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Purpose: This study aims to conduct a citation analysis on master's theses completed at Çankırı Karatekin University, Department of Information and Records Management (ÇAKUDIRM). Method: Within the scope of the study, citation analysis was carried out on a total of 4,365 citation data (language of publication, type of source, author(s,) and half-life) collected manually from the bibliography section of 37 master's theses completed in ÇAKU-DIRM between 2017 and 2021. In addition, the number of pages, publication year, thesis advisors and jury members of the theses were also analysed. Findings: The most frequently cited information source types in theses were periodicals (36%), books (31%) and electronic publications (18%). The language of the cited sources was Turkish (67%), English (32%) and other languages (1%). The most frequently cited Turkish and English periodicals were Türk Kütüphaneciliği (Turkish Librarianship), Bilgi Dünyası (Information World), Resmi Gazete (Official Gazette), The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Library Trends, and Reference Services Review, respectively. Although varying by type of information source, the overall literature half-life was 9 years. Hüseyin Odabaş, Coşkun Polat, and Mehmet Ali Akkaya were the most frequently employed faculty members among a total of 7 advisors. The most frequently cited authors were Hüseyin Odabaş, Coşkun Polat, and Bülent Yılmaz, respectively. Implications: The results of this study are expected to be effective in developing and managing library collections in universities offering Information and Records Management graduate programs. In addition, this study reveals that the rate of English resource usage in the theses completed in the ÇAKU-DIRM program, which does not require a foreign language score at the stage of admission to the master's program, is higher than the theses in the Istanbul University DIRM program that require a foreign language score. Since the design and findings of this study are not suitable for making inferences about how foreign language resource use is realized, it is recommended to conduct an individual research on students' use of foreign language resources in graduate theses to develop institutional and national policies. Originality: In the literature, citation analysis has been done on the graduate theses of the Information and Records Management departments of universities in Turkey with a deeprooted history, such as Hacettepe, Istanbul and Ankara. On the other hand, ÇAKU-DIRM differs from the universities that were the subject of previous studies as it is young and does not require an English language score for admission to the master's program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper aims to determine the problems of web citation accessibility in the Turkish Librarianship journal. Method: For this purpose, bibliographic records of the peer-reviewed studies published in the Turkish Librarianship journal between the years 2005 and 2020 were downloaded from the DergiPark archive and web citations were obtained according to the selected publication types. Then, usage rate of web citations, their access levels, the half-life of URLs, and accessibility of top-level domain names were identified and analyzed. Findings: It has been observed that web citations are frequently used in peer-reviewed articles in the Turkish Librarianship journal, and it has been understood that the usage trend has been increasing continuously in recent years. The average half-life of web citations in data is three years. In addition, the accessibility rate of web citations used in recent articles is higher than earlier ones. Implications: The findings indicate that there have been persistent decay and accessibility issues in the web citations of the Turkish Librarianship journal, and support policies encouraging the use of persistent identifiers should be developed to increase the accessibility of web citations. Originality: This is the first study in the Turkish academic literature to investigate the status of web citations of articles based in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir I wrote due to the death of my dear classmate and colleague Sezen Doğancı, one of the pineers of university librarianship in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper shares the program and content of the 49th IASL 2021 Annual Conference that organized in the field of school librarianship. This report summarizes some of the presentations that I attended and watched within my scope of interest, because of intensive program content. Due to pandemic, conference broadcasted virtually from Denton, Texas. So the original conference program time schedule is different from Turkey regional time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the relationship between librarianship and Hasan Fehmi Edhem Karatay, who has an important place in the history of Turkish librarianship, is explained in chronological order and a new document that has not been published before is aimed to be introduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The most important mechanism applied to flawed studies to protect the integrity of science is the retraction of articles. The increase in the number of articles which have been retracted for various reasons is remarkable. Therefore, it is aimed to discover the parameters in these articles that harm scientific knowledge. Method: In the research, the first 100 journals with the highest number of retracted articles in Web of Science (WoS) were selected. Between 1978 and 2020, 1934 articles were retracted from the selected journals. This study sought to answer the questions: 1. In which years has the highest number of retracted articles been? 2. Which journal quartiles have the highest number of retracted articles? 3. What is the distribution of topics in retracted articles? 4. Which countries have more retracted articles? 5. What is the time difference between the year in which articles are published and retracted? Results: According to the review result, the rate of retracted articles has increased over the years. The articles were retracted one year after publication have a percentage of 19.5%. The number of retracted articles was in Q1-quartile journals is the highest. In the subject distribution of these retracted articles, "Oncology" (17.2%) and "Biochemistry and Molecular Biology" (16.9%) were prominent. The citation rate for retracted articles published in the journal Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry is 9%. The United States (USA), which ranked first in the country rankings of the retracted articles, receives the most citations with 54%. Originality: In the literature, it is found that there are limited number of Turkey originated publications about the topic. In this direction, existing state and changes of the retracted articles were examined. Conclusion: Retracted articles that violate science ethics have enabled all participants in the scientific communication system to be evaluated from different points of view. The results of these publications, which were examined within the framework of various variables, showed that more publications on the subject should be made and solutions should be developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information World (Bilgi Dünyası) is one of the most important scientific and professional journals in library and ınformation science (information management) in Turkey. It has been supporting the librarianship and profession with its publishing life for 20 years. The aim of this study is to make a quantitative analysis of Information World in terms of publication types, author and subject elements between 2000-2019. Within the scope of the study carried out with the description method, refereed articles, reviews and opinion papers published in 40 issues along 20 years were examined. As a result of the study, a total of 436 articles, 229 of which were refereed articles, 97 were reviews, 88 were opinion papers, and 22 were other articles, between 2000 and 2019. An average of 5.5 refereed articles were published in each issue. It has been understood that the annual changes in the number of articles in the journal are not in a certain balance, and the annual subject changes vary largely depending on the authors' expertise and emerging issues in the field of librarianship. At the end of the study, it was proposed to professionalize and institutionalize the journal management structure as a strategic goal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two professional and scholarly journals containing original and review articles in the field of librarianship and information management are published in Turkey. Bilgi Dünyası, which is one of these journals, was started its preparatory studies as a refereed journal in 1998 with the idea of fulfilling a need in this field. In this article, the important stages of publishing this journal during the first fifteen years covering its development and dissemination are summarized. In addition, the editor and associate editor working in the same period of the journal provided suggestions along with their studies, personal experiences and difficulties about scientific publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir that I wrote because of death of my dear professor Prof. Dr. Berin Yurdadoğ who is one of the leading lecturers of librarianship education in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An increase in the number of information resources as a result of the recent technological and scientific developments has affected the library services. Hence, the need for special libraries in the quest for finding accurate information faster and effortlessly has increased. This work investigates the concept of special libraries, specifically science fiction libraries, as types of special libraries, regarding science fiction in academic studies. In this context, five samples of science fiction libraries around the world are examined in terms of the date of founding, collections, and services provided. Afterward, Özgen Berkol Doğan Science Fiction Library, the only science fiction library in Turkey, is reviewed concerning its founding mission, projects, infrastructural conditions, service elements, and finally, its contribution to the field of science fiction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir that I wrote because of passed away of my dear professor Prof. Berin Yurdadoğ, who is one of the pioneering lecturers, head of lecturers of librarianship education in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Professor Berin U. Yurdadoğ is one of the pioneers of Library Science and Education in Turkey. This letter, written in her memory, is a sort of pouring out of our hearts. We commemorate our beloved Professor with mercy, respect and gratitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prof. Dr. Berin Uğurlu Yurdadoğ is a doyen professor of our librarianship and has enshrined in the hearts with his wise and humane personality. She is one of the founders of librarianship education in Turkey, so she has been likened to the fourth horsewoman of the apocalypse. The best important sentence of our professor is, "I am determined to be good!". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir that I wrote because of death of Sezen Tan who is one of the pioneers of university librarianship in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Associations in the field of librarianship are important services for supporting professional and scientific developments, keeping and promoting rights, increasing social activities, and developing social awareness. As professional associations, the TKD (Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği, the Turkish Librarians Association) and ÜNAK (Üniversite ve Araştırma Kütüphanecileri Derneği, the University and Research Librarians Association) are well-established in Turkey. Within this framework, the study evaluates certain activities of the TKD and ÜNAK from the point of view of information professionals. In this context, a survey was developed and realized on KUTUP-L and ÜNAK-List, and 175 response forms were evaluated. The results show that the following are among the most important for associations' activities: developing professional activities, creating social awareness, activities for lobbying and consciousness of membership, and cooperation. In addition, the results suggest that professionals should be more active in the work of the associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technical services category reasons of librarians in Turkey are shared by Ankara University Faculty of Letters Department of Information and Records Management in the professional discussion list kutup-l as an academic comment for some barriers recently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This report has been prepared librarians sent by private and government agencies owing to the call of TUBITAK/TURDOK for a meting on the subject. A sceond report, which was a corrected edition of this report, was presented later. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the social perception towards librarianship profession, which has been recently transmitted to the technical services category by decree of Council of Ministers, and the effect of this decree on public librarianship in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Library anxiety is a subject which has been searched in international platform in its various dimensions since 1986 in which the concept was first defined. On the other hand, this important subject, in the context of this article, as of the end of 2010 year in which we concluded literature survey, has never been handled and studied on in the scope of Turkish Librarianship. Main purpose of this study which is the first article in which library anxiety is studied as an independent subject in the scope of Turkish Librarianship is to draw attention to the subject of library anxiety which is a great barrier for the users before the high level satisfaction relating to the library services, who are the existence reason of the libraries and furthermore is to handle the studies prepared in the past on this subject under a general approach. Furthermore in this study, studies close to the subject in the Turkish Librarianship were handled and a general appraisal was made on the subject. At the final part of the study, place was given to some proposals which are directed towards the discussion of library anxiety in theoretical dimension within the scope of Turkish Librarianship and furthermore some proposals which are aimed to prevent and eliminate the formation of library anxiety in the users during the application (operation of the library) are given place. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today, Northern Cypriot literature is easily understood in Turkey while Turkish literature is easily understood in Northern Cyprus. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has a strategic significance for the Republic of Turkey in martial, economic and cultural terms. Maximization of cultural cooperation between the two countries is among the basic goals of Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism which signed the "Cultural Cooperation Protocol" with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on December 3, 1997. TO this end, a project named 'Turkish Literature in Cyprus' was organized on November 08-13, 2010 with the idea that the representation of contemporary Turkish literature in Northern Cyprus with a broad participation will enrich the cultural life on the island and that it would contribute to the recognition of TRNC in international arena, emphasizing that TRNC is important for Turkey not only in martial but also in cultural terms. Signature days and discussions held with authors enabled Northern Cypriot society to meet contemporary Turkish men of letters. Issues of librarianship and publishing in both countries were addressed in the panels held. Furthermore, the project created an opportunity for developing strategies for mutual participation to fairs, exhibitions, etc. abroad and new chances of inter-institutional cooperation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Knowledge is one of the most basic elements of life and forms the life of every living thing. The generally accepted definition of knowledge involves the relationship between the "knower," the known, and perception. Every discipline is based upon knowledge. Theories of knowledge (epistemology/knowledge of philosophy) are based on concepts and language, and are usually extradisciplinary. The focus of this study is to expose the problematics of Library and Information Science (LIS) theory in Turkey and to describe knowledge in this field. The theory of knowledge in any discipline can only be established and enhanced based on the unique knowledge of that field. A theory of LIS knowledge is possible due to its distinctiveness and difference from other fields. This distinct knowledge comes from the knowledge of the library institution, which remaims unchanged since its origins. When removed from the discipline (LIS), this knowledge becomes ordinary and unoriginal. This article will examine LIS epistemology from three perspectives: LIS field knowledge; the knowledge involved in the organization of recorded information (all processes from selection to use); and the knowledge of the user. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is known that information World is one of the major periodicals which is published by association of University and Research Librarians for improvement of Library and information Science literature in Turkey. Published two times in a year information World Journal aims at publishing papers that present specific problem solutions and investigate developments and problems in the field of Library and information Science. With this scope in mind, 104 research papers and 60 opinions letters were analyzed it is seen that the number of research papers that were published in the last three years was greater than the number of research papers that were published in other years. According to subject distribution, analysis results show that most of the research papers are about information centers. In conclusion part of the study, among others, it is recommended by authors of the study that detailed citation analysis and citation maps of Library and information Science in Turkey should be studied thoroughly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Library Week which was started to be celebrated since 1964, is one of the most important occupational activities of Turkish Librarianship. The main purpose of the activities that are going to be performed in the Library Week is to enable the citizens to learn about the libraries more closely and enable them to use more; in other words, to create the public awareness. In this study, the Library Week celebrations are analysed and by making some evaluations within the framework of the celebrations of the past terms, recommendations are provided within the scope of celebration of the Week efficiently and in compliance with the purpose of creating public awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the field of professional organizations for Librarianship started with the establishment of American Library Association (ALA) in 1876. From the founding of ALA over the course of last 133 years until 2009, the library / librarianship associations have been established in more than 150 countries. Library/ librarianship professional associations has undertaken important functions in determination of policies, in the creation of standards, defending freedom of thought and expression, to transfer the issues to the public, to fight against censorship, and in the formation of librarianship's intellectual heritage. The first association in librarianship in Turkey was founded with the name of Turkish Librarians' Association (TKD) in 1949. On struggling for the existence since its establishment, The Association started to organize running professional publications, librarianship-related conventions, conferences and panels. Since 1961 TKD started organizational studies at the level of the branches. During the sixty year period the Association tried to take many steps in the subjects of legal regulations, employee rights, professional outside assignments, the development of librarianship services etc. but could not obtain a concrete development of implementing these. Until 1990 while TKD only deal with professional qualifications in an institution, since then the institution has become sensitive to other professional and non-governmental organizations highlighting the cooperation with these institutions. In this study, the board decision books; published magazines, books, etc.; the professional activities and other studies related to associations of TKD Headquarters and Ankara branch, were examined and assessed in the historical perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of the study to find out why the public librarians need for in-service training, the extent of their needs, qualifications and what kind of an in-service training they need. For the collection of data, a questionnaire was applied to the librarians, vice-managers and managers who graduated from librarianship departments of the universities and working for the public libraries in Turkey. The rese arch universe consists the graduates of Department of Information Management and work as librarians, vice directors and directors in the public libraries of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 243 questionnaires were sent to the managers and librarians out of 323. In the research, 106 librarians, 37 directors / vice directors are exemplified out of the total number of 143 graduates of Department of Information Management. The questionnaire was applied to all subjects in January and February 2008. The findings of the study indicate that the professional librarians and managers who work in public libraries needs in-service training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present situation of public libraries and the policies adopted concerning public libraries in the western world and Turkey have been surveyed based on some news items, official policy papers and professional literature for the purpose of reviewing Turkish public library policy using a comparative approach. The findings of the study indicates that Turkey seems to be following the same principles with Europe in broad terms. However, it has been concluded that the full potential of the public libraries are not likely to be utilized because of the oversight of the gap in their service level compared to their European counterparts all these decades, and also because of emphasizing the cultural function of the public libraries rather than the role they can play in transitioning to knowledge society, contributing to closing the gap between the rich and the poor, helping with social inclusion and contributing to lifelong learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Developments in information and communication technologies are increasingly causing a convergence of communities and their individuals. It is therefore of vital importance that professional associations take actions in order to take advantage of these developments by helping their members to increase their professional skills in using information and communication technologies more effectively and hence create more valued added through use of information-based decision processes. Within this context, the establishment and promotion of associations, platforms, consortiums and occupational collaborations have become evermore necessary. In this study, we explain the establishment process and the activities of the Turkish Law Librarians' Platform. Following a brief mention of some other nongovernmental organizations that operate in this discipline, we provide our views on the rationale for and the influence of professional associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ethical standards in the field of librarianship were accepted for the first time in 1938 by the American Library Association (ALA) in the USA. During the following years, even though some work has been carried out in this field in countries such as Canada, Japan and England, the subject was beginning to be considered as a major problem of international level only during the 1990s. In the 1990s many library associations identified and implemented their ethical standards. Ethical approaches in the field of librarianship in Turkey began appearing on the professional agenda during the second half of the 1990s and the "Professional Code of Ethics" was adopted by the Turkish Librarians' Association (TKD). It is observed that those ethical principles determined by the TKD are not fully reflected in the implementation process. Despite the fact that 11 years have elapsed since the determination of ethical codes, these principles have never been used by information professionals because the subject of "ethics" is still not perceived as a fundamental professional issue. The research will deal with the definition, the scope, the limits and the professional reflections of librarianship ethics; its implementation dimension; and historical developments on the international level and in Turkey together with their outcomes. The study will also emphasize the concepts of "ethics" and "professional ethics" to assure correct comprehension and interpretation of "librarianship ethics". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text written on commemoration to Prof. Berin Yurdadoğ who has contained valuable contributions to librarianship in Turkey. Ms. Yurdadoğ, as a republican woman has always been the most important advocate of the profession despite all the difficulties she has experienced and has brought significant values to both her students and the society. She worked tirelessly in the most difficult periods of the republic and took an important place in our history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir that I wrote because of death of my dear professor Prof. Dr. Berin U. Yurdadoğ who is one of the leading lecturers of librarianship education in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir that I wrote because of death of my dear professor Prof. Dr. Berin Yurdadoğ who is one of the leading lecturers of librarianship education in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Icon with the names of librarianship in Turkey Prof. Dr. Berin U. Yurdadoğ was a professor who deserved to be described as "Head Lecturer". She was an irreplaceable, loving, kind, good person. In this article, we will try to share her memories and traces that remain with us. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is the memoir that I wrote because of death of my dear professor Prof. Dr. Berin Yurdadoğ who is one of the leading lecturers of librarianship education in Turkey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims at presenting a survey of history of printing and publishing until present-day developments in Turkey, firstly within the period of 1729 up till November the 1st 1928, whereby the Arabic alphabet was in use, and afterwards investigating the era within at the start of which the Latin alphabet was adopted. Special emphasis was attributed to the development of library services. The Latin alphabet era was examined in greater detail with reference to the new ideas leading to create channels of information diffusion, such as printing and publishing activities, reading and writing courses for the public, facilities of further education and use of libraries as information centres. Conclusively, problems of publishers, librarians and educators were presented in view of an historical perspective. Basing upon the arguments stemming from the historical investigation, suggestions for the solutions of those problems were also forwarded. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technical services category reasons of librarians in Turkey are shared by İstanbul University Faculty of Letters Department of Information and Records Management in the professional discussion list kutup-l as an academic comment for some barriers recently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 34th annual conference of MELCom International, which meets in a different country each year, took place at BULAC, Paris, in June 2012. As in the past, it dealt with various aspects of Middle-East librarianship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technical services category reasons of librarians in Turkey are shared by Hacettepe University Department of Information Management in the professional discussion list kutup-l as an academic comment for some barriers recently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The editorial discusses some barriers on technical services category against Turkish librarians in consideration of getting knowledge as a concept. Also sharing the new expectations about celebrations of 48th Library Week and 60th Anniversary of Turkish Librarianship Journal in the current year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers news briefs related to librarianship in Turkey as of July 2015. Topics discussed include the announcement of Universities of Turkey's Scientific Publications Performance Report, establishment of Branch of Turkish Librarians Association (TLA) and the fifth period election of Campus the youth group of TLA put on hold. It also mentions the Hacettepe University's Department of Information and Records Management as a member of student organization ischool.

A calendar of events related to library science in 2010 in Turkey is presented which includes the IFLA World Library and Information Congress, the 11th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators: Creating Value for Users (STI 2010), and the Sixth Evidence Based Library and Information Practice-EBLIP.