometric analysis, with data collection from the Scopus database, carried out on September 8, 2023, using the keyword "Archivist" from 2013 to 2022 and specifically for final publications with journal type. Data is processed and analyzed using Publish or Perish (PoP) and VOSviewer to display visualization results. The research results concluded that the number of publications regarding archivists in the last ten years was 1241 documents. American Archivist became the most dominant publication source by publishing 94 documents. Poole was the most prolific writer, and the United States was the most contributing country by publishing 439 documents. The document type in articles is the largest, with 1024. Social Science is the subject area most often discussed in archivist topics. The total number of publication citations regarding archivists is 4528. Publication trends based on the appearance of a minimum of ten keywords are divided into five clusters, with the most dominant keywords being "metadata treatment, archives, human, digitization, and librarians." The publication trend seen from the latest publication year discusses "artificial intelligence," which has 5 (five) related links: artificial intelligence-copyright, artificial intelligence-photography, artificial intelligence-automation, artificial intelligence-digitization, and artificial intelligence-metadata. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper examines the bibliographic data of 1436 documents published by the University of North Bengal and retrieves the data for a span of ten years, which was indexed in the Scopus database from 2011 to 2020 on various parameters. The average number of documents published per year was 143.6. The highest number of publications 166 was published in 2020, while the lowest number of publications was 108 in 2011. The relative growth rates (RGR) have decreased in 2019 (-0.34) and highest in 2012 (0.756) for last 10 years. The doubling time (Dt) increased during 2012 to a maximum of 231. Throughout the study, 9907 citations were recorded and a maximum of 2280 citations was noted in 2020. The majority of the documents came from articles, with 1333 coming from journals, and the source of the most funds was from UGC (12.67). Most of the co-authors came from the United States (8.22 per cent), and P Ghosh was the most prolific author, with 118 contributions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the alleviation of the anxiety and culture shock of the international students in the U.S. academic libraries. It points out the international students' high level of motivation for success is in American academia. It notes the necessity for librarians to be aware of the differences between domestic and international students in their educational systems, class participation and academic success. Librarians are suggested to encourage international students to express themselves in their research papers and in class.

The article offers the author's discussion on determining the kind of information the patron needs through reference interview in the U.S. She mentions the need for reference librarians to know their patrons or regular client as well as consider the time of the request in their process of research. She also points out the Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers which have significant elements involving approachability, listening and interest.

The article reports on digital problems in the future history of books. The trend toward digitization, promoted by those who want information available instantly and in a "more accessible" format, poses a very fundamental challenge to the essential assumption that those items will exist in future. The dramatic move to exclusive web-distribution of federal and state government information and data in the U.S. is a good case study of this problem. The article reports a front page story in the New York Times which detailed the digitization project in the US Patent Office of 18th and 19th century patents--and the discarding of the original documents.

Presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature in the field of Dengue as indexed the MEDLINE data which covered in the Pubmed for the period 2008 to 2017. It is noticed that total of 11826 records on literature of Dengue are covered for a period of ten years from 2008 to 2017. It is also noticed that the maximum number of records (1810) was published during year 2016, followed by 1540 in 2017 and 1520 in 2015. It was found that Journal Article (41.4%), Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't (33.81%), Review (10.69%), Letter (3.61%), and Research Support, U.S. Gov't Non-P.H.S. (2.86%). 37 primary journals grouped in zone 1 published 1675 articles accounting for one third of the total output. Similarly the second zone comprises of 143 journals and 904 journals grouped in third zone. Of the 37 titles in zone-1, 12 are associated with United States and followed by England (9), Netherlands (5), India (4), Brazil (2), China (1), Germany (1), Japan (1), Sweden (1) and Thailand (1). In zone-1 & 2 ; out of 180 journals, 51 frequently cited journals are United States, this is followed by the countries i.e. England (33), India (19), Netherlands (11), Brazil (9), Switzerland (9), France (6), Japan (4), China (3), Egypt (3), Germany (3), Pakistan (3), Singapore (3), Colombia (2), Italy (2), Malaysia (2), Thailand (2), Argentina (1), Australia(1), Austria (1), Canada (1), Chile (1), Cuba (1), Indonesia (1), Iran (1), Jamaica (1), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Philippines (1), Poland (1), Sri Lanka (1) and Sweden (1). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the information literacy in academic library mission statements. it mentions library vision and mission statements reflect the thinking of organizational leaders, identify activities the organization considers important, and offer organizational trajectories; evaluation of U.S. libraries mentions mission statements; and views on the several library journals statement.

The article discusses a study which investigated the effectiveness of the application of a metadata social network diagram called Wolfram Alpha to national security. Topics discussed include a background of the U.S. National Security Agency's XKeyscore metadata and the type of information extracted and indexed by the XKeyscore metadata. The possibility of identifying social groups with metadata in the form of a social network diagram is also discussed.

The article presents the results of bibliometric analysis of published stem cell research between 1999 and 2008. The study's goals and methodology are described, and an overview of the aims and methodology of bibliometrics is presented. The author's emphasis on the importance of stem cell research and the usefulness of the study for highlighting what research has been done is commented on, and findings including the primacy of the U.S., England, and the Netherlands in stem cell research and India's substantial contributions among developing countries are discussed.

The article discusses a study aimed at examining archetypal librarians by comparing the periods of pre-Alexandrian Mesopotamian information institutions, the Great Library of Alexandria, and the American academic library in the 21st century. It states that the Mesopotamian librarians were master organizers albeit lacking in the creation of new knowledge, the Alexandrians were scholarly librarians, while modern librarians consider theoretical scholarship as an ancillary element.

The article discusses the deliberations of two Councils of the American Library Association (ALA) following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the passage of the U.S. Patriot Act. The drafting of the ALA Council resolutions CD 19.1 (2002) and CD 20.1 (2003) is discussed, and the ALA Councils' deliberations in the drafting of the resolutions are examined. The question of whether the deliberations support the philosophies of sociologist and philosopher Jürgen Habermas, political philosopher Leo Strauss, or deconstructive philosopher Jacques Derrida is also discussed.

The article presents a study of the information literacy of undergraduate and graduate international students in the U.S. The importance of information literacy for higher education students in the early 21st century is discussed, mentioning that students must be able to search academic resources effectively in order to achieve academic success in undergraduate or graduate education. The discovery that international students tend to lag behind their native-born U.S. counterparts in terms of information literacy is also discussed.

The article examines the proactive way to market first impressions of libraries. It explores the efforts of libraries in several universities in the U.S. including the University of Michigan, Indiana University, and Florida State University to reach first year students and the benefits of orientation programs to those students. It also cites the findings that there is so much to gain in the collaboration and connections at orientations and first impressions create positive and lasting effects.

The article examines how students at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania meet their information needs, the manner in which they use the library, and ways the students think the library might be improved. The authors used focus groups rather than student surveys. A list is presented of questions that the students were asked including where they go to get their information needs met and whether the library is useful to them. The results of the study are presented including a discussion of library-provided quiet study areas and electronic information resources. Also discussed is the information commons model.

The article presents a discussion about book clubs in U.S. libraries. Particular focus is given a book reading promotion project established by the Library of Congress through the Center for the Book. A central question examined in the article is to what degree do librarians set the agenda for book discussion groups in libraries, including book selection. The article examines great American books and authors and debates whether there is a literary U.S. canon. Also discussed is a comparison of classics versus bestsellers.

The article reports on the status of information access in the U.S. after the September 11 terror attack of the World Trade Center. It discusses the legislation and policies implemented after the terror attack, which include the "Homeland Security Act of 2002," "Data Quality Act," "E-Government Act of 2002," and others.

The article cites a study which discusses issues related to the use of digital/virtual reference in academic libraries in the U.S. The first section of the article clarifies the terms "digital reference" and "virtual reference," which are often used interchangeably, and explains the slight difference between the two. The second section provides a brief history of the evolution of digital reference. Section three explains how digital reference works, and section four discusses the implications for users and librarians. The last section offers speculations about the future potential for digital/virtual reference.