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Library and Information Science Research Outcomes in MINT's Countries


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Member countries of MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) have long history of LIS education and research. This study focus on the pattern on literature growth, research trend in LIS, citation, self cites of documentation and international collaboration. The present study conceived to assesses the quantitative aspect of research output of MINT nations for the period of nineteen years i.e. 1996–2016 in the subject of Library and Information Science. To undertake this study, data was retrieved from SJR-SCImago Journal & Country Rank on March 2018, from http://www.scimagojr.com and data was entered in MS-Excel and analyzed.

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Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey, LIS, Citation, Self Cites, LIS Research.
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D. Chinnadurai
Librarian, Madurai Institute of Social Sciences, Alagarkoil Road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Member countries of MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) have long history of LIS education and research. This study focus on the pattern on literature growth, research trend in LIS, citation, self cites of documentation and international collaboration. The present study conceived to assesses the quantitative aspect of research output of MINT nations for the period of nineteen years i.e. 1996–2016 in the subject of Library and Information Science. To undertake this study, data was retrieved from SJR-SCImago Journal & Country Rank on March 2018, from http://www.scimagojr.com and data was entered in MS-Excel and analyzed.

Keywords


Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey, LIS, Citation, Self Cites, LIS Research.

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